CHapter 49


    Palmer had certainly heard of the Nourishment Pill before!


    The Abyssal Organization had previously tried to acquire the Nourishment Pill under the guise of


    the Pock Group. All their attempts to send out feelers had sunk like a stone in the sea. which


    showed that the power behind the Nourishment Pill wasn’t something the average Joe could


    fathom.


    “How the heck did this thing end up in Grandpa’s meds!”


    Annie pulled up the surveince footage from Sexton’s hospital room.


    Sexton’s eyes nearly popped out of his skull when he saw it!


    “Hey, when did you sneak a camera into my room? Didn’t I say no cameras allowed?”


    Palmer remained chill, with a tone that brooked no argument.


    “Grandpa, it’s for your safety.”


    “I don’t care! I’m 86 and I can’t even have a little privacy? You’re trampling on my rights, and I’m


    gonna sue your pants off!”


    Palmer ignored Sexton’s rants and turned on the surveince.


    “It was indeed Yvonne who brought in the meds. How did she get her hands on this stuff?”


    Marcel also looked pretty grim.


    Yvonne was still a Schnabel. If word got out that the Schnabel family had been messing with


    Sexton’s meds, they’d never be able to show their faces to the Pock family again!


    “Noe, what the heck is this stuff?”


    “It’s a miracle drug from the ck market. Goes for a cool million a pop. It gives yo


    you a false sense of being fit as a fiddle for a short while, but long–term use can mess with your


    head and even cause drug dependence. You quit and you’re a goner. Last time, Grandpa Sexton


    had a bad reaction because of the Nourishment Pill shing with his regr meds.


    Marcel frowned. “So why hasn’t he passed out now? Last time he got poisoned so he passed out. It


    should be the same deal this time!”


    Noe was silent for a moment.


    “Because Grandpa Sexton is picky with his meds. He doesn’t take the ones that aren’t pretty, so he


    avoided the ones that would react with the Nourishment Pill”


    Sexton was smug as can be.


    “Hmph, now you see, my way is the best. Lucky I’m so clever, or I’d be meeting the Grim Reaper


    right now!”


    The whole room was rolling their eyes.


    This old guy, being picky with his meds and acting all proud of it!


    The caregivers were sweating buckets, eyeing Sexton’s box of meds and trembling with fear. “Ms.


    Yvonne Schnabel came to visit, and we didn’t think it was our ce to stop her.”


    Palmer’s voice was ice cold. “Didn’t I say before, every time Yvonne shows up, kick her out? Did


    you think my words were just wind?”


    “Of course not! But she said… she said she’s your fiancée…”


    “My fiancée is Noe. You guys can’t even recognize people properly, so you might as well not stick


    around the Pock family anymore! Annie, rece everyone in Grandpa’s room!”


    The caregivers knew they had screwed up and Palmer wasn’t going to let them off the hook, but


    they really didn’t want to lose the generous care fees from the Pock family, so they all looked


    pleadingly at Noe.


    Noe said coolly, “You took Yvonne’s money, didn’t you?”


    “No, not at all! Noe, it’s a misunderstanding! Since we’re already paid by Mr. Pock, how could


    we take Miss Yvonne’s money.”


    Noe pointed to the video, “At one minute and thirty seconds, Yvonne handed you a card.”


    Annie quickly rewound the video, and sure enough, Yvonne was seen handing a bank card to one


    of the caregivers!


    The caregivers were left speechless and were dragged away by the security!


    Sexton didn’t care and said, “How many times have we changed staff now? I say it’s like trying to


    plug a leaking dam, Just let me check out and go home!”


    Palmer was speechless,


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    The previous medical staff werepromised because the old guys wanted to use themselves as


    bait to see if there was danger hiding in the hospital.


    And yet, after changing staff, Sexton’s meds were still tampered with!


    Marcel apologized, “Sexton, my apologies, this is on our family. We’ll definitely make it right for


    you!”


    “It’s all good… But wait a second, why didn’t Yvonne add anything to your meds?”


    Marcel gave a mysterious smile.


    “I only take the meds Noe prescribes for me. Even if Calvin prescribes them, I won’t touch them.”


    Sexton was like, alright, you old fox!


    Marcel proudly showed off his own pillbox. “These are prescribed by Noe. She delivers them


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    to me daily. These are from the hospital, and I haven’t touched them.”


    Noe squatted down and picked up the pillbox.


    “There’s Nourishment Pill here too, but Grandpa didn’t take any.”


    Sexton wasn’t having it.


    “I want Noe to prescribe my meds too! Noe, you can’t y favorites. I’m still looking forward to


    your wedding!”


    Palmer’s eyes also held hope and a plea, “Noe, I don’t trust any meds that aren’t prescribed by


    you. Grandpa’s meds have had issues several times, and I feel pretty bad about it.”


    Noe nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll deliver them along with my grandpa’s meds from now on. Just


    so we’re clear, my meds aren’t as sweet as Nourishment Pill. They’re bitter.”


    Sexton’s face soured, how did she know he always went for the Nourishment Pill because it


    was sweet!


    Marcel was the first to dere, “It’s just a few pills, right? He’ll take whatever you tell him to take.


    Some old guys im to adore Noe, but can’t even stomach a few bitter pills – what kind of love is


    that?


    “Fine, fine, I get it! I’ll take them, okay?”


    Noe, holding the Nourishment Pill, said, “Grandpa Sexton, I want to take this away and analyze


    the ingredients.”


    The two old timers agreed instantly. “Take it, take it. I sure as heck can’t keep it around here!”


    Marcel mulled over, “There’s no way Yvonne could afford a Nourishment Pill; all this stuff together


    must be worth over ten million.”


    “There’s still a bunch at Granny’s, and it looks like she’s been taking it for quite some time.”


    Marcel nodded, a sly twinkle in his eye.


    “Professor Calvin gave me the heads up, but I didn’t expect to find the same thing at my ce. and


    Sexton’s. Noe, it’s tricky for me to get involved, so you and Palmer dig into it, will you? We owe it


    to Sexton to set things straight!”


    Noe could do the snooping herself; there was no need to drag Palmer into it.


    Sexton too looked at Noe with hopeful eyes. “Noe, I’m counting on you for this. You’ve already


    saved me once; surely you can’t bear to see me knocked down again. It’d be such a waste of your


    efforts!!


    Marcel knew that Noe had pulled off thest surgery all on her own, and he felt a mix of pride and


    heartache! He hadn’t even let his granddaughter perform surgery yet, and here was Sexton. lucky


    as ever!


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    Palmer also turned his gaze to Noe his eyes brimming with anticination


    “Alright, I got it,” said Noe.


    In front of everyone, Marcel dialed Yvonne’s number.


    Yvonne’s voice, dripping with affectation, was enough to give anyone the creeps, came throught the


    receiver.


    “Grandpa, why are you calling me? Are you missing me? I’lle to the hospital right away!”


    “No need toe. I’m just asking you, what medicine did you give Sexton? Now that Sexton’s in


    the ICU fighting for his life, the Pock family is breathing down my neck for answers. Think


    carefully about how you’re going to exin this to the Pock family. If you can’t give a good


    ount, I won’t let you off the hook!”


    Noe was impressed.


    Marcel sure didn’t mince his words!