Chapter 204: Chapter 204

“If it’s not a stroke, then what is it?” Cassandra Parks asked anxiously. She muttered, “Why aren’t Annalise and the others here yet?” When she heard Annalise Barton’s name again, Gwen Raven was extremely displeased. This woman was really blind to mistake that charlatan for a true doctor. How could Annalise Barton’s medical skills compare to hers?

After checking his pulse, Gwen confirmed Samuel Parks’ condition and said, “Old Mr. Parks has been poisoned.” And he was poisoned by a mixture of at least two colorless and odorless poisons. One was arsenic trioxide, commonly known as arsenic. The other was something she couldn’t discern.

“Poisoned?” Everyone was shocked.

“Poisoned? How did he get poisoned?” Cassandra suddenly glared at Abigail Barton with a stern gaze.

She was so angry that her entire body was trembling. “Abigail Barton, what have you done? Quick, Gwen, please help me take a look. What do you think we should do?”

“We have to induce vomiting to cleanse out the contents in the stomach immediately. I’ll induce vomiting in Old Mr. Parks first. Then, I’ll perform acupuncture to stabilize his heart meridians while we send him to the hospital for gastric lavage,” Gwen said. She was not very adept at traditional medicine.

She was actually bluffing when she said things like “perform acupuncture to stabilize his heart meridians.”

What she said about gastric lavage was true. The best way to treat any food poisoning was to induce vomiting and perform gastric lavage immediately.. “Alright, alright. I’ll have to trouble you then.”

Cassandra saw that Gwen was indeed very knowledgeable and immediately asked Gwen to proceed with the treatment.

Upon hearing that Gwen was going to induce vomiting, Abigail’s eyes flickered. She said, “Did you make a mistake, Gwen? How could Grandpa Samuel be poisoned out of the blue?” She had to stall for a little more time. In just a few more minutes, the old creature would be beyond salvation and no miracle healer could help him. “You still dare to speak? I’ll tear you apart!” Cassandra glared at Abigail as if she couldn’t wait to destroy the girl with her eyes.

Abigail continued to pester and stall for time. “Grandaunt Cassandra, I don’t know what happened exactly. I simply took the servant’s tray and poured tea for everyone. I just want the whole family to be happy.” As she spoke, her tears fell.

At this moment, Cassandra did not have the time to pursue accountability from Abigail. She said to Gwen, “Please proceed to induce vomiting immediately.” Gwen was about to reach her hand into Samuel’s throat roughly when Julian Parks rushed over. “What’s wrong with Grandpa?” The next moment, Annalise placed her hand on Samuel’s pulse.

As soon as she checked his pulse, her expression became extremely grim. Without another word, she immediately popped a pill into Samuel’s mouth. It was an Energizing Pill, which had the effect of neutralizing poison. The moment the elixir pill entered Samuel’s mouth, it did not dissolve. His body was still convulsing. Julian held Samuel and said anxiously, “Grandpa, quickly swallow it!”

“Water!” Annalise barked. When Cassandra heard Annalise ask for water, she became extremely anxious and started searching everywhere. Jonathan Woods rushed over and immediately handed Annalise the bottle of mineral water he had taken two sips of. “Here, take this!”

At this point, nobody could be bothered whether someone had drunk from the bottle. Annalise immediately fed Samuel the water. Jane Hiller panicked. “You, you, you! You actually gave Granduncle Samuel water that someone else drank. It’s so unhygienic…” “Shut up!” Annalise said sharply. At this moment, she exuded a peremptory demeanor that frightened Jane so much that she shut her mouth instantly.

When she realized that she had been yelled at by Annalise, a country bumpkin, Jane was about to fly into a rage when Julian shot her a stern look. She was so terrified that she immediately shut her mouth.

Seeing that Annalise was still giving Samuel medication and causing time delay, Gwen immediately said, “Mrs. Parks, this won’t do. You need to induce vomiting immediately and let him undergo gastric lavage.” Annalise did not have the time to listen to Gwen. After she gave Samuel some water, she gripped the underside of Samuel’s jaw between her thumb and index finger and squeezed it hard. With that action, she managed to get Samuel to swallow, and the pill was swallowed with the help of the water.

