Chapter 513 Everyone in the ward stiffened at the shift in the atmosphere. What was up with Dr. Weir?
Surprisingly, Dr. Weir looked at Charmine angrily. âWhat did you call me?â
Charmine halted, realizing what it meant, as she instantly corrected, âUncle Weir, have a look at Robert.â
âThatâs right!â Dr. Weir smiled instantly and walked over to the sickbed. 1 Enthusiastically, Lily pulled a chair for Dr. Weir and another for Charmine.
âCharmine, sit. Please have a seat.â
She was the Jordansâ savior and had such a genial relationship with Dr. Weir, thus it was only natural they had to please her.
Charmine merely glanced at them; these people used to ridicule her for being the adopted daughter. They hated her for getting 15 percent of the family shares, yet all of a sudden, they tried to please her? Hah! Selfish beings!
She disregarded Lily and remained standing by the side.
Dr. Weir listened to Robertâs pulse, and the atmosphere in the ward was unusually tense.
Charmine and Senior Jordan were nervous.
The doctors in Royal Hospital could not pinpoint Robertâs ailment while the brain specialist Senior Jordan hired got nothing in mind. Could Dr. Weir cure him? Although they believed in Dr. Weirâs skills, they were still worried...
Dr. Weir listened to Robertâs pulse with a concentrated look, that joking smile of his no longer on his face. His brows furrowed from time to time as he sometimes moved his fingers, sometimes closing his eyes to listen more carefully.
The concentrated look on his face made everyone hold their breath. After a while, Dr. Weir let go of Robertâs wrist. Senior Jordan asked instantly, âHow is he? Dr. Weir, can he be saved?â Charmine looked at Dr. Weir anxiously as well.
True, Charmine did not share a good relationship with Robert, but he was still her brother, sharing the same genes. It was only natural, then, she was worried for him.
Dr. Weir looked at Charmine and, suddenly, he smiled. âCharmine, why do you look so anxious? Do you not believe in your Uncle?â âNo, of course I do. I just canât help feeling nervous,â explained Charmine. Dr. Weir smiled. âWhatâs there to worry now that Iâm here? I can assure you that your brother will wake up within a month!â
âReally?â Senior Jordanâs eyes widened.
Charmine was surprised. Robert was already in a vegetative state-would he be able to wake up within a month?
Dr. Weir stroked his long white beard. âOf course! Though he suffered from a chronic toxic illness, there is no illness that I canât cure in the world.â
His words were full of pride and confidence. âChronic toxic?â Charmine asked with interest. âWhat type of chronic toxic could attack him so suddenly, taking his life?â They were no longer in ancient times. Was there such a mysterious drug in the world?
âItâs a mixture of saponin poison and blood blocker; another name for blood blocker is arrowwood. The arrowwood grew in the rainforest a thousand and five hundred meters below sea-level. Its white liquid is toxic, and once it comes into contact with a wound, the person could die instantly.
âWhile the saponin poison is a more common poison in plants, it can be found in vegetables as well. It can then be broken down under high heat, and without being cooked under high heat, the saponin would induce chronic poisonous death once a person ingested it or breathed it in the air. 1 âHowever, the saponin poison is a chronic poison affecting oneâs coagulation. When combined with arrowwood, it could cause instant death. Furthermore, these two types of poison will stay inside the body. Within a few days, when these two poisons have reached a certain stage of combination, theyâll explode. The effect would be double the effect of arrowwood itself!â
Dr. Weir explained the science behind the poison. He paused and added on, âNormally, the arrowwood would cause death within half an hour. The fact that he survived was indeed a blessing from God.â