Filed To Story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
“Have you discovered the cause?” Lithika asked. “Why was there a fire in our garden?”
“Don’t worry, we will search for the cause in detail. As soon as we have an answer, we will let you know.”
Lithika nodded and did not ask any further. After returning to the villa, she calmed down a little and went back to preparing a rich and nutritious meal for Emma as usual.
4pm. Eric escorted Emma home before he returned to Kaleidoscope. However, as soon as Emma stepped in through the front door, an unpleasant smell caught her attention.
“Auntie Bai, is something in the house burning?”
“No, there was a fire outside this afternoon…” Auntie Bai walked out of the kitchen and explained while wiping her hands. “Are you hungry? Hurry and sit down. Dinner is almost ready.”
“Take your time, I can still endure it,” Emma leaned back on the sofa. Now that she was almost 8 months pregnant, daily movements had already become unbearably difficult.
Lithika sensed her exhaustion and smiled, “The first pregnancy is always like this. The second one will be a lot easier.”
“I haven’t thought that far ahead,” Emma held the back of her head with one hand while she stroked her stomach with the other. During her checkup today, the results showed that Wren’s claim about an unhealthy and deformed child was completely incorrect. As for the gender of their child, Eric hoped for a girl…and she hoped for a boy.
“You can think about it later,” Lithika said as she placed a delicious bowl of chicken soup in front of Emma, “I’ve already separated the oil, this soup won’t make you fat…”
Emma looked at Lithika. She was slightly moved because she knew Lithika was actually Eric’s birth mother. Just based on this small gesture, Wren could not compare.
At least Lithika always tried to do the best for her.
Emma enjoyed the care shown by Lithika. After receiving the chicken soup from her, she took one sip after another. However, she felt that the taste of the chicken soup was very different from usual.
“What’s wrong?” Lithika immediately asked after seeing Emma stop.
“The soup tastes odd.”
Lithika took the bowl from Emma’s hands and took a sniff; her exp**ssion changed, “Oh no, there’s a smell of chemicals. Do you feel unwell?”
Emma shook her head, “No.”
“I’m a bit worried. I think you should go to the hospital to get it checked.” Lithika was, after all, a researcher of biotechnology, so she was cautious towards chemicals. She immediately helped Emma up and gave a sample of the chicken soup to the bodyguard so he could take it to the hospital to be examined.
Emma wasn’t as anxious as Lithika in the beginning. Even after she was examined at the hospital, she still did not show any symptoms. However, after she received the test results for the chicken soup…
“Why is there so much Quinidine in the chicken soup?”
Hearing the name of this drug, Lithika’s face turned pale.
Others may not know, but she was well aware of what it was. Quinidine was not something that often appeared in the daily lives of an average person. It was a drug used in the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms. But, if consumed by a pregnant woman, it may cause an abortion or affect the heart of the fetus! However, the thing that surprised her the most was, how did a drug like this appear in her chicken soup.
Worst of all, Emma had taken two sips!
Thinking of this, Lithika trembled in fear. What was she to do? What was Emma to do?
What was going to happen to her grandchild?
After receiving the test result, Lithika’s knees were weak as she pulled out her phone and called Eric, “Mr. Roberts, I’m sorry. Please come to the hospital right now.”
As soon as he heard ‘hospital’, Eric subconsciously thought of Emma. So, he put down the work in his hands and rushed over.
As he arrived, Emma was being examined in a hospital room. Lithika saw Eric and hurried over with a choked up voice, “Emma accidentally consumed a restricted drug…I’m afraid something might happen to her.”
Just as Eric was about to question Lithika about the situation, the doctor stepped out of the room and said to the two, “It’s not as serious as you think!”
“Family members shouldn’t worry. She only consumed a very small amount of Quinidine; it has little effect on the patient and her child. She is very fortunate,” the doctor said as he removed his gloves. He then looked at the two with a curious exp**ssion, “Logically speaking, a drug like Quinidine cannot be bought outside of the hospital. It isn’t something that is used by ordinary patients. How did it appear in the chicken soup?”