When she saw that Samuel had swallowed the Energizing Pill, Annalise immediately took out the silver needles. Without any hesitation, she began administering acupuncture rapidly. As she performed the acupuncture, she reminded Julian, “Hold Grandpa in this position. Don’t move.”

The Energizing Pill was very effective in neutralizing ordinary poisons and helping the body to recuperate. However, the poison in Samuel was a mixture of arsenic and barium. The Energizing Pill could not neutralize it completely and could only help a little.

Annalise had to expel some of the poison through the acupoints using her needles as quickly as possible right now. “Okay.” Julian held Samuel tightly, his heart feeling somewhat suffocated. Initially, he thought that Grandpa had only taken ill suddenly. Earlier, he heard Gwen say that Grandpa was poisoned.

Julian was filled with rage right now. He would wait for Annie to treat Grandpa first. No matter who it was, Julian wanted the culprit to pay with his life! Annalise quickly administered the acupuncture treatment. It was too slow if only one person was giving the treatment. Annalise called out to Jonathan.

“Quick, the left and right liver meridians. I’ll take the left and you take the right.”

Upon hearing her, Jonathan immediately took up the silver needles and began giving acupuncture treatment together with Annalise. True enough, with two people inserting needles concurrently, the acupuncture treatment could proceed much faster. “You have to induce vomiting immediately…” As soon as Gwen spoke, Samuel’s body went into convulsions again and he suddenly vomited. The vomit discharge was unsightly, and Samuel puked all over Julian’s body.

Julian did not flinch. He did not show any signs of disgust at all. He was only worried about Grandpa, his heart aching for the old man. “Julian, your body is all dirty. Let me wipe for you.” Jane’s heart ached when she saw Julian covered in vomit discharge. “Get lost!” Julian yelled at Jane in an icy tone.

He felt like killing her for trying to cause trouble at this moment. “Why are you still here? Didn’t I tell you to go back and memorize the family rules as punishment?” Cassandra looked at Jane with displeasure.

“Grandma…” Jane whined.

“Go back and memorize the family rules. You are not allowed to step out of the Hiller family’s house without my permission. Otherwise, you can go overseas and remain there.” Cassandra’s tone became extremely stern.

“Grandma…” Jane stomped her feet petulantly. Sean Hiller’s tone also became stern. “Go at once!

Fred, take Jane back!” Fred Hiller dragged Jane away forcefully. Without Jane making a racket, the place was much quieter. Samuel vomited a few more times. Annalise took a tissue and wiped Samuel’s face before reaching out to check his pulse again.

The combination of these two poisons was extremely potent. Samuel’s body would suffer serious damage. It was already very difficult to snatch him from the jaws of death at this point. Fortunately, Annalise had a few Energizing Pills in her pocket at all times. Otherwise, the acupuncture treatment alone would not be able to save his life in time.

There was a pill refiner room in the villa now. When she was free, she had to refine more pills. Annalise would try her best to produce all the pills she knew to refine to stock up for emergency use. When she saw that Samuel had thrown up, Cassandra’s eyes lit up slightly. She asked Annalise softly, “Anna, is it a good thing for him to throw up?” “Yes,” Annalise answered. Gwen looked at Annalise with an expression full of conflicting emotions. Did she really know how to neutralize poison?

How did she know how to use silver needles to induce vomiting? When Gwen saw Jonathan manipulating the ends of the silver needles, she felt that Jonathan must have taught Annalise how to do this on the way here earlier. Otherwise, how could Annalise have such an ability?

Gwen hailed from a family with a long history of medical expertise and studied traditional medicine since she was young. Later, she specialized in modern medicine and studied until she obtained her doctorate. If Gwen herself couldn’t even induce vomiting using silver needles, how was Annalise able to do it? “The silver needles have turned black,” Liam Hiller said suddenly.