Chapter 841
"You said my sister is sick?" Sylvia''s eyebrows furrowed, a hint of worry shing across her pretty face
as she spoke in a nervous tone. "Hasn''t she always been healthy? How could she be so ill? Slow down
and tell me what''s going on."
Brayden proceeded to fill Sylvia in on Mrs. Wright''s condition since he and Jenna returned home.
After he finished speaking, Brayden still felt uneasy. "Sylvia, I know it''s asking a lot for you toe
back home, but my mom''s situation..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Sylvia interrupted him. "No worries. I just got back today and I''m
heading to the hospital now. We''ll talk more when we get there."
"What? You''re at home?" Brayden was momentarily stunned by this stroke of luck that seemed like
winning the lottery.
Sylvia hung up the phone and immediately headed with Franklin towards the hospital.
The car shot out of the hotel parking garage like an arrow released from its bowstring before speeding
along on the road.
The dark night sky was painted with thick ck ink that seemed endless; even starlight was obscured
from view.
The streets were like calm rivers winding through dense tree shadows; only rustling leaves sounded as
if they were reminiscing about daytime bustle and activity.
Half an hourter, they arrived at their destination. a stable stop at the underground parking lot of the
hospital.
Sylvia hastily exited while Franklin followed closely behind; Jasper parked their car, then caught up with
them as they waited for an elevator together.
All three had solemn expressions without any words spoken between them as they silently rode up
floor after floor inside until reaching level 32 where they stepped out together into silence again.
"In which room is Mrs. Wright staying?" Franklin asked in his cold voice once more while walking down
a quiet hallway lined with doors, leading into private rooms for patients who are either wealthy or
influential figures within society itself.
"Room 3206," replied Sylvia while looking at door numbers along both sides of this corridor until
eventually pointing towards one specific door ahead which read ''3206.''
Without bothering any nurses who might be working nearby or disturbing other patients resting inside
those rooms nearby theirs'', all three walked straight towards Room 3206 without hesitation nor dy
whatsoever
This area belonged to VIP wards where conditions were usually quite good whether it be nursing staff
or patients themselves who stayed here being either rich or famous people alike
Upon arriving outside Brayden''s mother''s room Jasper raised his hand gently knocking upon its surface
before hearing someone open it from within causing him to push it open revealing Brayden''s tired yet
handsome face filled with anxiety written all over it.
Upon seeing Jasper and the man and woman behind him, his eyes lit up and he added a bit of
radiance to his somewhat tired face. "Sylvia, Franklin, Jasper, you''re here?" He quickly moved aside.
"Pleasee in."
Cody in the hospital room stood up upon hearing them. "Why did youe sote?"
"Cody, tonight was supposed to be the wrap party for the crew. We were just about to go home when
we received Brayden''s call and rushed over."
Sylvia stepped into the hospital room and looked towards Mrs. Wright lying on her bed with a waxen
She looked much thinner than before - a look that made Sylvia''s heart ache with pain.
"Where is her medical record? Let me take a look."
Brayden quickly said. "I''ll go find the nurse to get it for you. Wait for me." Saying this, he opened the
door of the ward and walked outside.
Sylvia nced around inside - this was a ward withplete facilities; there wasn''t any unpleasant
smell either except... her gaze fell on a girl sitting in the corner who had delicate features that gave off
an innocent air about her.
But she seemed familiar as if they had met somewhere before.
Why was she here sote at night?
Vita felt Sylvia''s gaze on her; she quickly stood up looking somewhat awkward but still managed to
show a restrained smile. "Miss Andrews... hello." She stammered out greetings like someone who is
shy or afraid of people.
Sylvia raised an eyebrow. "You''re still at the hospital sote; it must be hard work for you. It''s not
convenient for a young girl like yourself to stay here thiste at night; why don''t you go home?"
Vita hurriedly waved her hand. "It doesn''t matter; I don''t want Mr. Wright or Brayden getting too tired. I''ll
stay here instead where I can help out some small way."
Sylvia didn''t say anything more but sat down by Mrs. Wright''s bedside cing her hand on Mrs.
Wright''s pulse while squinting slightly.
Vita had been hoping that Sylvia would ask why Jenna wasn''t there so she could prepare how best to
answer but... Sylvia didn''t ask.
She quickly concealed any disappointment from showing in her eyes, then took initiative walking over
towards water dispenser, pouring warm water into cup, and then handing it over, saying, "Miss
Andrews, please drink."
As if... she were ying hostess.
Without moving or speaking, Sylvia gave Vita one nce and said "Thank you."
However, she didn''t take the ss of water and continued to help Mrs. Wright with her pulse. Vita felt a
bit awkward holding the ss, thinking that Cody woulde to her rescue, but he was too busy
talking to Franklin.
