The Kiss that Sparked it All

The doctor carried on, “Sure, the pomegranate juice was pure alright, but it was laced with a ton of saffron syrup. That’s what caused the bleeding in the stomach. It’s all due to an overdose of saffron.”

“Saffron is a top shelf and very expensive spice. It’s good for the body in the right amounts. But if you OD on it, you’re looking at vomiting bloody urine, heavy periods, acute poisoning internal bleeding, and the like. Especially for pregnant women, it can cause miscarriages and infertility”

The room went silent after the doctor finished. Was there really something fishy about the pomegranate juice?

Upon hearing the last bit, Theos face darkened, and his hand tightened into a fist. He had a gut feeling someone was gunning for his wife and kid.

Patricia was dumbfounded. What was the doctor playing at? Was he just in it for the dough and not doing his job?

“Doc, what the hell are you talking about? Saffron? In pomegranate juice? You must’ve gotten it all mixed up Have another gander at the test results

anything mixed up. If you don’t believe me, take a look at

that, the doctor handed the report to Patricia.

at the doctor. How could he?

report, Balfour snatched it, his

was waiting for Ellinor to eat humble pie, now looked rather unsettled.

cold as ice. “Xenia, you specially prepared the pomegranate

she looked at the scattered report in front of her

know Ellinor was pregnant? She’s so young and thin, it doesnt show at all.” Balfour clenched his jaw, scoffing “Even if you didn’t know she was pregnant, that gives you the right to poison the dink?”

innocent face and said, “Balfour, listen to me… Yes, I did add some saffron syrup to

internet, and it said adding some saffron would make it taste better and be good for