Chapter 563 The Poisoned Broth

nc had sent the soup base to theb beforeing to the hospital.

Now the test results were in.

Someone had added an extremely toxic, powerful abortifacient ito /ithe fish maw.

“An abortifacient?” Samson’s report left Grace and Nancy both chilled.

After the shock came a rush of relief.

If Lily had drunk that bowl, the consequences would have been catastrophic.

Just the thought of it made their hearts clench and their skin go cold.

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“Yes.” Samson replied respectfully. “Theb doctor says that ingesting this drug causes catastrophic harm to a pregnant woman. Massive hemorrhage is certain; the chance of needing a hysterectomy is as high as ny percent; the maternal mortality rate is up to seventy percent. Because the consequences are so severe, this drug is banned internationally. How it ended up in Lily’s daily bowl is inexplicable.”

Grace swayed, her face pale with fright.

To think: the animal who did this didn’t merely want to kill her unborn great–granddaughter – they wanted Lily dead, too.

“God, how vicious…” Grace clutched her chest and kept repeating how lucky Lily had been to refuse the bowl, how lucky the baby and Lily were still safe.

“Is Ivan all right?” Victor arrived shortly after hearing the news. Ivan had actually regained consciousness some time ago; everyone had been focused on Samson and hadn’t noticed. When his brother asked after him, Ivan forced a silly smile. “I’m fine. I feel good–could probably run a fewps downstairs.”

Privately, he was relieved that he’d been the one to eat it. If his sister–inw had drunk that bowl, and something had happened to her and the baby, his brother would be devastated. His little niece would be gone. He wasn’t going to boast about it–he thought of it as his duty as an uncle to have taken the blow.

“You foolish boy…” Nancy scolded, half angry, half relieved, wiping her red–rimmed eyes at his grin. fn992b Chapters first released on find?novel/fn992b

nc, exhausted by the day, dabbed his own eyes and turned to Samson. “Find out who tried

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to poison Lily and her child. Get to the bottom of this.”

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Renee’s face went pale at nc’s tone, but she steadied herself. She’d slipped the drug in while nobody was looking; she’d assumed no one would trace it back to her. If the broth tested positive, she told herself, suspicion would fall on the cooks–not on her.

Still, dread crawled up her spine. She wanted to go home, but leaving now would look guilty. So when the Luke family left for the hospital, she climbed into one of the cars and followed.

Samson’sb confirmation made everyone shudder. The poison in the fish maw had been deliberate.

Renee immediately pointed at the kitchen staff. “The cook who made the fish maw–Spring- she must have poisoned it. Someone in the kitchen must be angry iat /iLily. Call the police; have her arrested!”

Luke estate had multiple kitchens and dozens of chefs. Each cook carried a strong reputation. Spring, who had cooked Lily’s fish maw, had once been the imperial chef at grand events. Nancy had hired her and raised her pay to a huge sry. Renee well knew Spring’s status–and resented it. When Nancy once rescued Renee in her worst hour, she’d paid for medical care and even hired Renee;ter Renee had watched Spring’s sry rise and burned with jealousy.

Renee’s face was a mask of righteous outrage as she used the kitchen staff, but Susan–who hade to the hospital as soon as she heard–felt the usation sting.

Weak and fragile as she looked, Susan stepped to the bedside and coughed a little, then asked anxiously, “Ivan’s face is so pale… Nancy, this is terrible. We must make this right for him. Ivan, how are you feeling now?”