Chapter 196
Nora composed herself and sneered. “How can you say that? We’re doing this with your best interests at heart. Besides, Dad has just fainted. We only said those things because we were panicking.”
“Really?” Loid stuffed his hands into his pockets and said in a low voice, “Where’s the doctor you called over?”
“I…” Nora paused for a moment. “We were overwhelmed by worry and forgot to do that.”
Loid glanced at her. “It’s fine if you forgot to call a doctor. But please don’t forget to bring your belongings on the way out.”
He looked at Daniel and said coldly, “Escort them out.”
“What is the meaning of this? Dad just fainted. How can we leave now? We need to at least know why he passed out!” Nora’s expression changed immediately.
At that moment, the maids brought Neil into the house. He greeted Loid and went straight to measure Arthur’s pulse.
Daniel was about to ask the rest of the Lauriers to leave, but Nora walked right over to Neil’s side and asked, “How’s my father doing?”
Neil finished checking Arthur’s pulse. He glanced at her but didn’t respond to her question. Then, he said to Loid, “Mr. Laurier Senior has been poisoned.”
His expression was solemn. “It’s the same poison you were poisoned with.”
Loid was stunned. He quickly walked over to Arthur. His expression was frigid.
He knew someone would probably make a move on Arthur, but he didn’t expect the culprit to use Bloodbane poison.
The Lauriers were horrified. “How could this be? Why would that kind of poison show up here?”
“I know, right? Loid was poisoned with that before, and he almost died because of it. What should we do? We’ll be thrust into a very difficult situation if anything happens to Dad.”
Arthur was old, but he was still very influential in Bridgeport. The most prominent families in the city have been at war in the past few years. If not for Arthur, the Laurier family would’ve been assimilated by some other family.
Loid glanced at the faces of everyone in the room. Most of them looked normal as if they didn’t know Arthur would be poisoned. Nora and Marvin were the only exceptions.
“Loid, you have to save your grandpa. Our family will be ruined if anything happens to him,” Nora said as she grabbed Loid’s sleeve anxiously.
Loid stared at her coldly without saying a word.
Neil looked at Loid and understood what he wanted. “Mr. Laurier Senior’s condition is even more serious than yours back then. I’m not too sure if I can cure him.”
Nora said anxiously, “Loid, weren’t you cured by a miracle doctor? Go get that doctor to help your grandpa.”
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