Galen's face was flushed as he lay there pitifully, no longer as agile as before. The sight of him angered Austin. In his moment of anger, he suddenly began slapping himself. "This is all my fault!"
Alexander quickly stood up. "Don't be reckless. We don't even know what's going on yet. I'll go visit Dominic."
"I'll accompany you!" Austin quickly responded. However, he immediately understood Alexander’s gaze toward Galen. "I'll stay and take care of the child."
"Thank you." Alexander nodded, turned around, and walked toward the backyard.
At this point, it did not matter whether or not Austin had close contact with the child. Besides, Austin showed no signs of sickness, so staying and caring for Galen was better.
Alexander made a call as he walked toward the backyard. "Leave a few men here and call off the rest. Also, ensure those who leave stay home for three days and observe themselves if they have any symptoms."
"Huh?" The assistant standing outside needed help understanding what his boss meant.
"Just listen to me."
"Yes, sir!" With no more questions asked, Alexander's assistant carried out the order.
At this moment, Alexander noticed a house in the corner of the backyard. It was the herb hut Lily had mentioned to him before. After all, Dominic loved his herbs and knew how to enjoy life.
He had a huge backyard full of herbs and even a herb hut built to brew herbs alongside other weird things. He had a herbal bath, herbal sauna, herbal fumigation, and a lot more. Dominic had everything one could and could not think of.
This so-called herb hut was not just a small wooden one. Its build quality was exquisite.
As Alexander walked in, a pungent stench of medicinal herbs crept up his nostrils. Fortunately, he had gotten used to the smell recently. The living room was empty as he looked around before walking to the right side of the house, where there was a heat discrepancy.
He saw a room close by. Inside was a big round wooden bathtub with Dominic sitting inside. The water in the tub was steaming as Dominic's head bobbed up and down while soaking in there. His eyes remained closed as his head sank lower and lower, and his nostril was almost entirely submerged.
"Be careful!" Alexander yelled and immediately rushed in to pull Dominic out.
"Hmph…" The older man, who seemed unresponsive just a moment ago, suddenly snorted, and his eyes shot open. He glanced at Alexander, and his lips moved as he slowly spat out, "Let…go!"
"Huh?!" However, Alexander had no choice but to listen.
Water splashed everywhere as the older man fell back into the bathtub with a thump, causing quite a commotion.
"Cough, cough, cough…"
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