Sasha bombarded her with questions, one after another. It was palpable that she was worried.
Tears started rolling down Jamie’s cheeks.
“He… He’s sick, Ms. Wand. Please save him. He won’t survive if he doesn’t get help,” Jamie begged Sasha, suddenly dropping to her knees.
Sasha was shocked and mad at the same time as she quickly went ahead to pick Jamie up.
“Take a deep breath and talk slowly, Jamie. Just tell me what happened. Why did he fall sick out of the blue? He was still fine when I last saw him. And what do you mean, he won’t survive? Explain, Jamie! Explain!”
Sasha’s voice was trembling as she spoke. Her knuckles turned white as she held Jamie’s hands ever so tightly.
It was not her fault.
Solomon had committed too many sins during his lifetime, and Sasha was once a victim. However, when he saved her from that near-death experience, she decided to let bygones be bygones.
Everyone makes mistakes. It’s all right as long as he repents. But what’s this about him dying?
“He… He was poisoned. Solomon’s mother, Yancy, did this to him. When Solomon was young, his mother wanted Mrs. Wand to take him in. So she fed him a type of poison that made him look thin and weak. That way, your mother would feel pity for him and give him a place to stay.”
Sasha listened quietly.
“But after that, she never gave him the antidote. And as time passed, the poison started seeping into his marrow. Now, his body has lost the ability to produce new blood cells. Haruto said that he has only a month to live at most.”
As soon as she finished, Jamie covered her face and started crying again.
Sasha was thunderstruck.
What did I just hear? Did Yancy actually poison her own son? Is she even human? How could she do such a thing to her own child?
The heaving of Sasha’s chest intensified because of the rage and heartache she felt. Crackling sounds could be heard from her tightly clenched fist.
“That b*tch! She’s a monster!”
“That’s right! She’s been like this for a long time now. My brother and sister both died because of her, but I didn’t expect her to harm her kid. Ms. Wand, you’re a doctor, an amazing one at that! Surely you’ll find a way to save him, right?”
Jamie held Sasha’s hand as though she was her last hope and went on her knees once again.
But Sasha stopped her.
“First, you need to tell me where he is.”
“I…”
Sasha did not expect Jamie to be stumped, but she quickly figured it out, and her expression darkened.
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