All Her Secrets

Withal had been wrestling with a question for some time, and he finally decided to pose it to Catherine.

“Catherine, you’re not a doctor, so how did you determine that Bert died from heart failure?” he inquired.

Catherine, who had never performed an autopsy herself, had relied on the outward signs of the body to deduce the cause of death. Even the chief attendant, who had witnessed her assessment, couldn’t help but be amazed.

“Catherine is truly remarkable!” he thinks.

In response to Withal’s question, Catherine, who was leaning against Branden, groggy and half-asleep, gave her answer.

“Well, when waiting for the test results, I flipped through some medical books out of sheer boredom,” she said.

Upon hearing this, Withal couldn’t resist giving Catherine a thumbs-up.

It was evident that she was a top-notch expert, effortlessly surpassing others with her remarkable insights.

Withal chose to remain silent, and he didn’t want to pursue the matter further. He felt that pressing on would only be an affront to himself.

The following afternoon, Catherine was once again summoned.

She headed to the palace.

Bert had passed away, but the mysterious illness hadn’t ceased. Another royal member had been assigned for experimentation and analysis.

This new member’s mother held a higher maternal status within the royal family than Bert’s mother did, so initially, he wasn’t the first choice.

No one had anticipated that Bert would pass away so quickly, and thus, this new member had to fill his position.

When Catherine met Henry, she found his condition to be quite dire. It wasn’t that his illness was more severe than Bert’s, but his emotional state was in tatters, on the brink of collapse.

The torment of his ailment and the mental pressure had accelerated the deterioration of his physical condition.

found that, apart from the emotional stress, the rest of his symptoms

there for two days already, and there was no improvement to report. Those who had been keeping a close eye on her

they’re

When it truly comes down

no attention to

Just as she had finished her examination and turned

were in a panic, urgently calling upon various experts, mystics, and even

made their appearances, but they were all

breakdown, overwhelmed by anxiety. His eyes bulged, and he stared at the onlookers in terror, his pleas barely

“Please, save me, please…”

a

going to stand by and watch his life

Finally, Catherine took action.

that compelled the experts surrounding Henry to part and make way for

side and, in full view of everyone, began to unbutton his

woman, you’re not allowed to touch His Highness’s

still an era of monarchy, and as a result, the deeply ingrained concepts of male dominance and female subservience held

touching a man’s chest

violated, it was believed that the man would face ill fortune, and the woman responsible would face

understanding the situation, Catherine cast a cold, disdainful glance

by a thread, are you still concerned about his fate? Is that

As Catherine had pointed out, Henry’s life was on the

for further discussion with the

she had carried with her. After returning home the previous night, she shared her research

today, she had brought the silver needles with her, not

Catherine’s actions anxiously. As she inserted one silver needle after

gradual relief and a less pallid complexion was a

minutes later, Henry was able to

Catherine, he recognized her. Yesterday, when Catherine made her appearance,

looked at her and said,

remained unresponsive, wearing an aloof expression as she carefully

felt the sting