Chapter 461 Mixing Up the Medicine
The medicine meant to be taken internally was crushed and applied to the wound instead.
The whole situation turned chaotic.
Silas, Lewis, and John all showed up, bringing several doctors with them.
Silas, John, and the doctors were inside, while Lewis stayed outside, frowning deeply.
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He even said sharply. “Tessa, don’t blame me for thinking too much, but I really suspect you were sent here to kill Victor”
Hearing this, Tessa slivered all over.
She hurriedly shook her head, “No, I’m not. I really am not.”
Sent to kill? If they already suspected that, I might be in serious trouble.
Tessa’s face turned pale with fear.
Lewis snorted coldly. Then what are you? Are you really that dumb? You can’t even tell the difference between medicine for inside and outside? Are you illiterate? Or just plain ignorant?”
Tessa had no strength to explain, and tears streamed down her face.
Her mind was breaking apart.
I really didn’t do it on purpose
At first. I just took two kinds of medicine out of their bottles, then went to find something to crush the pills, and poured’s
d some water.
It was just a series of clumsy mistakes that led to the mix–up….
It wasn’t until Victor started vomiting uncontrollably that I realized I had given him the wrong medicine. But now the doctors and people around him were still inside
Tessa couldn’t explain it clearly.
All she could do was cry helplessly, “I really didn’t mean to.”
Lewis said. “And now you’re crying. Let’s see how Victor punishes you later.
Hearing that. Tessa’s tears flowed even harder.
“I… I really didn’t mean to,” she sobbed.
Lewis rubbed his forehead, “Whether it was on purpose or not, we have to wait and see if Victor is okay first. But if something happens to him…
“He will be okay, right?
Tessa became frantic hearing that.
Lewis’s expression darkened, “Who can say for sure? The medicine for outside was taken inside. What do you think? They’re pumping his stomach right now.”
Tessa was so scared her tears and snot blurred her face.
If they were pumping his stomach, it must have been really dangerous.
“He already vomited. Maybe it’s not that serious?”
Testa asked carefully, nerves on edge.
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But then she thought about how Victor started vomiting soon after taking the medicine.
Maybe he already threw it all up?
Lewis scoffed. “Then you better pray he’s okay.
“If something happens to Victor, you’ll be skinned alive.”
Those words made Tessa tremble all over.
But she didn’t know Lewis was saying this on purpose.
He had heard how many accidents Tessa had caused around Victor lately.
Even cooking noodle can caused something bad.
if she wasn’t scared straight now, who knew what trouble she’d cause next.
We needed to scare her into behaving.
What Lewis didn’t know was that Tessa was already completely honest and obedient now.
me to.
“I won’t take care of him anymore. I never wanted to from the start. You all forced me
Lewis said. “And now you’re playing the victim.”
Tessa said, I’m serious. I kept calling you all, but none of you came.”
When calming his fever, I called Silas.
Silas didn’t answer.
They were the ones forcing me to look after Victor. Now that something happened, they want to punish me? Where in the world does that make sense?
Lewis was so angry hearing this he gritted his teeth.
Before he could lose his temper, Silas came out and said. “Enough, stop scaring her.”
He had been hearing Tessa wailing outside.
Such a scaredy–cat. I don’t understand why Victor like her so much. Does he like women who need to be comfort?
No wonder he never like women who doesn’t cry before.
Apparently, he like women who cried.
Lewis snorted, “I didn’t scare her. I’m just telling the truth. If Victor is really in trouble, she won’t live long either.”
Tessa was already nervous.
Hearing that from Lewis made her heart jump again.
Silas slapped Lewis on the back of the head, “You’re the one who won’t live long if you continued.”
The scared until somethings happen to Tessa. Let’s see who Pictor scolds first.
was shocked.
Lewis was
Tessa sniffled, nervously looking at Silas, “Mr. Silis, is he okay?”
“Ha…..” Lewis laughed, “Mr. Silis? You even changed his name, haha!”
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Silas was speechless.
Tessa felt in silent also.
Lewis, who just scolded Tessa seriously, was now laughing hard.
I had never seen such a scared woman before.
She was so frightened she even changed someone’s name.
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Lewis laughed loudly and said, “Haha, do you think you might just get scared to death by Victord someday?”
She got scared this badly over such a small thing, but the scenes around Victor are much scarier. If she stay by Pictor’s side in the future, wouldn’t she get scared to death sooner or later?
Tessa’s tears flowed even more uncontrollably, this time out of frustration.
Silas heard Lewis’s laughter and felt a sharp pain in his head. “Stop laughing. It’s really annoying.”
