NovelEnglishLoving Mom 264
Chapter 264
Just as Kelly was about to quietly pour the snake venom in, a sharp, icy voice rang out behind her.
“Kelly, what do you think you're doing?”
She flinched, panic flickering in her eyes. But only for a moment. Her composure snapped back into place almost
instantly.
Turning around, she wore a look of confused innocence. “I finished grinding the medicine. | was just about to
bottle it. Is there a problem?”
“Bottling it?” Sharon stepped forward and yanked the porcelain vial from her hand. Her voice was cold. “Do you
even know what's in this bottle?”
Kelly leaned over, pretending to examine it, then offered a look of mild apology.
“Sorry... | was so focused on grinding the herbs, | didn’t notice.”
Sharon glanced at the liquid inside, her lips curling into a thin, bitter smile.
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“Didn’t notice? Or were you thinking of something else entirely? That vial contains freshly extracted venom. Even
the smallest mistake could kill someone.”
Earlier, after extracting the toxin, Uriah had been called away urgently to see a patient. In the rush, he'd set the
vial aside and gone straight into the consultation.
Sharon had just confirmed the bank transfer when she noticed Kelly sneaking around suspiciously. Then she saw
the gloves Uriah had left nearby-and everything fell into place.
Kelly had been planning something.
Now, with her head lowered, Kelly murmured, “I really didn’t know there was venom in that bottle... You know
how clumsy | am. | can’t even tell herbs apart most of the time...”
Sharon stared at her silently, her gaze unrelenting.
After a moment, Kelly's eyes shifted slightly. She spoke again, “It was a mistake. I'm sorry. I'll take full
responsibility.”
Before Sharon could say anything, Kelly suddenly dropped to her knees.
“This is all my fault. Please don’t take away the medicine just because of this-Sharon, I'm begging you.”
Sharon's lashes trembled faintly.
At that very moment, a man in a tailored suit stepped into the clinic-tall, composed, with an elegant chill in his
features.
He paused when he saw Kelly kneeling on the floor, his brow creasing slightly. Then he strode over and helped
her up.
“Kelly, what are you doing?”
‘Another act!” Sharon mused inwardly.
Carter had arrived quickly-too quickly. She figured Kelly had already called him, playing the victim, and now he
was here to confront her.
But Kelly refused to stand on her own. Tears welled up in her eyes as she choked back sobs.
“Carter, this was my fault. | made a mistake. | almost bottled the medicine in the wrong container... If my
carelessness ends up harming Mr. Malcolm's reputation, I'll never forgive myself.”
Carter turned toward Sharon, displeasure flickering in his expression.
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“Did Kelly make such a terrible mistake that she has to kneel and apologize like this?”
Sharon was long used to his suspicion and favoritism.
Her voice was calm. “First of all, | never asked her to kneel. She said a few words and then dropped to her knees
on her own.”
“And second-" she raised the vial slightly, her tone sharpening, “you want to know what mistake she made? She
nearly poured this venom into the ground medicine. This isn’t sbitter root-it's highly lethal poison, extracted
from a snake. Even a drop could kill a person.”
She gave a faint laugh, low and cutting. “So when Kelly talks about harming Mr. Malcolm's reputation, funny how
she leaves out the part where her mistake could've killed a patient.”
Tears streamed freely down Kelly's face now, her expression one of tragic helplessness.
“I didn’t know,” she said through sobs. “I just saw a porcelain bottle nearby and thought I'd use it to hold the
medicine... How was | supposed to know Mr. Malcolm would leave something so dangerous lying around? 1
“Sharon said even a trace of it could be fatal. If that’s true, then isn't it possible | got sonjust now? Do
you really think I'd want to poison myself?”
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