NovelEnglishIn the sterile silence of the ICU, Mira lay motionless, her body a battleground where abnormal liver and kidney functions signaled a dire situation, poisoning. The doctors, however, were still at a loss, unable to pinpoint the exact toxin at play.
Her parents, Sheryl and Fredric were a picture of distress.
"It makes no sense," Fredric muttered, pacing the hospital corridor, "Everyone else is fine. How could only our Mira be poisoned? It's just bizarre." "If anything happens to Mira," Sheryl sobbed, her voice breaking, "I don't know how I'll manage to go on with my life." Upon hearing the news, Leopold and Aurelia had rushed to the hospital, after ensuring William was safely escorted home by their bodyguard. Time was of the essence.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Sheryl, Fredric, how's Mira doing?" Leopold asked as he approached.
Sheryl's tears flowed unhindered, "The doctors have issued a critical condition notice. We just celebrated her birthday yesterday, and she didn't eat anything unusual. We had dinner at home, and Mira and Nina shared the same dishes, but Nina's fine. How could this happen?" A cold glint flashed in Leopold's eyes. It seemed Kane's suspicions were correct, and the cotton candy was to blame.
"Don't panic yet, Sheryl," Leopold said, trying to keep the anxiety out of his voice, "Let Skyler have a look. He's got a Ph.D. in pharmacology. Remember when Aurelia was poisoned? He's the one who whipped up the antidote." Sheryl immediately summoned the doctor and accompanied Skyler into the ICU.
Mira was a ghostly pale, her lips tinged blue, and a sinister black line marred the whites of her eyes.
Skyler shuddered slightly, "This poison is extracted from a rare species of jellyfish, seldom encountered. Without prompt antidote administration, the patient could succumb to liver and kidney failure within three days." "Is there an antidote?" Leopold asked urgently.
"The jellyfish venom needs cholesterol to work," Skyler explained methodically, "We can target cholesterol for the antidote.” The doctor, catching on to the conversation, quickly went to prepare the cholesterol-targeting antidote.
Aurelia breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank heavens for you, Skyler. You're our modern-day Hippocrates." Skyler, slightly embarrassed but pleased, scratched his head, "Geoffrey used to keep this type of jellyfish. | happened to see it and researched how to counteract the poison." Aurelia felt reassured knowing Skyler could counteract Geoffrey's intricate poisons.
"With Skyler here, we don't have to fear being poisoned ever again.” Leopold was in unspoken thoughts, like the encroaching night.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWhen Sheryl learned Mira was poisoned by a jellyfish, she was shocked, "We were at the beach a few days ago. Could she have been stung then? But there's no wound." "It's possible this jellyfish doesn't leave a noticeable mark," Fredric said.
Leopold kept to himself the truth about the poisoned cotton candy, not wanting to complicate matters further.
"We'll need to be more careful on future outings," Fredric said, clapping Leopold on the shoulder, "Leopold, we're lucky Skyler is so knowledgeable. Otherwise, Mira's situation would be grim." He had always thought of Skyler as a simpleton, never imagining his hidden brilliance. Could this be a case of still waters running deep? After making sure Aurelia was safely back at the Stirling Mansion, Leopold drove Skyler home.
"Skyler, do you know about a superbug Geoffrey has from the Amazon jungle?" Leopold inquired.
Skyler blinked in surprise, "You mean Medusa? That's the name Geoffrey gave it. He found it on a hedgehog in the Amazon, brought it home, and started cultivating the superbug.” "Medusa is formidable. So far, all known antibiotics are ineffective against it. Once infected, a person's organs fail within a week.
But fortunately, it dies quickly outside its host and is only found in that specific hedgehog, making it difficult to spread beyond the Amazon, except by Geoffrey's hand."
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