Lewis put his arm around Silas’s shoulder. “Come on, come on. If she gets scared to death later, we’ll have to take responsibility. Haha.”
Tessa was speechless
Actually, when Silas came out, Lewis already knew that Victor was fine. But he never expected Tessa to be so funny. She got scared in front of Victor, and then scared again in front of them.
“Let’s go, Mr. Silis Lewis teased as he walked away.
Tessa’s face instantly froze. She sniffled, feeling wronged. She turned to peek inside to check on Victor.
At that moment, John came out with the doctors. Seeing Tessa’s tear–streaked face, John was a bit surprised. “Ms. Tessa, don’t worry. Victor is fine.”
Tessa asked. “He’s okay?”
John nodded. “Yes, he’s fine now. Go make some porridge for him… wait, I should probably get a servant to do it.”
Considering Tessa could even turn noodles into a pancake, it didn’t seem realistic to let her cook.
Hearing that, Tessa bowed her head even more in shame.
At that moment, she realized how stupid she had been around Victor all this time. It seemed like she couldn’t do anything right.
John left with the doctors, and Tessa was alone at the door.
She paced back and forth for more than ten minutes before finally surhmoning the courage to knock on Victor’s door.
“Come in,” came the low voice.
Tessa cautiously pushed the door open and stepped inside, her nervous fingers twisting together. “Mr. Victor, I’m sorry. I really didn’t do it on purpose.
“Come here,” He said coldly, his tone completely devoid of warmth.
Tessa got even more nervous. She sniffled. “I really didn’t mean it.”
“Come here. Don’t make me say it again,” He ordered with an unyielding lone.
She didn’t dare argue and hesitated as she stepped forward.
She stopped about a meter away, overwhelmed by his powerful presence. It was so strong she didn’t dare move closer.
Then suddenly, his long arm hooked around her, pulling her in
Tessa didn’t have time to react before she was in his arms. “You… you….”
She was so close now, until she can clearly felt the burning heat radiating from him. His temperature seemed unusually high,
His warm breath blew over her cheek like a blazing fire.
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Victor asked. “Were you worried about me just now?”
Tessa stammered, “I..
“Scared?”
She stayed silent.
I was really scared,
She nervously nodded and murmured, “Yes.”
Victor smiled. “That’s all the courage you have?”
He hugged her tighter. Tessa’s little heart jumped up into her throat
is arms.
His broad palm squeezed her waist, and only then did she realize she was in his
Why is he haging me?
“Mr. Victor, a–are you hugging me right now?”
Tessa stammered, looking at Victor with even more nervousness.
Victor glanced at her but said nothing
His silence made Tessa even more confused about what he meant.
Her heart pounded faster.
She swallowed instinctively and tried to pull away.
But he held her tighter and said calmly, “Be braver from now on, understood?”
Tessa was shocked
Braver? How? Be brave in front of him?
Wouldn’t he crush me in no time then?
I’m really scare.
I didn’t dare, really didn’t dare.
“Please let me go, she stammered.
Just the way he was huging me already scared me enough. Now he asked me to be braver?
Victor finally released her.
Tessa immediately shrank back to the side.
“I swear I’m not working for anyone. I really didn’t give you the wrong medicine on purpose.”
Her voice grew smaller as she spoke.
Without a doubt, Lewis’s words earlier had truly scared her. She hoped no one else would think she did it on purpose
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Tessa realized everyone around Victor was dangerous.
If they thought badly of me, that would never be good news
Don’t be fooled by Lewis’s silly, playful face.
I had overheard the conversation between Lewis and Victor earlier.
Pictor kept him around because his gun skills were valuable.
So someone like Lewis wasn’t just a careless playboy like he appeared. I didn’t believe that for a second.
Sering Victor stay silent, Tessa got anxious. “I really didn’t mean to. Please believe me.”
“Stella, her intelligence has never been high. It’s normal that she got worse after spoiled by Mr. Abraham, Lewis said casually.
Tessa froze.
What did that mean?
We are talking about the wrong medicine, so why suddenly mention Stella?
Tessa couldn’t quite understand Victor’s words for the moment.
Victor glanced at her with deep eyes.
Tessa couldn’t tell what he was thinking.
Being looked at like that made her even more nervous. Her heart tightened like it was stuck in her throat.
What did t
that look mean?
Did he really believe Lewis’s nonsense!
“I. I really didn’t.”
Tessa felt panic rising. Her whole body stiffened.
No way, did he really believe that? What if he actually believed it?
