Chapter 316 Toxins
Shane bristled and made to argue further. Fabian, however, was in
such a rage that his chest tightened. His breath came up short, and
when Shane drew near him, he broke into a violent coughing fit.
Shane hadn’t come to rouse Fabian’s temper. He was just about to
rub Fabian’s back to soothe the coughing when the latter suddenly
coughed up blood.
A spray of crimson landed on Shane’s shirt. “Dad!” he cried in alarm. ”
Dad, what’s wrong?”
“Get out,” Fabian rasped.
Just then, Alexis walked into the living room, saying, “Mr. Quinnell
Senior, I have Ms. Quinnell on the phone. She’s on the highway now
and will be arriving in Kingbourne this afternoon. Do you want to… Mr
Quinnell Senior!”
Alexis’ smile was replaced by a look of horror when he saw Fabian’s
ghastly state, and his voice filled with panic.
It was only then that Fabian seemingly caught his breath. “S- She’s on
the phone? Quick, hand it to me!”
“But, Mr. Quinnell Senior, your cough…” Alexis hesitated.
Wynter had heard everything on the other line. Frowning, she asked, ”
Grandpa, are you all right?”
“I’m fine, little princess. Alexis is just being dramatic,” Fabian lied to
keep her from worrying.
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He tried to keep his breath steady as he continued, “Is there anything you and your grandmother would like for lunch? I’ll have the chef make whatever you want. Why don’t you stay here for the night?”
Wynter had always been perceptive. So when she heard Fabian
rasping on the other line, she asked gravely, “Grandpa, turn on the
camera.”
“I’m fine,” Fabian insisted. “Trust me little princess.”
As he said this, he waved his hand, motioning for Alexis to get Shane
out of the house.
Shane heard the female voice speaking on the other line that supposedly belonged to his long-lost daughter.
He leaned forward, but just as he was about to say something, Alexis clamped a hand over his m*uth and dragged him out of the room.
Fabian didn’t want Wynter to find out about the nonsense her
incompetent father had spewed.
Alas, Wynter sensed there was something off on Fabian’s end.”
Grandpa, is somebody there with you?”
“Just a manager from the company, Fabian lied, suppressing a
cough.
She assessed his condition through his labored breathing. “Grandpa,
I’m a doctor. You don’t have to lie to me about your condition. Did
someone make you angry today?”
“I’m just frustrated with work, that’s all,” Fabian said dismissively. “All
those loose ends got the better of me.”
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Wynter did not press him for details. “Grandpa, if you want me to stay at your place tonight, you’ll have to let me assess your condition. Your infection spreads from your bronchus to your lungs. Did you perhaps cough up blood?”
Realizing he could hide it no longer, Fabian sat down on his rosewood
armchair and turned on the camera. He stared at the screen
obediently and let Wynter examine him through the phone.
She did so and took in his pallor. She then glanced at his bluish l*ps. A. dark look flashed in her eyes. “Grandpa, did anyone mess with your
food today?”
“No,” he answered, still coughing violently. “Alexis always personally
delivers my food, including today.”
In that case, Wynter could rule out food as a cause for his sudden coughing fit. She considered the other possibility, which was that h had breathed in something to trigger his infection. Could it be an
airborne substance?
She advised calmly, “Grandpa, have someone open all the windows in the house, and remember not to get worked up today. I’ll see you later.
Fabian beamed. “Looking forward to it, little princess! I think you’ll
Jove your bedroom. I decorated it myself!”
She laughed. “Promise me you won’t get worked up, Grandpa. No
takebacks.”
“I have no reason to get worked up, not when my little princess is arriving soon,” he quipped, cheering up considerably.
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After a while of cajoling him, Wynter said, “Grandpa, could you pass the phone to Alexis? I need to ask him a couple of things.”
Alexis had only just gotten rid of Shane, who had left begrudgingly after Fabian wouldn’t let him speak to his long-lost daughter on the phone.
Alexis took the phone and said, “Ms. Quinnell, about Mr. Quinnell
Senior’s condition-”
“I know,” Wynter cut him off, her voice crisp. “It’s caused by toxins. Alexis, get rid of anything scented in the house and leave the rest to. Also, I’d like to know who Grandpa saw today.”
If there was nothing in the house that was releasing toxins into the
air, then there was only one possibility left-someone brought the
toxins in.
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