Liam hade by to talk to Ariel about what had happened yesterday,


    By the time he arrived with Isaac, Janice had juste back.


    “Is she awake?”


    “Yes, let’s go in,” Janice said, pushing the door open.


    Ariel turned toward them. She hadn’t slept wellst night, and her face looked drained.


    When she saw Isaac, she greeted him politely, “Dr. Coleman.”


    Isaac let out a sigh. “I heard what happened. Just wanted to check on you. You need to take care of yourself and not get too worried.”


    Ariel tugged a faint smile at her pale lips. “Thanks. I will.”


    “Dr. Spencer, why are you here so early?” Janice asked.


    Ariel clenched her fingers slightly, and her eyes were fixed on Liam.


    He stepped closer and looked at her. “When I saw you yesterday, your arm had a syringe. I had it analyzed. It was a clinical blood–cirction and clot–dissolving medication mixed with some anesthetic. It’s pretty strong. That’s what caused your reaction.”


    Ariel went pale, her lips tightening. “But this is a hospital. How could that…”


    And not just any hospital–this was a major medical center. How could something this terrifying happen


    here?


    Isaac understood immediately. “They gave that to a pregnant woman? That must be deliberate.”


    What kind of doctor would make such a basic mistake?


    Furious, Janice panted as she asked, “Did you catch them?”


    Liam shook his head. “They know the hospital well. We have no leads so far. That kind of drug usually works for about an hour. But because of your condition, it hit you instantly<b>. </b><b>If </b>you hadn’t struggled, no one would have detected a thing because the drug metabolizes too quickly. The source would’ve disappeared before anyone could trace it.”


    He frowned. This was ridiculous. Who would expect something like this to happen in a hospital?


    Sure, one could argue it was a medical ident, but even that seemed far–fetched.


    “This isn’t an ident,” Ariel said, drawing a deep breath to suppress the tightness in her chest. “It feels targeted. We need to find those two people first.”


    No matter what, she had to get to the bottom of this. This wasn’t just some minor incident.


    Janice gritted her teeth. “Should we call the police?”


    Liam agreed. “I’ve already reported it to the hospital. They’re investigating. Let’s wait for any updates.”


    After a pause, he added, “I ran into Mr. Larkin just now. He just left?” <fn8f85> Readplete version only at Find?Novel</fn8f85>


    Ariel’s gaze flickered briefly. She didn’t say much, just nodded slowly.


    Liam had no idea what was going on between them, but it was clear that it wasn’t good.


    Isaac suddenly remembered something and looked at Ariel in surprise. “Mr. Larkin? Your husband?”


    Ariel didn’t know what to say. The divorce hadn’t gone through, and their rtionship was broken, yet she couldn’t reveal the truth to anyone.


    Janice spoke for Ariel. “Is something wrong?”


    Something suddenly clicked for Isaac, and he pped his hands. “I remember now! That’s why he seemed familiar when I ran into him. Liam and I returned from abroad. I specialize in transnt and


    oncology surgery.


    “I wasn’t supposed toe back with Liam because I still had patients overseas. But I was offered a high sry and bonus to return immediately. They said there was an important case here but didn’t give me


    details.


    “I’ve only briefly brushed past Mr. Larkin outside the hospital director’s office. He’s actually the one who arranged my return. It’s probably because of Mr. Walker’s liver transnt.”