Chapter 161


    The miscarriage ra suffered wasn’t by her own choosing, and the thought alone tightened his


    chest, sending a lump to his throat.


    He drove straight up to the vi’s driveway, gravel crunching under the tires. Upon his arrival,


    the maid hastened to greet him. “Sir, I was tidying up the cabs when I stumbled upon some


    herbal tea Ms. ra used to drink. There’s an herb in there that can cause a miscarriage if


    ingested by a pregnant woman.”


    The icy ze imat normally coatedn’s eyes seemed to thicken at her words. ra often suffered


    from painful periods, and it was he who had sought a herbalist to help her manage. She had been


    drinking that herbal concoction for three months now.


    Fixing his gaze upon the tea in the maid’s hand, he asked, voice grave, “What makes you so


    sure?”


    “My grandfather was a herbalist. I picked up quite a bit about herbs while growing up, and this


    particr one is etched in my memory” she exined.


    “And you never noticed anything off before?”


    “When Ms. ra mentioned the practitioner was rmended by you, I assumed everything


    would be alright, so I never questioned the tea she drank.”


    Her words struckn like a hammer blow to the heart. That’s probably what ra thought too. She


    trusted him sopletely back then, heeding his every word without a shadow of a doubt. She


    likely never once suspected the tea she was being given.


    Without hesitation, he dialed Dawson. “Dig up everything on the herbalist who treated ra, get the


    prescriptions he wrote for her, and find out who he’s been in contact with over the past six months.”


    Without waiting for Dawson’s response,n called Chase.


    The phone rang for an eternity before Chase picked up, his voice hoarse with the weariness of a


    seven–hour surgery. “What’s up? Offering to buy me a drink to soothe my nerves after a marathon


    in the OR? Since when did you be such a thoughtful guy?”


    Sensing the urgency inn’s voice, Chase dropped his joking tone..“What’s wrong? You found


    something?”


    “The herbal tea ra was drinking is problematic. It could lead to a miscarriage.”


    Chase was taken aback. “Wasn’t that herbalist your contact? If ra finds out, she’ll think you did


    this on purpose to get rid of the child,” His words were like a knife twisting inn’s gut, echoing what


    was perhaps the very intention of the person who orchestrated this cruel plot, to destroy their


    unborn child and to nt seeds of hatred in ra’s heart toward him.


    “Bring the herbal tea to the hospital,” Chase said decisively. “My mentor is here. She can take a


    look for you.”


    An hourter, Chase emerged with theb results, his expression grim. Handing the report ton,


    Chase patted him on the shoulder. “There’s an herb here in a high dosage that can indeed cause a


    miscarriage. If taken after intercourse, it acts like a morning–after pill. If during pregnancy, it’s akin


    to an abortifacient. It’s potent stuff. It’s likely ra got pregnant because she didn’t have her tea


    while you two were abroad for over a month.


    When you came back, you got caught up with Heidi, and the tension made you forget about getting


    the tea. By the time you remembered, it was already toote.”


    Only when he realized her period was imminent did he remember to take her to get her medicine


    reissued.


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