"Franklin, when did you guys get back?"
Franklin''s voice sounded tired as he replied, "We arrived in Urgford on an evening flight and went
straight to the wrap party."
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Vita found a way out for herself and said, "I''ll just leave this here on the table for you to drinkter."
Sylvia remained silent and continued taking Mrs. Wright''s pulse.
After a while, Brayden returned with Mrs. Wright''s medical records and handed them over to Sylvia who
had finally withdrawn her hand from Mrs. Wright''s wrist.
As she opened up the records and read through them carefully for a moment or two before frowning
deeply. "The pulse is very erratic; it doesn''t look like simple poisoning."
The medical record clearly stated that there were certain levels of toxic protein in her body which could
be fatal if ingested inrge quantities.
Symptoms ranged from nausea, vomiting, breathing difficulties all the way up toa, respiratory
failure and renal failure.
Mrs. Wright was alreadyatose due to respiratory failure which was now developing into renal
failure as well.
But how did she end up being poisoned? And if it was just simple poisoning, then why wasn''t there any
improvement, even after using detoxification methods?
"How did she get poisoned?" Sylvia asked Brayden and Cody, who looked extremely nervous as
though they were hanging onto every word that came out of Sylvia''s mouth, hoping against hope that
they might find some answers from her questions.
"I''ve been abroad all this time," Brayden began exining anxiously," and when Jenna and I returned
home we noticed my mother wasn''t feeling well at all; she kept vomiting, so we thought it must be
something wrong with her stomach, so we gave her some medication but nothing seemed to work;
instead things only got worse, so we brought her here for tests... and then..."
"She ended up being admitted into hospital immediately," Cody interjected remorsefully, "but even after
admission, things only got worse day by day."
Watching the father and son made Sylvia feel uneasy, it seemed like neither of them knew how exactly
Mrs. Wright had been poisoned either!
"This disease can be treated, but it requires dialysis. We can''t dy any longer," Sylvia sighed. "The air
in the house needs to be ventted regrly, and any strange nts should be thrown away. Things
that contain a lot of poisonous protein are usually nts, like Abrus precatoriuss."
"Abrus precatoriuss? What''s that?" Cody asked in surprise. "I''ve never heard of such a thing."
"It''s a type of nt that looks very simr to red beans, but its fruit is red with a ck tail. Do you have
any at home?" Sylvia began exining without hesitation.
Vita''s eyes flickered with panic upon hearing this; how did she know? She hadn''t even been to the
Wright residence, yet she guessed about Abrus precatoriuss so easily?
She must have just made an assumption...
Cody suddenly realized something, "She bought this kind of nt not long ago and called it red beans.
I didn''t take it seriously at the time - does this mean she was poisoned by Abrus precatorius?"
"Sylvia, what you''re saying is true?" Brayden also looked surprised.
"Ordinary red beans aren''t poisonous, but Abrus precatorius is highly toxic. If you have them at home,
throw them away immediately," Sylvia said as she observed Vita''s expression closely; however, Vita
kept her head down and didn''t show any signs of surprise...
Brayden thought Mrs. Wright wasn''t ignorant, so he couldn''t help asking her some tough questions.
"But my mom is already an adult; how could she possibly get poisoned by these red beans? Even if
she were foolish enough to pick and eat them herself?"
Sylvia shook her head. "We''ll only know once she wakes up."
Franklin felt like there was more going on than meets the eye. "Mrs. Wright might not have known that
the flowers were poisonous when buying them; maybe it was idental ingestion."
"Don''t worry too much though," Sylvia reassured everyone as they stood up from their seats. Jenna''s
presence had almost slipped her mind until now. "I''ll arrange for dialysis as soon as possible after
speaking with Mrs. Wright''s doctor."
Vita smiled slyly before answering. "Miss Shepherd is back at home since I''m here taking care of things
in hospital. There is no need for her to stay here all day."
Her words were cleverly crafted – they implied both Jenna''sckluster effortpared to hers while
also making people think Jenna not care about Mrs. Wright anyway...
Sylvia took a quick nce at her and said, "So you''ve been staying in the hospital all this time? Do you
have a ce to stay, Miss? It''ste, I''ll have Jasper take you home."
"I... I''ve been staying with the Wright family recently," Vita replied, feeling a bit flustered by Sylvia''s
questioning. Her face turned red as she continued, "Mr. and Mrs. Wright have been very kind to me.
They let me stay at their house during winter break."
"Sylvia, Vita is one of the students I sponsored in the disaster area before. She''s a good and kind child
who has been busy taking care of my wife since she fell ill," Cody chimed in finally introducing Vita to
Sylvia.