“Uncle…” The moment Austin opened his mouth, Dominic handed over the herbal medicine. “Drink it!”Dominic sounded rude, but the medicine was the most delicious thing on earth to Austin now. Without asking what it was, he gulped it down in one shot. He did not even care that it was hot and smacked his lips after finishing it. “It’s so sweet!”Dominic stared at his nephew. “I doubled the amount of bitter melon! Very sweet? I think you must be suffering from a concussion!”Despite being scolded, Austin did not mind and laughed happily. “Thank you for saving me, Uncle Dom.”“I told you I’m not that free, got it? Your father will come to pick you up later. Don’t dilly-dally and try to stick around. You’re no more than a pain in my a*s!” After a pause, he added, “Oh, yes, I don’t want the bed and blanket anymore since you’ve used them. Tell your father to buy new ones for me!”“Sure, I’ll buy the best ones for you, Uncle Dom!” Austin said laughingly. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in hi
“Take off your shirt!” Dominic said.Austin did so without asking why. Dominic examined him from top to bottom, then took two steps back to size him up. “Take off your pants, too!”Austin was stunned. “Uncle Dom?”“Stop dawdling! You want me to do it for you?” Dominic said it threateningly.Austin was resigned, could only do as he was told. Although he still wore his underwear, wearing so little in front of the old man was embarrassing.Crouching down, Dominic looked at his calves, then flicked his finger at the back of his knee. He slowly got up, stepped back, and rubbed his beard as he narrowed his eyes. He seemed to be either looking at Austin or thinking about something.“Grandpa…” A voice sounded.Austin knew his granduncle was trying to figure out what was wrong with him, but standing there without a shirt or pants was embarrassing.‘I wonder if he’s done. He should at least let me put on my clothes, right?’“Grandpa…” The soft voice sounded again. Since it was soft and
“It’s not fun over here. Grandpa will take you to have fun, okay?” Carrying Galen, Dominic was about to leave.Still standing there in embarrassment, Austin was taken aback. “Uncle Dom, what about the virus?”“What virus? I said you have no virus!” Dominic impatiently left without looking back.Austin stood for a long time in a daze, then went into the ensuite bathroom. Standing before the large mirror, he looked at his nearly naked self.He was wearing nothing except a pair of short pants. As he only took off his shirt just now, it was the first time he could take a good look at his body.It had been days since he had done so. He would have been shocked to see how much weight he had lost if he had not been mentally prepared. His cheeks were deeply sunken, and one could tell from the dark circles under his bloodshot eyes that he had not slept well for days. His body, however, did not look like his at all!It was not skinny. On the contrary, his muscles were firm and clearly out
Letting go of Debbie’s wrist, Lily sighed in relief.She quietly left the room and went next door. Still awake, Alexander could now move around in the ward and looked no different from a healthy person.“Dr. Russell. Doing your rounds, huh?” He said it half-jokingly but cooperatively offered his hand.Lily gave him a sidelong glance. “You look well. You should be able to leave tomorrow.”“I do? But I feel I can’t.” Alexander raised his brow as she took his wrist pulse. No matter how often she did it, she was always serious.Her fingers lingered a bit longer on purpose. She let go, and her tense look visibly relaxed while her eyes sparkled with relief. “You’ve fully recovered, and your wrist pulse is steady. Since everything is normal, you should leave tomorrow, okay?”Alexander stepped forward, held her around her waist, and gently pulled her close.Lily hastily held him back by pushing his chest with one hand. “Don’t…”“But I can’t bear to leave you. What should I do?” He look
Lily came to the laboratory and saw Edmund standing in a daze. “Dr. Morris?”“Lily, look.” Edmund glanced over his shoulder at her. He looked disturbed and pointed with his finger. Lily looked in his finger’s direction and saw the mice lying supine in the observational cage.“How did it happen?” Shocked, Lily took two steps over and examined them one by one. Most of the mice were dying, and two were lying in lethargy. She opened each box and examined them. She knew none of the mice would survive.“I didn’t do anything.” As Lily turned to look at Edmund, he raised his hands to show he was innocent. “I saw this when I reached here, and then you came.”Lily gave him a deep look and did not say anything. Soon, Dr. Blanc rushed over. He was shocked to see what happened as the mice had been injected with the virus and fed Lily’s concoctions.‘If herbal medicine is the cause, I wonder what would happen when the patients drink it?’“What happened?” He asked with a frown.“I heard someth
“What the…” The crowd reacted in shock and confusion.Although test subjects sometimes died, it was highly unusual that none would survive. Besides, they had been fine for the past few days, so everyone wondered how the mice could have died so suddenly.“I’m sure you all know these mice had been drinking the herbal medicine I made, so I have to take responsibility for their deaths,” Lily said.Dashiell nearly burst out laughing. “So you admit there’s a problem with your so-called medicine, right?”“No. On the contrary, there’s nothing wrong with my medicine,” Lily turned around as she spoke, very sure of it.Dashiell scoffed. “We are witnessing a 100% death rate now! Yet you still claim your medicine is fine? You’re not saying the problem lies with the mice, right?”Lily only smiled at his remark. “That’s right. There’s something wrong with these mice.”“What the hell?” The others looked as if she had said something ridiculous.“Someone did something to the mice, and that’s why
As Lily was forthright and everyone else was staring, Dashiell felt humiliated, as his expression turned cold. “What the hell do you mean? Lily, you better clarify yourself!”“It’s rather clear. Don’t you get it?” Lily looked at him. “I believe you know better than I do why the mice died.”“You’re saying I poisoned your mice?” Dashiell laughed coldly. “What a joke! Everyone knows we belong to different departments, and I hardly come over here, let alone sabotage your experiment. Besides, your place is locked. How am I supposed to get in?”“Every laboratory in the research area has a lock, but we all have access,” Lily retorted, “Why couldn’t you?”“We have access to every lab except yours,” After saying so, Dashiell frowned and abruptly stopped.Lily smiled. “How did you know? Have you tried it before?”“I-I heard…” Dashiell looked a bit discomposed. “Don’t blame your incompetence on me! I have nothing to do with your mice dying! The problem lies with your herbal medicine!”“Ple
The video showed the laboratory. Playing at double speed, the footage soon showed someone stealthily opening the door and going in, wearing a hazmat suit and a large hat. The person paused momentarily, as if glancing around, then probably relaxed and went to one of the observation cages.They took something from their pockets and held it over their heads.Lily showed the video to others, and they widened their eyes when they saw someone enter the laboratory. Dashiell stared at it as well with a tense look.He heaved a sigh of relief, however, when he saw the person wearing a hazmat suit and a mask, not revealing their face.When the video stopped as the person left the laboratory, Dashiell straightened up and snorted. “That’s all you’ve got?“We can’t even see the person’s face! Even if the video is real, how could you say it’s me?” Dashiell snorted. “Trying to frame me with such a ridiculous video? Dr. Russell, you suck as a doctor but are good at playing tricks, right?“Dr. Bla