Chapter 1168 Concoction

"Okay." Queenie smiled softly, rolled up her sleeves, and reached out her hand to Luca.

Luca's fingers trembled slightly as they rested on Queenie's veins

Even on a hot day, Queenie’s skin was extremely cold. It was clear that her health was weak.

Luca held her breath, checked Queenie’s pulse, and had a rough idea of what was going on.

She motioned Queenie, wanting to take the pulse reading on her other hand.

After Queenie saw that, she reached out her other hand. Seeing how Luca seemed like she knew

what she was doing, Queenie was a little excited.

Over the years, Jack and Luke had searched for doctors to treat her but in the end, they only had

Johann to count on to take care of her health.

However, Johann had no permanent solution to cure her. All he could do was help Queenie manage

the discomfort.

Johann said that her problems could only be managed, not cured.

Since then, no matter which doctor tried to treat her or prescribed her any medicine, she no longer

held any hope.

Luca felt something abnormal in Queenie's pulse. She frowned and wanted to dig deeper into the

issue.

At that time, the waiter brought three slices of apple pie and placed them in front of them.

Luca retracted her hand and had a rough estimation of what was going on. Her eyebrows were

knitted together. She thought that what she had in mind was unlikely.

"Ms. Ivy, what's wrong?" Queenie asked nervously.

Luca shook her head and said, "It's nothing."

"You can just tell me the truth. I know my body. I've been sick for so many years and I don't have

much hope anymore,” Queenie said as she picked up the fork and fiddled with the apple pie.

Jack had ordered her a freshly baked apple pie. She was waiting for it to cool so as to not burn her

mouth.

"Mrs. Norman, I have a few questions for you,” Luca said. She needed more evidence to confirm her

suspicions.

"Go ahead," Queenie said.

"You usually feel cold during the day, but both hot and cold at night. However, the times when you

feel hot and the times you feel cold are different. Most of the time, you feel cold, don't you?” Luca

asked.

"Yes." Queenie nodded, her eyes lighting up. She had only told Johann this and was surprised that

Luca could find out about it so quickly.

“She got this just from checking my pulse?”

"Also, you usually don't have much of an appetite, except for sweet things. If you force yourself not

to eat sweets, there would be a bitter taste in your mouth, even when you didn't take any medicine,”

Luca continued.

"Yes." Queenie nodded again.

"One more thing... Although your body is weak, your basic indicators are all normal—including your

blood pressure, blood sugar level, and heart rate,” Luca said.

"Yes, you're right.” Queenie’s tone was a little excited as she said, "Ms. Ivy, what's wrong with me?"

Earlier on, she refused to believe that there was something wrong with her body because when she

went to the hospital for a check-up, everything seemed normal.

Jack had high blood pressure but she did not have those problems!

However, as time went on, her body grew weaker and weaker without any warning. She finally

accepted the fact that she was sick.

Jack listened to what Luca said and asked, "Yes, what's wrong with my dear's body?"

"Mr. Norman, Mrs. Norman's body needs to be nurtured. As long as that's taken care of, she'll

eventually get better,” Luca said.

When Queenie heard her reply, her excitement slowly dissipated. Everyone had told her the same

thing, but she was frustrated as it was unknown how long it would take for her to feel better.

"I see, thank you." Queenie smiled reluctantly. She initially thought that there was hope, but

unexpectedly, she was disappointed once again.

After she ate half of the apple pie, Luca hurriedly left under the pretext that her friend had arrived.

She hailed a taxi, went back to her apartment, and went straight into the study to work.

Queenie's body was becoming weak because she was being exposed to a colorless and tasteless

poison. It could be consumed through food, and after it accumulated in the body for a long time,

the harmful effects on the body would gradually increase in severity.

It was not very poisonous, but if it was consumed for a long time, it would affect one’s health and

eventually lead to organ failure.

From what Luca felt from Queenie’s pulse, it was likely that Queenie had been consuming this

poison for at least three years. The poison was deep in her body, but her condition did not continue

to deteriorate as she had not taken it for the last year.

As long as the toxins were still in her body, her body would still be affected.

Luca spent the whole afternoon preparing some herbal concoctions. She did not have enough

ingredients on hand and went to a nearby pharmacy to restock what she needed. Once she was

done, she delivered the concoctions through express delivery to Norman Residence.

She did not include her real address to prevent Jack and the others from finding out that she was

the one who sent it.

At night in Norman Residence.

Luke and the kids were in Norman Residence for dinner. A few nights every month, he would bring

the kids back to Norman Residence for a meal.

Bianca had lost her memory and refused to acknowledge them as her parents, so he would take on

the filial duty to accompany them.

Jack was setting up a game of chess. He was planning to play another round with Luke before

dinner when the doorbell rang.

The caretaker in Norman Residence was in the kitchen.

Jack stood up and said, "I'll go get the door."

"Okay." Luke nodded.

Jack looked at the intercom and saw that it was a deliveryman, so he went out to collect the

package.

Looking at the package that did not include the sender's name, he frowned and walked into the

house with it.

"Grandpa, what is this?" Tommy went to him curiously.

"I don't know." Jack checked with Queenie and she confirmed that she had not bought anything

However, the package had his name and the delivery details were accurate, so he signed for it.

He picked up the scissors, opened the package, and found that there were smaller packets of goods

inside.

"What is it?" Queenie walked over and took a look.

Luke picked up one of the packets and sniffed it. There was a strong herbal smell. "They must be

herbs.”

"Herbs? I didn't buy any herbs." Jack opened a packet and looked at the herbs that were in it. He

was not sure what any of them were.

"Dear, there's a letter here.” Queenie saw an envelope at the bottom of the box, took it out, and

handed it to him.

Jack put on his glasses, opened the envelope, and read the contents.

"Father-in-law, what's on it?" Luke noticed his serious expression and asked.

"The letter says that these herbs are medicine to cure your mother-in-law. Once she consumes the

herbs, the effects would be immediate. The letter also mentions that there'll be other packages

coming our way. As long as she continues to consume the herbs for a month, she'll be cured.”