The Apple of My Eye

Sheryl was extremely restless and anxious about Clark's deteriorating condition. She said, "Since the reason behind Clark's illness is still undiagnosed, the doctors are clueless about the cure. The only way forward is to send him for further examination and try to find out the root cause behind the illness. I am so worried..."

Hearing Sheryl's words, Vicky couldn't help but think of what Rob had told them the night before.

'Is what Rob claimed last night true? Did he really poison Clark?'

The look on Vicky's face changed dramatically at the very thought of it. If that was the case, the situation was indeed alarming, and Sheryl seemed to be unaware of what Rob had revealed in front of Charles and Vicky. Charles should have informed Sheryl about it. But it seemed that he had not revealed it to Sheryl as yet. So Vicky said, "Sheryl, you'd better suggest Charles force Rob to hand over the antidote. Now only he has the antidote. Otherwise, in not too long, there will be no way to get Clark back."

Sheryl looked bewildered at hearing Vicky's words. She asked, "What antidote? What does it have to do with Rob?"

Vicky's assumption about Charles not revealing the information to Sheryl was further confirmed. She looked at Sheryl and questioned, "Didn't Charles tell you what had happened last night?"

"No. What happened? Tell me," Sheryl asked, looking absolutely blank.

Melissa was standing aside. She got impatient. To make it short, she pulled at Vicky's sleeve and urged, "What the hell is it? Tell us quickly."

Vicky hesitated and sank into deep thought.

She could not make out why Charles had hidden such important information from his family.

Vicky regretted having revealed information to Charles' family that he should have told them. She felt awkward to see both Melissa and Sheryl were eager to hear it out. After a momentary indecisiveness, she decided to tell them what Rob had told them the night before.

Heaving a sigh, Vicky slowly said, "Last night, Rob told me that he had injected some kind of poison into Clark's body, which would initially lead to a high fever, and, gradually, it would lead to further complications like body ache, nose bleeding, and then..." Vicky suddenly paused and stole a glance at them.

Sheryl grabbed Vicky's arm and shouted anxiously, "And then what? Tell me the entire thing!"

"Rob said it would be fatal once the poison spread in his blood. If the antidote is not administered at the right time... The person who has been poisoned by this drug will live less than one and half a month..." Vicky stammered as she felt too sad to continue.

Melissa couldn't believe her ears. "What kind of poison is it? Are you sure about what you are saying?"

"You just said Charles knew about it, didn't you?" Sheryl asked again, her face turning awful.

Frightened by Sheryl's reaction, Vicky nodded her head immediately and said, "Yes, he knew it."

"Okay, then I believe in everything that you have just said." Sheryl's face was pale. She loosened her grip on Vicky's hand, and then she furrowed her brows in a deep frown.

In her mind, Sheryl reviewed all the incidents one by one since the morning. Charles had suddenly shown up in the ward with the medical staff, and then they took Clark out for the medical examination later. She should have noticed something was wrong. Now it was all clear in her mind.

Charles might have chosen not to tell Sheryl because he knew how Sheryl would react once she had been informed that Clark was poisoned.

Still, being Clark's mother, Sheryl had the right to know the truth. In Sheryl's opinion, no matter how bad Clark's condition could be, Charles should have informed her without any hesitation.

There was a weird sternness on Sheryl's face as she tried to absorb the shock, which made Vicky surprised.

She took a look at Melissa, who was also shocked by what had happened.

While Melissa and Sheryl were drowning in deep sorrow, a big commotion broke out right outside the ward, and then a group of people came in.

Clark was lying lifeless on the gurney being pushed by the medical staff into the ward, followed by Charles.

Sheryl was suddenly pulled out of her reverie as she pushed away Vicky, who was blocking her way and rushed to her son.

"Clark, Clark, how are you feeling, dear?" Sheryl grabbed the gurney and stooped over Clark's face. Seeing her son pale-faced and in a coma, Sheryl's heart sank.

Charles approached Sheryl hastily and tried to calm her down. It took him a lot of effort to stop her. He comforted and explained, "Sher, let Clark lie down on the bed first. I'll tell you the results of his examination later."

Sheryl nodded her head, but she didn't even look at Charles. She kept her eyes fixed on Clark as if her son would disappear in a blink of an eye.

Melissa rushed over as well. Her eyes widened as she watched Clark lying on the bed, still unconscious.

Hastily Melissa asked Director Liu, "Doctor, what's wrong with my grandson? Why is he still unconscious? Haven't you found out the results yet? Has he indeed been poisoned?"

Charles was taken aback to hear Melissa's last words.

At once, he shot a glance at Vicky, who was standing aside quietly. From Vicky's expression, he read how Melissa had come to know about Clark being poisoned.

Director Liu did not hide the truth

and said honestly, "The kid's condition is indeed complicated. We have done a full body examination

on him. The test results coed

that he has been drugged by poison named HUR. This poison is very rare, and there is no antidote for

this poison in our country at

present."

"No antidote in the country? Then where did the poison come from? Doctor, don't refuse to take your responsibility. Please don't give up like this just because you don't know how to cure him. You have to save my grandson!" Melissa had an emotional outburst. She couldn't help shouting at the doctor.

Scott was a little embarrassed.

Charles immediately intervened,

"Mom, Director Liu said that this poison has never been seen in our country. Maybe it was brought here from abroad. He will try to find a cure. I'm really sorry, Director-Liu. My mother is just too worried about my son, so she might have said something wrong in a rush."

Scott didn't mind Melissa's words. He could understand how she felt at

the moment, so he explained

patiently, "It doesn't matter. The child is suffering from a special illness, and we have already contacted one of my previous colleagues who is working abroad. Once we find any cure for this

poison, you will be informed. Of course, we will not give up. We will be administering a temporary antidote, but only

temporarily...Okay? I'm sorry. That's all we can do for the time being."

"What if the poison starts spreading through his blood?" Sheryl cut in abruptly.

Scott nodded. "Well, the possibility for that can't be denied. Once the poison is infused into the blood, it will cause aches in every muscle of the whole body. We can't avoid that from happening, as the kid has already got it inside his body..."

"Is there any way to relieve the pain?" At the thought of her little boy writhing in agony, Sheryl felt a stinging pain in her heart.

She looked at Scott imploringly, but Scott still shook his head silently.

Receiving the answer, Sheryl sank into deep thought. She stared blankly and didn't say anything. She had gone numb. But her mind was in a complete mess.

'Oh, dear! My son, Clark! Why did this have to happen to my child? Why would he have to suffer so much? Why?!'

Sheryl thought in her mind. If it was in her hands, she would have taken all the pain upon herself. As a mother, she couldn't see her son suffer like this. She felt helpless because she couldn't do anything for he

son!

Sheryl's face was stained with tears, but she did not dare to cry out loud. She was afraid that she might disturb Clark, who was still in a coma. She was afraid that he would wake up and cry out, "Mom, it hurts, it hurts..." Nobody spoke any further.

There was a strange silence that had befallen in the room. Charles held Sheryl's hand with a distressed face. It wasn't easy for Charles to remain calm, now he felt like he couldn't restrain the sorrow in his heart.

Even for Melissa, this kind of situation was a heavy blow to her heart. She turned around and covered her mouth, sobbing silently. Vicky happened to stand beside her, so she quickly held Melissa's arm and patted her shoulder to comfort her.