Chapter 1091

Rory's medicine worked. After Mable fed Lemon the medicine, her fever subsided in less than half an hour.

Rory looked at Mable and said, "Although I can confirm that Little Lemon's symptoms are due to poisoning, I still need more time to determine the exact toxin. I'll get back to you as soon as possible, probably tomorrow night."

Mable nodded gratefully and said, "Rory, thank you."

Rory gazed at Mable. A complex emotion flickered briefly in his eyes before he replied, "I should get going now. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me."

Mable nodded again and then remembered something. "Where’s Adam?"

Adam, who usually stuck to Rory like glue, was conspicuously absent today.

"He's attending to some matters I assigned to him. He won't be around for a while," Rory explained.

Mable accepted the explanation without further questions.

Upon learning that Lemon's condition was due to poisoning, Jeremiah returned to the villa that night and instructed his people to investigate Le