The moment Shirley heard the truth, tears streamed down her cheeks.
Inch by inch, she loosened her grip on Adam’s hand as the scorching temperature of her tears stung the back of her hands.
“You’d better be mentally prepared for an operation as soon as possible—the earlier the better.
Otherwise, it’ll be your own body that’s harmed.”
Adam simply finished speaking and glanced at Cathy.
“Cathy, please take care of her.”
“Don’t worry, Adam. I’ll look after her,” Cathy replied as she looked at Shirley.
Shirley appeared to be completely dumbstruck.
As a mother of two, Cathy could fully understand Shirley’s feelings at that moment.
She knew that there was nothing she could say to comfort Shirley, so she remained silent by her side.
After a long while, Shirley abruptly broke the silence.
“Were you the one who saved me last night, when I fainted from the pain?”
Cathy nodded. “I had thought that you would’ve calmed down somewhat, so I planned to bring you back, then by chance, I found you lying on the floor.
“Thank you.”
Cathy could not believe her ears when she heard Shirley thanked her.
“I’d like to be alone for a while.”
“I’ll be right here. I won’t bother you.”
“You’re not bothering me. I’m the one causing you trouble.”
Cathy became skeptical again. Shirley’s behavior and tone seemed like that of a completely different person.
“It feels good to be a mother, doesn’t it?” Shirley gazed at Cathy with reddened eyes. “You have two children, and their father was also a man that you loved but could never be with.”
“Hah.” Shirley, leaning back, laughed as she cried, tears rolling down the corners of her eyes.
Quietly, she closed her eyes and stopped speaking. In the next two days, Shirley remained silent.
She did not utter a word, nor did she leave her room. At most, she would bask in the sunlight on the balcony.
Throughout this period, Cathy delivered Shirley her meals. Even when Cathy, hoping Shirley would reveal the anti-toxoid test reagent formula, had told Shirley that Niamh was exhibiting strange symptoms, Shirley continued to stay silent.
Cathy had initially thought that Shirley had figured herself out. Unfortunately, Shirley was still acting the same way, and Cathy could do nothing about it.
She had learned from Adam that Niamh was currently in F Country and that despite taking the anti- toxoid test reagent from Carter, Niamh had not yet awoken.
A few days had passed as Adam remained in the laboratory, repeatedly studying and analyzing the samples Kendrick had previously given him, but the results were never satisfactory.
He had given up on Shirley providing any useful information because he thought her beyond saving, and she would not come around no matter how severely he scolded her.
Regardless, he still diligently tested his theories for now, though his mental stability was approaching its limits.
The consequences could be unthinkable if Niamh does not wake up. As the culprit’s younger brother and a doctor, Adam could hardly be free from blame.
It was at this moment when the laboratory’s door was pushed open.
Adam stared in surprise as Shirley, steering her wheelchair by herself, slowly approached him.
“Here’s the anti-toxoid test reagent formula you wanted.”
Adam, who found this incredulous, stared at Shirley as she handed him a piece of note which contained a handwritten formula. The handwriting on it was elegant and neat.
“Why? Don’t you believe me?” Shirley asked, her gaze blank, then immediately placed the note on the table.
Adam picked it up and briefly glanced over the contents.
Based on the components and proportions written on the note, Adam noticed that the ones he had found were largely accurate, except for one ingredient which he had never seen before.
“What’s this?” Adam pointed at a name on the note in confusion.
“It’s the main ingredient of the anti-toxoid test reagent, ” Shirley responded promptly without even looking.
“Where can I find it?”
“St. Piaf. Carter’s laboratory.”
“ I’ve said so from the beginning. There’s no anti- toxoid test reagent at all because Carter’s the only one with access to this ingredient.”
Shirley calmly looked at Adam, her eyes showing no sign of avoidance.
She had not lied about this. She truly did not possess any anti-toxoid test reagent. She only had the periodic single -use anti-toxoid test reagents.
“This formula is worthless, then?” Adam’s eyes were filled with disappointment.
“It could work.”
Shirley sounded determined.
“I can get my hands on the ingredient.”
When Adam heard her, he fell silent and speculated in his mind.
“Shirley, don’t be reckless.”
Shirley’s lips curled up slowly as she glanced down at her still-flat abdomen.
“ Since he won’t have a chance to be born into this world, why not maximize his last bit of value while he’s still in my tummy.”
She turned her wheelchair around the moment she finished speaking.
Adam gazed at the back of Shirley’s figure, not knowing what to say.
At that moment, the mobile phone on the table rang. Kendrick was calling, and Adam answered the phone right away.
Kendrick’s anxious voice filled the line.
“Adam, have you gotten any results? Nia’s still unconscious. There’s nothing more the doctors here can do.”
Adam thought about what Shirley had just said. He pondered for a few seconds before responding.
“Soon. The anti-toxoid test reagent will be available very soon. I’ve gotten the formula.”
“Is this true?”
“Yeah, ” Adam confirmed with a nod, “don’t worry. Eveline will definitely wake up.”
“I’m so relieved to hear,” Kendrick sounded reassured.
Kendrick’s trust made Adam realize the significance o f his mission.
However, Adam was also concerned for Shirley.
He set aside the tasks at hand and got up to find her. After searching around, he found her in the garden.
In the past few days, Shirley had not left her room. She was finally willing to enter the garden.
Shirley was staring at the flowers and plants in the plot with sparkling eyes as Adam approached her. Her hands were gently placed on her lower abdomen, and she was unconsciously smiling.
She looked completely different from the heartless and wicked person she had been, radiating an inexplicable maternal glow instead.
Adam knew that, deep down, Shirley yearned to have this child.
He walked up to her and gently inquired, “Have you spoken with Carter?”
Shirley was jolted from her reverie when she heard him. Her hands casually moved away as she glanced over the flowers and plants before her with an air of indifference.
“Can’t I have a baby without speaking with him?” she asked with a sluggish tone, and her expression was nonchalant.
Adam frowned. “Can you speak to me properly? “
“Hah,” Shirley chuckled, “you seem to be the one who refuses to talk properly, Adam.”
Adam was speechless for a moment.
He had indeed given Shirley a hard time during this period.
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