Chapter 644

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Ethan regretted not trusting Flynt more. He thought he shouldn’t have underestimated the woman Flynt had vouched for.
Ethan lingered in the lab a while longer. He suppressed his agitation before heading back to his quarters.
As he pushed open the door, his pupils contracted sharply at the horrific scene before him.
He shouted, “Margery!”
Margery collapsed limply onto the sofa, with a sickening pool of blood spreading across the floor.
Ethan rushed over to pull her up. He asked, “What happened? Who did this to you?”
Margery weakly opened her eyes and avoided his gaze. After she suppressed the disgust in her eyes, she whispered, “To join Arressto, I had to take a kind of poison. I managed to steal the antidote before I left, but I’ve run out of it.”
Ethan scooped Margery into his arms and raced toward the bedroom. “Don’t be afraid. I’ll try to save you.”
Margery had just lain down when she coughed up a few more mouthfuls of blood. With a bitter, weak smile, she said, “Ethan, I hate you. We could have lived a happy life together, but you destroyed everything and forced me to run away.
“If I hadn’t run away, I wouldn’t have joined Arressto, or been abused and hunted all these years.”
“I’m so sorry.” After checking her, Ethan moved to lift her. “I’ll get you tested. If that doesn’t help, we’re going straight to the hospital.”
“It’s too late,” Margery said with her voice fading. “If hospitals could help, I would have been rid of this poison ages ago.”
She continued, “Let it be. Just let me die in peace.”
Ethan tightened his grip on Margery’s hands. With guilt clouding his eyes, he said, “There’s still a way. Aria is from Kerano Global Health. She is an expert in this aspect. Wait here. I’m going to call her over.”
Worried that Aria might refuse, Ethan knew he had to go himself.
Margery watched as Ethan’s figure faded from view, and a cold smirk played on her lips.
Aria had just finished her meal when violent pounding shook her door. She rose and opened it.
Ethan said worriedly, “Come with me to save her.”
He reached out to grab Aria, but Flynt rushed over and blocked him. Flynt said, “Uncle, calm down.”
Flynt turned to Aria and said in a low voice, “My Margery has been poisoned. We hope you could take a look, Ms. Saxon.”
Aria recalled that moment a week ago when their eyes met on the warehouse rooftop. A knowing smile curved her lips.
Aria thought, ‘Margery really went all out.’
Aria asked, “What’s in it for me?”
“What do you want?” Ethan asked urgently.
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Aria replied, “Unrestricted access to the warehouse’s top floor.”
Ethan frowned.
Aria said, “I’m not interested in ammunition. I just want chemical reagents.”
Flynt narrowed his eyes, and his gaze on Aria deepened.
“Deal.” Ethan agreed instantly.
“Okay. Let’s go,” Aria said.
By the time the three of them arrived, Margery had already fallen into a coma.
Aria pressed her fingers to Margery’s wrist, and her frown deepened with each passing moment.
Aria said, “I need to perform acupuncture to suppress the toxin’s spread. Get acupuncture needles quickly.”
Ethan immediately called his assistant to prepare acupuncture needles.
Aria held out her hand and said, “Paper and pen.”
Flynt grabbed a sheet of scratch paper from the desk, pulled a pen from his pocket, and handed them to Aria.
Aria quickly jotted down a dozen or so herbal ingredients and said, “Go get them ready.”
Ethan snatched the paper, scanned it quickly, and then locked eyes with Aria. He asked in a taut voice, “Can it be eliminated?”
“It’s not easily treatable,” Aria said clinically. “The poison wasn’t supposed to act up yet, but due to prolonged stress and lack of release, the toxins have invaded her vital organs.”
It was Ethan who had confined Margery there.
“I had no idea she was poisoned.” Ethan clenched his fists. “But if you say it’s not easily treatable, that means there’s still hope, doesn’t it?”
The acupuncture needles arrived. Without answering his question, Aria immediately began administering treatment to Margery.
Aria stated, “The toxin is under control. Come to me when the herbal ingredients are ready.”
“Stay here and take care of her,” Ethan blocked her way.
Aria said, “My presence won’t make a difference.”
Flynt said, “Uncle, herbals are hard to procure in Torrenia. Let Cindy look after Margery, and you go personally to find them.”
Ethan had no choice but to relent. Not only did he need to procure the herbals, but he also had to urgently summon several doctors.
Flynt watched Aria leave, and then his gaze lingered on Margery.
Flynt wondered, ‘Is this really an accident?’
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At 10 p.m., Aria dialed Owen’s number.
Wilson answered at the first ring. He said worriedly, “Aria, you finally called. Owen is in trouble.”