Upon hearing her voice, everyone in the hospital room couldn't help but feel their hearts tighten. Since Mrs. Wright fell ill, Cody couldn't eat, sleep or work properly.
"What's wrong Sylvia?" he asked impatiently.
Sylvia squinted her eyes slightly and furrowed her brows. "We used detoxifying drugs yesterday and she has been receiving intravenous therapy since then. Her condition was already improving but this morning all indicators showed that it had become even more severe again. It's like all of yesterday's treatment was wasted."
How could the symptoms worsen after the medication was administered? And this Abrus precatorius poison wasn't a deadly toxin that would cause relapse after taking medicine; it would not make the patient's condition worse either.
"There must be a reason for this," Franklin said suspiciously.
The attending physician wiped off his sweat nervously from his forehead; he knew that he couldn't escape responsibility for worsening Mrs. Wright's condition.
He quickly took out the prescription. "Dr. Sylvia, take a look at these medications I prescribed to Mrs. Wright along with all of the fluids we gave her - they were all detoxifying agents and diuretics... so how could her condition have worsened?"
It really wasn't his fault! He did everything right!
Sylvia examined both yesterday's medication given to Mrs. Wright as well as what was currently being given to her now through IVs. "There's nothing wrong with the medication... so what is causing this?" She too found it strange because there were no Abrus precatoriuss or sources of toxins in hospitals so why did things get worse?
Mrs. Wright lay on the bed suffering from this poison which made her face lose its luster within just a few days; she looked several years older than before.
Her mind kept flashing countless images - past and present - until she could hardly distinguish between dreams and reality anymore. She dreamed of herself when young in one moment only to wake up feeling old beyond measure in another moment.
"Monica, why are you always so strong-willed? You're a genius at everything, and Tiana and I are just dumb in comparison," two girls stood by her side. One of them was a beautiful girl with long flowing hair and two sharp little teeth when she smiled. "Ugh! I don't want to be stronger than anyone else. How will I protect you guys if that's the case?"
"Just you? With your skinny body, forget it," Tiana couldn't help but tease the long-haired girl. "You need to know martial arts or something."
The long-haired girl sighed, "My biggest regret is not learning martial arts; otherwise, I would have been like a female warrior - so cool!"
"As girls working in society or studying at school, we always feel like boys get more attention than us. But not me! I want to show the world that whatever boys can do, we can do too!" The girl tilted her head slightly as she looked up at the bright sun.
Her voice rang out crisply.
Mrs. Wright stared blankly at the young woman as tears streamed down her face under the piercing sunlight of that day...
Suddenly there was a shift in scenery.
A pregnant woman stood before them with weary eyes; life had already worn her down into an ordinary housewife.
"I don't know who my child's father is; marrying Otto is my only option."
"You guys should just pretend like you never had me as your friend!"
"Monica, don't give up on yourself! Aren't you supposed to be a genius? A master painter?" Mrs. Wright hugged the disheartened woman who had lost all ambition for life before asking. "What happened to your grand aspirations from before? Are you going to spend your days being someone's wife and mother now? Don't ruin yourself over this man!"
"I hate him! It's all his fault for ruining my life." The woman gently caressed her six-month belly while saying. "The baby is innocent; I can't kill it because of his mistake... So... this is what has become of me."
"Why did Evans family treat you so cruelly by kicking you out?" Mrs. Wright cried along with her while offering some emergency money. "Here, Monica, take this."
Suddenly there was another violent shift in scenery – an oppressive black funeral hall appeared before them.
Mrs. Wright held onto Monica's memorial tablet while crying out loud. "Monica!" Tiana hugged another one beside hers – "Child..."
"How could both mother and daughter die such tragic deaths?"
"Ah--" Mrs. Wright let out a piercing scream.
In her unconscious state, she seemed to be experiencing excruciating pain.
Sylvia and the doctor discussing her condition, along with everyone else in the room, were startled by her sudden outburst.
Cody quickly rushed over and embraced Mrs. Wright. "Honey, honey, don't be afraid. Did you have a nightmare?"
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The readers' comments on the novel: After divorce, Ex-wife Revealed Identities
I just started to read this because it said it is "finished". Np I am stuck on the middle of it. What it is all about?...
there is update for quite while....
Please update. I still hope to finish this story. I really like it....
Story says complete but it is incomplete...
please let franklin and sylvia back together. thanks...
Update please. Any chance of more than one update a day? Thankies....
Is there no chance of getting more than 1 chapter a day please?...
I hope his not getting parasite love poison too. And get untangle with other women....
I'm just wondering is this the last chapter? I know that this book is not finished but it does say completed. I love it and don't want it to stop just like that....