Her breathing sped up. She glanced at Victor’s waist where she knew sometlung was hidden.
If he reached there, the next second I might be lying on the floor in this room.
Tessa was sweating nervously. “You, you have to believe me. I’m not, I really am not
“Someone needs to investigate this first,” Victor said.
Tessa was stunned.
He really believed it?
She didn’t know what to say to a Victor like this.
Victor said, “Until this is clear, you can’t leave my side.”
That sentence sealed Tessa’s fate for now.
She stammered, trying to speak, but hearing those words made her face freeze like stone.
Can’t leave him even half a step?
No, Mella in arriving soon. I’m suppose to pick her up tomorrow morning,
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Stella is already on the plane, and Victor said I couldn’t leave his sider
Tessa’s defenses completely broke down
”
“Mr. Victor, I understand you are angry with me. I understand your doubts. But please believe me, I never meant to harm you. How can I?”
She felt like she was losing her mind.
My hope of leaving was supposed to come tomorrow morning, but now he said no
What am I suppose to dor
Victor’s eyes darkened further. “Why should I believe you? Do we even have a relationship based on trust?”
Tessa was speechless.
Crime
ad no reason to make him triste, and now I couldn’t leave.
Tm begging you. Please believe me I really didn’t do it on purpose”
She bent down, desperate enough to beg
That showed how badly she wanted to get away from Victor.
Victor said, “Whether you did it on purpose or not, someone will find out.”
It all came down to an investigation.
Tessa’s head almost exploded
“How long will it take?”
Victor’s answer was cold. “I can’t say.”
Tessa was stunned.
I don’t want to spend another minute near Victor, and now he said it could take any amount of
She nearly burst into tears.
“What about your people? How efficient are they?”
She had to rely on Victor’s people to clear her name quickly and let her go.
But all she got was still same.
“That’s uncertain too.”
Tessa was speechless.
If you don’t know just don’t say it
If this went on, I might really lose my mind.
Victor looked at his watch. “Go make some porridge”
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Tessa was stunned.
Victor suddenly said, “Forget it, I’ll have someone take care of it.”
He seemed to have realized Tessa’s cooking was very unpredictable.
The salad she made before was not bad–maybe now it could simply become something worse.
Tessa didn’t know how she got out of Victor’s room. She sulked into her own room and called Stella.
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But Stella’s phone couldn’t be reached. She was on the plane. Even with special arrangements, the signal wasn’t always stable.
On the plane, Stella was comforted by Abraham and then fell asleep.
Abraham covered her with a blanket.
When he left the lounge, he saw Eddie drinking red wine.
Eddie looked a bit sulky and turned his body away.
Abraham sat on the sofa across from him.
Eddie hummed, “Is Star asleep?”
Abraham didn’t answer and poured himself a glass of red wine.
Eddie pouted, unhappy.
I really hadn’t expected Stella’s pregnancy and hadn’t thought about it much.
Afer all, Abraham had always taken good care of Stella.
This unplanned pregnancy… well, who would dare say nonsense?
Abraham took a sip of wine. “Who forced this so–called ‘miracle doctor‘ reputation on you?”
“What do you mean? Are you questioning my medical skills?”
Abrahamn said, “Not questioning, you really are no good.”
Eddie had trouble breathing.
“Hey, I’m not an OB–GYN, Pregnancy stuff should be handled by her best friend, right?”
Abraham said, “The human body is only so big. You don’t even understand its structure and still call yourself a genius?”
“No, you shouldn’t say that.”
Eddie was upset
What did he mean, not understanding the body’s structurer
Ahh! I can’t explain things to someone so clueless
Now I saw clearly–Abraham wanted to send me to the Milbar Desert, and simply gave an excuse, saying that place needed me….
In Rivermount, Jonathan finally got a chance to see Susan.
Though it was late at night and unusual, neither thought much about it. Just seeing each other was enough.
What Susan didn’t expect was that after seeing Jonathan, she fell into even deeper despair.
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Life inside had been hard enough.
Now seeing the wounds on Jonathan and his limping leg, her heart tightened.
“What’s wrong with your leg?”
I had always worried about his injured arm.
Getting medical help for the Reed family was already difficult. The last thing I wanted was for Jonathan to get hurt again.
I hate Lillian so much.
I want to tear her apart.
I had done so much for her, but in the end, Lillian betrayed me.
Jonathan looked at the much thinner Susan and felt pain. “It’s nothing serious. How are you?”
Though he said that, Susan knew something had definitely happened.
“Kick that bitch Lillian out of the Reed family. Make her get lost.”
Susan said fiercely.
