“Oh, no…” Anxious and sad, Anastasia looked over her shoulder at Alexander.
“Try dissolving it in some water,” Alexander said after some thought.
Anastasia caught on and hastily got up to fill a glass of water at the dispenser. She put the pill inside, then saw the brown color diffuse as the pill slowly dissolved.
“It wouldn’t affect the pill's potency, would it?” Anastasia asked hesitantly, worrying the slightest mistake would weaken the medicine and stall her father’s recovery.
Alexander did not answer and looked pensive.
After not receiving a response from Alexander, Anastasia dared not continue feeding her father the pill. She called out to him, “Alex?”
Alexander caught himself. “Hold on. Let me make a call.”
He turned around and called Lily on his phone.
The truth was that Anastasia had made him think twice. After all, he had not considered whether or not it would make a difference if the pill got dissolved before consumption.
He understood the effect would be about the same whether the pill dissolved or swallowed whole. Still, he was not a doctor and hesitated when Anastasia questioned him. For safety’s sake, he thought it best to consult Lily. Besides, he also worried about her safety and wanted to ask how she was doing.
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