At his words, Briony's brows knitted together, but in the end, she stopped

struggling.

Ferdinand had always been supremely confident in his own concoctions. But as he took Briony's pulse now, his expression grew increasingly grave.

Something was wrong.

He released her wrist, switched to her other hand, and checked again. After a long moment, he let go.

"What have you been eating lately?"

Briony's face was cold. "I've been gone for nearly two weeks. Are you expecting a full report on every meal I've had in that time? Too bad I lost my sense of taste after the first few days, so I honestly have no idea what I've been eating."

Ferdinand's face darkened. "Bryn, tell me the truth. Did you take anything else— any other medication?"

"No." Briony shook her head. "The night Blair Monroe helped me escape, we crashed and ended up stranded on a small island for a few days. The place was so remote, there wasn't a doctor in sight."

Ferdinand fixed her with a sharp look, not missing a beat. "But you made it to Astara. Mr. Seven picked you up there."

he didn't see me himself. He sent Mr. Hoffman to meet us instead. Mr. Hoffman knows a bit about alternative medicine, but he said the toxin was yours, and only

Still, Ferdinand scrutinized her.

confident enough to risk prescribing anything. He wouldn't take that

right now. From now on, I'll focus on detoxifying your system. Once

argue. She

her back to the master bedroom. The moment she lay down, she drifted into a deep

fragile face, his brows furrowed in concern. Only after a long while did

behind him, Ferdinand pulled out his phone and dialed Gifford. "Call the people

...

Stewart Wentworth came to, he found himself

up. Seeing him stir, Jonah raised an eyebrow and grinned. "Well, you woke up sooner than ever

sat up. "Why am I

remembered boarding a cruise, planning to head to Nortia to

at Ferdinand's door and blow your cover? Mr. Hoffman had no choice. For the sake of the operation, he used

outrageous! I went

delaying-her condition

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