Since being locked in here, I constantly thought about taking back everything from Lillian.
The jewelry, clothes, bags, and shoes I had bought for her….
The Destments too. Now I didn’t want to leave Lillian with a single thing.
Jonathan nodded. “She’s been kicked out.”
Both of them were furious when they spoke about Lillian
Susan nodded. ‘Good. Take back all her stuff. Don’t let her take anything. She doesn’t deserve it
She must be kicked out
But things must not be taken
Jonathan was silent.
Susan said, “Also, don’t let her take her car. That’s mine. I bought it all for her
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Thinking about all those years, giving Lillian everything good–and this was the reward. Susan hated Lillian to the extreme
now.
Jonathan nodded. “Don’t worry, she didn’t take anything.”
She didn’t have the strength to carry much now.
Most of the things I threw out, Lillian didn’t even pick up much.
Hearing this, Susan felt a little better. “Good, good, Don’t let her take anything. Those were all Stella’s. They should belong to Stella.”
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Mentioning Stella, Susan’s tone was full of pain.
That is my daughter… In those two years, what had I done to
e to her all because of I
[Lillian?
That is my own daughter! Why would I hurt her so much for someone
elser
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We even ended up fighting each other like enemies.
Thinking about how Stella had treated her lately, Susan felt both love and hate.
Yes, both love and hate…
Love, because she was my daughter. I regretted how I once treated her badly for Lillien,
Hate, because there was no turning back. Stella was so ruthless toward the entire Reed family. That made me hate her.
Jonathan’s expression changed when he heard Susan’s words.
She noticed the subtle change and asked, “You saw Star? You went to see her?”
Jonathan remained silent with a serious look.
Seeing that, Susan knew for sure he had met Stella
Thinking of Stella, her heart grew heavier, and her voice lowered. “What did she say? Is she willing
She suddenly stopped speaking, then thought for a moment and continued, “Will she help me?”
Now that I’ve fallen out with Lillian, no one would share the love I gave her if she saved me out. From now on, all the love should go to her.
Susan looked at Jonathan with hope, eager to hear good news about Stella Dawson.
After all this time, Susan had finally come to understand….
Right now, the entire Reed family–and even me–depends on Stella’s one word.
If she just loosened up in front of Abraham, everything could be resolved.
But Jonathan stayed silent under her expectant gaze.
Susan urged, “Say something.”
Why isn’t he speaking?
Could it be that after all this, Stella still refuses to give in?
Jonathan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said, “You should forget that you have a daughter. Just pretend she was never born.”
Susan’s breath caught, growing heavier.
Jonathan said. “She’s not really part of our Reed family.”
Except for blood, she has nothing.
If Stella really saw herself as part of the family, she wouldn’t be so cruel.
These are her relatives by blood
Hut food her harsh she is –
1—no merry at all.
She never even comdered.
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That one day, if she ended up like Lillian now in the Luke family, the Bredt family would still take her in and be her fallback
But she never thought about any of that
Jonathan was furious
I had already Negged Stella so humbly, but she remained stubborn.
What Year in the Luke family?
Treant to see if the can keep being treated like a treasure in the Inke family’s hunds.
Susan felt suffocated. “You mean she won’t save me?“
Jonathon answered simply, “Yes, she won’t”
Tears welled in Susan’s eyes, breaking throughs her voice. “She really doesn’t care at all?”
Jonathan nodded again.
Susan felt her chest tighten, unbearable.
Tom her mother. I carried her for ten months and suffered all the hardships of a mother. How can she treat me like this?”
Jonathan remained silent.
Susan shouted hysterically, “How can she do this to me? How can she? T’m her mother
Stella’s refusal to help completely broke Susan.
She screamed with madness.
“I already regret everything. I thought I wouldn’t favor Lillian anymore. Why won’t she help me?”
Jonathan’s breathing grew heavier, and his hatred for Stella deepened.
Susan yelled, “What do I have to do for her to forgive me? She knows the whole Reed family needs her now. Why is she so heartless?”
At this moment, Susan lost her mind completely.
Just thinking about Stella not wanting to help made it impossible for her to get out of here.
She was completely insane.
Facing her hysteria, Jonathan could only remain silent.
So she placed hope on Patrick..
After all those years as a father, now every ounce of his attention was directed at that other family outside.
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Abraham coaxed her into eating a little porridge, but her stomach wasn’t having it; she threw it all up.
She hadn’t eaten properly in days, so by the time they got off the plane, her whole body felt weak and limp.
His voice was full of tenderness as he looked at her with pure affection
Stella gave a soft hum and nodded weakly.
