Uncovering My Wife's Secrets (Annalise and Julian) novel Chapter 204

“If it’s not a stroke, then what is it?” Cassandra Parks asked anxiously. She muttered, “Why aren’t Annalise and the others here yet?” When she heard Annalise Barton’s name again, Gwen Raven was extremely displeased. This woman was really blind to mistake that charlatan for a true doctor. How could Annalise Barton’s medical skills compare to hers?

After checking his pulse, Gwen confirmed Samuel Parks’ condition and said, “Old Mr. Parks has been poisoned.” And he was poisoned by a mixture of at least two colorless and odorless poisons. One was arsenic trioxide, commonly known as arsenic. The other was something she couldn’t discern. “Poisoned?” Everyone was shocked.

“Poisoned? How did he get poisoned?” Cassandra suddenly glared at Abigail Barton with a stern gaze. She was so angry that her entire body was trembling. “Abigail Barton, what have you done? Quick, Gwen, please help me take a look. What do you think we should do?”

“We have to induce vomiting to cleanse out the contents in the stomach immediately. I’ll induce vomiting in Old Mr. Parks first. Then, I’ll perform acupuncture to stabilize his heart meridians while we send him to the hospital for gastric lavage,” Gwen said. She was not very adept at traditional medicine. She was actually bluffing when she said things like “perform acupuncture to stabilize his heart meridians.”

What she said about gastric lavage was true. The best way to treat any food poisoning was to induce vomiting and perform gastric lavage immediately.. “Alright, alright. I’ll have to trouble you then.” Cassandra saw that Gwen was indeed very knowledgeable and immediately asked Gwen to proceed with the treatment.

Upon hearing that Gwen was going to induce vomiting, Abigail’s eyes flickered. She said, “Did you make a mistake, Gwen? How could Grandpa Samuel be poisoned out of the blue?” She had to stall for a little more time. In just a few more minutes, the old creature would be beyond salvation and no miracle healer could help him. “You still dare to speak? I’ll tear you apart!” Cassandra glared at Abigail as if she couldn’t wait to destroy the girl with her eyes.

Abigail continued to pester and stall for time. “Grandaunt Cassandra, I don’t know what happened exactly. I simply took the servant’s tray and poured tea for everyone. I just want the whole family to be happy.” As she spoke, her tears fell.

At this moment, Cassandra did not have the time to pursue accountability from Abigail. She said to Gwen, “Please proceed to induce vomiting immediately.” Gwen was about to reach her hand into Samuel’s throat roughly when Julian Parks rushed over. “What’s wrong with Grandpa?” The next moment, Annalise placed her hand on Samuel’s pulse.

As soon as she checked his pulse, her expression became extremely grim. Without another word, she immediately popped a pill into Samuel’s mouth. It was an Energizing Pill, which had the effect of neutralizing poison. The moment the elixir pill entered Samuel’s mouth, it did not dissolve. His body was still convulsing. Julian held Samuel and said anxiously, “Grandpa, quickly swallow it!”

“Water!” Annalise barked. When Cassandra heard Annalise ask for water, she became extremely anxious and started searching everywhere. Jonathan Woods rushed over and immediately handed Annalise the bottle of mineral water he had taken two sips of. “Here, take this!”

At this point, nobody could be bothered whether someone had drunk from the bottle. Annalise immediately fed Samuel the water. Jane Hiller panicked. “You, you, you! You actually gave Granduncle Samuel water that someone else drank. It’s so unhygienic…” “Shut up!” Annalise said sharply. At this moment, she exuded a peremptory demeanor that frightened Jane so much that she shut her mouth instantly.

When she realized that she had been yelled at by Annalise, a country bumpkin, Jane was about to fly into a rage when Julian shot her a stern look. She was so terrified that she immediately shut her mouth.

Seeing that Annalise was still giving Samuel medication and causing time delay, Gwen immediately said, “Mrs. Parks, this won’t do. You need to induce vomiting immediately and let him undergo gastric lavage.” Annalise did not have the time to listen to Gwen. After she gave Samuel some water, she gripped the underside of Samuel’s jaw between her thumb and index finger and squeezed it hard. With that action, she managed to get Samuel to swallow, and the pill was swallowed with the help of the water.