Chapter 148 Old Man Holmes, Hang in There

• The pain within her spread, but not to the extent that it was evident to others. Even while her heart was dripping blood, she still appeared calm and unruffled on the surface. Inwardly, she thought, I’m truly no longer the Caitlin of the past. A faint wry smile flashed across her face before she once again looked at the hospital director.
• Meanwhile, the hospital director naturally didn’t waver anymore after hearing Dexter’s words. Staring at them all, he said in a low voice, “In the beginning, we also thought that Little Master William was suffering from gastroenteritis, so we treated him accordingly. However, when it clearly proved ineffective, we then drew his blood for analysis, only to discover that there’s a substance in his body that weakened him and caused him to develop a high fever, a symptom similar to gastroenteritis.”
• “What substance?” Caitlin’s hands clenched into fists. She was only a trifle suspicious, but never had she thought that her suspicions would be proven true. Such a feeling was truly terrifying, and she shuddered at the thought of such an incident happening despite Glenn’s protection.