That medical wing. It all started when Stella was a child–she had poor health. The first time she went to the hospital for an intravenous drip, she’d thrown up from the smell of disinfectant.
After that, Abraham expanded the medical facility at home. Whatever the hospitals had, he made sure the house had too even designating an entire villa for it..
He’d even hired a pediatric specialist team.
Hearing the bitterness in Eddie’s tone, Stella peeked her head out from Abraham’s arms. “You better zip it; keep talking and. you’ll be spending even more time in Milbar Desert.”
Maric spotted her and immediately shot her a fierce glare.
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Marie scoffed, “Back when my brother was in charge of you, he was always forbidding this or that. Sure, you stayed tiny.”
“These past two years you’ve been fending for yourself, eating whatever you want–and you still haven’t grown up a bit?”
She really had grown taller. So why am I still only up to his chest?
“You’re back in Falvaria now; you think you can still escape?”
Elsewhere, maybe she couldn’t do much to Stella, but now that they were back in Falvaria? If she dodged her today, was she planning to dodge her forever?
“You little brat. Derrick tells you to leave, and you just go! Why do you listen to him like that? Or did you think the Dawson family was made of paper? Worst–case scenario, you still had your grandparents!”
way Derrick had managed to scare Stella off with just a few words–it infuriated Marie.
Her grandma and grandpa had been furious too when they found out.
“Knowing you were wrong doesn’t cut it. Talk–what exactly did Derrick say to you back then? I’m going to go settle the score with that scumbag.”
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As soon as she heard Derrick had returned to Falvaria, she rushed back from Frapucu without stopping.
Marie was just about to lecture Stella some more when she suddenly felt her wrist gripped tightly–Abraham had grabbed
His voice was soft but firm. “Let her go.”
Marie snapped, “Not a kid? Shut it.”
The more she thought about how timid Stella had been, the more it got under her skin.
Stella shivered at the word “scolding.” “No, no, no. I don’t need a scolding!”
Stella swallowed hard. I’m your sister–in–law now.”
“Marie, Star’s your sister–in–law now. Know what that means? Eldest sister-in–law is like a mom–she’s basically your mom now, haha!
She already knew that Stella and her brother were together–fine, sister–in–law was sister–in–law. But Eddie calling me mom?
Marie had never had much patience for the Eddie–Evie siblings. One had an infuriating attitude, and the other an infuriating
Eddie dodged just in time. Marie’s kick missed and landed squarely on his suitcase.
Eddie stared at his suitcase, which had burst open. His stuff was scattered everywhere. He lost it too…
“Marie, you damn lunatic! Why don’t you just go spend your life with Evie? You’re both rejects anyway!”
Thinking about all those valuables Evie had conned out of her made Marie want to scream.
this whole time trying to track Evie down, but that damn woman had made off with everything.
“Oh, I’ll beat it out of you if I have to! No one in your family’s any good–schemers, the lot of you I swear I’m gonna beat the life out of you.”
The same Marie who’d been holding onto her a second ago was now trading insults with Eddie–and then chasing after him, ready to beat him up.
Stella glanced at Abrahám.
Without saying a word, Abraham took her hand and started leading her out. “Let’s go home.
But the next second, she was right back to tangling with Eddie. Judging by the look on her face, it was clear Evie had really done a number on her.
From behind, Eddie was yelling too. “Abraham, come get your sister! She’s totally out of control!
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The butler handed Stella a small thermal container, smiling fondly “Miss, Madam Diana heard you’ve had little appetite lately. She figured you might not have eaten well on the plane either, so she had this prepared for you”
At the mention of her mother. Stella’s throat tightened with emotion. “Is my mom home!”
Every weekend, her mom would say the same thing before heading out. “Be good and stay home. Some friends will come over to play. Don’t run off…
The Luke and Dawson families held a special position in Falvaria–both openly and behind the scenes, they had many rivals.
So she buried herself in work, day in and day out.
But now she was back. And with just a whiff of that familiar soup, it felt like those endless years had passed in a blink.
Lorette especially loved to cook. No matter how busy she was, she always enjoyed making meals for her children herself. When Stella was little and frail, it was Lorette who practically nursed her back to health, spoon by spoon.
At first, she didn’t know much about making soup. But thinking Stella had inherited her father’s weak constitution, she eventually learned
“Madam said it used to be your favorite,” the butler said gently. “So she got up extra early to make it before heading out.”
He caught her look and knew exactly what was on her mind. Smiling gently, he reached over to ruffle her hair. “Eddie’s the one who passed the message along
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