Drowning Him In Regret

Chapter 99 The Danger

Just then, Nina, the nurse who often gave me my shots, walked into the room. "Winnie, what are you doing here giving injections? Did you even report this?"

"Nina, 1-1 just-" Winnie was already flustered and barely able to string her words together.

Meanwhile, Dorian gripped her wrist tightly and showed no sign of letting go. "I just saw you pull something out of your pocket and inject it into the vial. Hand it over."

His voice was ice cold. Without giving her a chance to protest, he reached straight into her coat pocket. To everyone's surprise, he actually found a small vial.

When Nina took it from him, her face went pale. "Winnie, the patient is allergic to this medication. Did you not know that?" All eyes fell on Winnie. She dropped to the floor and burst into tears. "I'm sorry. I-I didn't know-"

I was already starting to piece things together. It was obvious someone had used her.

I softened my tone as much as I could. "Winnie, right? We don't even know each other. You wouldn't want to hurt me. Someone paid you to do this, right?"

Winnie nodded at first, then quickly shook her head as if caught between fear and guilt. "Ms. Watson, I swear I didn't know anything about this."

I kept my voice gentle. "Well, you never actually gave me the shot, so technically, this counts as an attempted crime that you didn't go through with. If you tell us who's behind this, you'll be okay."

“I'll testify,” Nina added. “Clearly, someone pressured you into this. It wasn't your choice."

I knew right away that Winnie was just an intern. The lack of a proper name badge gave it away. In a small town like this, odds were she didn't have much of an educational background either. If word got out, no hospital would ever take her on again.

Winnie hesitated for a few seconds, then finally pulled out her phone and handed it to me. "This number added me on WhatsApp and sent the money. The first time, she asked me to add a little vitamin C to your shot. Then it was some glucose. She paid me both times."

"And this third time, she asked you to add something lethal?" I looked at the rabbit icon on WhatsApp and immediately knew who it was.

If I remembered correctly, that was Vivian's private WhatsApp avatar. She probably thought I was as good as dead and did not even bother switching her account.

"I just wanted to make some extra cash. I didn't know you were allergic," said Winnie.

"Bullshit. Did you not even read the patient's file?" Nina was furious and lunged at her like she was ready to call the cops right then and there.noveldrama

I stopped her. After all, I was still alive. Plus, Vivian was under the Carson family's protection. If this became public, someone would try to smooth it over. It was better to collect all the evidence and hit her with everything at once.

I asked Winnie to hand over the transaction records and screenshots of the WhatsApp chats. Then I had her write down exactly what happened, sign it, and press her fingerprint on it. After that, Nina took her out and give her a warning, nothing

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Dorian had been standing silently by my bed the entire time. Once the two nurses left, he finally spoke. "Vivian?"

I nodded.

"You're not going to report this?" he said.

I nodded again.

"Why?" He sounded puzzled.

I looked up at him and let out a silent sigh. "She's pregnant with Jude's baby."

Dorian said nothing. He knew as well as I did how important that child would be to families like the Carson family and the Huxley family.

He pulled up a chair and sat beside my bed, reaching out as if to take my hand. I pretended to fix my hair, just enough to avoid his touch.

"Ada, I'll protect you. You don't need to be afrai

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"I'm not afraid." I lowered my head, avoiding his eyes.

My situation was so complicated. The last thing I wanted to do was rack up emotional debts.

The next day, I booked a flight back to the city and returned to the office with Ellen.

Chapter 99 The Danger

The moment Vivian saw me, she shot daggers at me with her eyes. "Well, look who's back. Mrs. Carson sure knows how to enjoy herself, off on a business trip for over two weeks without caring for anything."

"Oh no, did my trip make your job harder? So sorry to hear that. I guess the layer of dust on my desk proves it, huh?" I mocked with a sneer.

Jude walked in just then and immediately stepped in front of me, shielding me. "Vivian, why aren't you at your desk? What are you doing here?"

"Jude?" Vivian's voice turned soft and wounded as she looked at him, then threw a glare full of spite. "She was gone all that time with another man. Who knows what they did? And you're still taking her side? You know how I-"

She cut herself off mid-sentence, but one hand had already drifted to her lower belly.

I gave her a silent little applause in my mind. Pregnancy meant ten months of immunity. That baby was basically her get- out-of-jail-free card.

Sure enough, Jude noticed the gesture. His lips moved like he wanted to say something, but he held back.

Vivian gave me a sweet, poisonous smile. "Must've been fun out there with Mr. Huxley. So fun you forgot to come back, huh?"

Jude had already been suspicious about Dorian and me. Now his expression darkened even more.

I glanced at Vivian, then at Jude, his face twisted with rage, and smiled. “Yeah, I figured if I stayed away, you two could enjoy yourselves at my place. Sound about right?

"But you should really be careful. I've heard that the first three months of pregnancy are tricky. Better safe than sorry. It would be a shame if those sweet moments cost you your kid."

I snapped my fingers toward her belly, then turned and walked upstairs without another word.

"Ada, wait," Jude barked my name behind me, his voice full of fury. But I did not even slow my pace.

I kept reminding myself, just a little longer. Once the baby was born, I could finally walk away.

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