The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1676

The young nurse had a guilty and anxious look flit across her face, but she still managed a hollow laugh. “Oh, I see. Then, no worries.”

Marcus set the glass of water aside, fairly certain it was suspect. He had no intention of drinking it.

Just then, the examination room door swung open, and Dr. Tam, who had been in earlier, stepped in.

The nurse hurriedly approached him. “Dr. Tam, Mr. Marcus said he drank plenty of water before coming here, so he doesn’t need to drink more.”

Dr. Tam glanced at Marcus, then at the disposable cup set on the counter, and laughed it off. “No worries. Since Mr. Marcus has had his fill at home, there’s no need for our water. Go on, get the medicine ready. We can start Mr. Marcus’s examination.”

The nurse understood the doctor’s hint and headed for the medicine cabinet. She took out a few vials of liquid, drew some into syringes, and placed them on a medical tray.

clearly meant for him and asked Dr. Tam, “What sort of exam requires injections? What are those drugs?”

stepped closer to Marcus with an unnerving smile on his face. “Mr. Marcus, you needn’t worry about the details. Leave the professional matters

right to refuse an examination without my knowledge! Keep away, or I will hold your hospital accountable!”

consent forms. Everything we’re about to do was from her explicit instructions. There’s no dispute here, Mr. Marcus. Please cooperate. It’ll be easier on

chill, realizing that he was in dire straits with nowhere

for routine check-ups. They were nothing more than basic examinations and ambiguous advice from the doctors, who then gave him

always known that Sophia didn’t really want him to recover

imagined that today’s examination would

arranged? What did she want these people to do to him?

yelled out an order to the nurse. “Go behind him and take control

“Sure, Dr. Tam.”