Fabian questioned Anastasia, who nodded and pursed her lips. “Yes!”
Without waiting for his reply, she said, “There’s no doubt that my father has been poisoned. Besides… don’t you know about it?”
She asked probingly, but Fabian shouted, “How would I know?! I didn’t poison him, did I?!”
He looked upset but did not avert his gaze, and this got Anastasia thinking. ‘Rhea was able to slowly poison me behind her parents’ backs at a young age, so I guess they wouldn’t know about what happened to dad either.’
In the last few days, the young woman had been blaming herself. ‘Why didn’t I pay more attention to dad? How could I let dad become her victim when I know how vicious and unreliable Rhea was?
‘I know it’s useless to feel bad about it now as I can’t turn back time, and Rhea can’t come back to life. I only wish that Lily would come up with the cure and dad could recover sooner.’
Thinking so, she looked toward Fabian and took a deep breath. “Don’t be mad, okay? I was only asking. I thought you'd know how he was poisoned since you hung out with him recently.”
“If I knew, would I have to ask you? I even…” He probably felt guilty that he had brought so many men over to make a scene, so he stopped himself from saying more.
He coughed twice, then said, “Alright, now’s not the time to talk about that. Your father shouldn’t be lying here. Let’s send him to the hospital!”
Fabian pulled out his cell phone as he spoke, “I’ll make the call.”
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