Eric looked at Lithika and Lithika shook her head confusedly, “I honestly don’t know.”
Lithika had no idea when her chicken soup had been spiked.
“Mr. Roberts, please trust me. I would never hurt Emma and her child.”
Eric’s handsome face tensed up a little; his exp**ssion was icy cold. But, he still maintained a basic trust towards Lithika, so he simply nodded his head.
“The patient is now stable, so family members can go in and see her.”
After listening to the doctor, Eric was about to enter the room. However, just as he took a step forward, the nurse inside suddenly rushed out and stopped the doctor from leaving, “Doctor, there’s something not quite right about the patient…”
Hearing this, Eric immediately tried to rush in. However, the nurse stood in his way, “Sir, you can’t enter right now. Otherwise, you may delay the treatment of the patient.”
“Get out of my way!” Eric immediately pushed the woman aside and rushed into the hospital room. As soon as he saw Emma’s pale face, he quickly held onto her hand, “Don’t be afraid, I am right here by your side. If anything happens to you and our child, I will kill everyone involved before I come and join you.”
They obviously weren’t on a film set and these words were obviously only suited to novels and ancient times. But, upon hearing Eric’s words, the medical staff did not think that he was telling a lie.
“Nothing will happen to me…” Emma said as she clasped tightly to Eric’s hand. Possibly because of the pain, Emma’s palms were covered in a cold sweat, “Nothing will happen to me. Eric, don’t worry.”
“Doctor, the patient is having contractions, we need to operate immediately,” the nurse notified the doctor as she monitored Emma’s condition.
“It seems, I have underestimated the impact of Quinidine on the patient. Quick!”
Lithika froze in fear as she waited anxiously outside the room, unsure what she could do. Meanwhile, Eric was pushed out of the room as he watched Emma being taken into the delivery room.
“Eric…”
“You may not be the one who drugged the soup, but what happened to your responsibility to take care of her?”
Lithika was stunned as she lowered her head in self-blame, “It was all my fault.”
“Think carefully, where did things go wrong?” Eric did not continue to release his anger on someone that was on the same side. When it came to taking care of Emma, his responsibility was obviously bigger.
A moment later, the doctor came out of the delivery room followed by Emma’s bed.
“False alarm; it was just a false contraction,” the doctor let out a sigh of relief after providing his explanation. “I suggest that the patient remain in the hospital for a couple of days so I can continue to observe her condition. If the same situation happens or if the patient requires premature labor, we can treat her promptly.”
After listening to the doctor’s words, Eric looked at Emma. His heart ached so much that it felt numb.
If the pregnancy could still be terminated, he would rather not have this child so Emma wouldn’t have to suffer.
After Lithika heard that it was a false contraction, she collapsed in tears.
“Family members do not need to worry. The patient is stable now and a situation like this should not happen again…”
Actually, the reason why the doctor said this, was simply to appease Eric because he could feel his cold and dangerous temper.
Afterwards, Emma was delivered to her hospital room. Eric stripped off his jacket and threw it to one side as he sat down on the edge of Emma’s bed and held her hand.
“That woman looks like Emma…”
“Shhh…do you have a death wish? Haven’t you noticed the scary look in Mr. Roborts’s eyes?” two young nurses whispered outside the hospital room door.
Eric recovered from his worries and pulled out his phone to call Luke, “Investigate every single person that entered Hyatt Regency bet**en yesterday and today. Do not let a single person escape. I want you to find every single person, even if it’s a ghost.”
Luke did not know what had happened, “President, I don’t quite understand.”
Eric took a minute to regain his composure. Meanwhile, Luke did not dare to hang up.
“Come to the hospital first.”
As soon as he heard the word ‘hospital’, Luke roughly figured out the reason why Eric had abandoned his meeting at work. Only Emma had the ability to make him forget about everything around him.
It didn’t take long before Luke arrived at the hospital and located Emma’s hospital room. After Auntie Bai recalled the incident that had happened, Luke was shocked. He couldn’t believe that someone was so brave as to walk straight into the villa and commit a crime.