Translator: Henyee Translations | Editor: Henyee Translations
Keira hurriedly said, âIâ¦â
Before she could finish speaking, Holly had already turned around and left.
Keira could only hear her speaking to Captain Lincoln outside the door. âHer condition isnât very good. Even if we must interrogate her throughout the night, can we do it without using the light?â
âAlright, out of respect for Dr. Sims.â
Keira sighed quietly.
Holly had vouched for her, saying that she wouldnât be released on bail. Samuel immediately rebutted Holly, it was no wonder she was so angry.
Never mind.
She should be able to keep up with the demands that her condition put on her body for another two days. If Holly could find evidence to prove her innocence within those two days, perhaps she shouldnât apply for bail after all.
Upstairs.
Holly entered the equipment room and placed the blood sample she had drawn from Keiraâs finger into the machine.
Now all she could do was wait for the machine to analyze the various elements
in the blood. This would take twenty minutes.
At this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang.
The call was from a detention center. She picked up and heard a voice from the other side. âDr. Sims, we heard youâre at the station and decided to give you a call. We have a patient here who isnât feeling well. Could you come and take a
look?â
Holly immediately stood up. âIâll be right there.
Even though a forensic doctor and a medical doctor werenât the same, she could still diagnose minor illnesses.
She put on her coat and left.
She soon arrived at the detention center.
This place held suspects who hadnât been tried by the court and some prisoners with sentences of less than three months.
Keira had just been placed in a solitary cell here.
Holly took a few steps forward and arrived at the cell door indicated by the guard who had called. She then put on a mask and gloves, stepped inside the cell, and coldly asked,âWhoâs not feeling well?â
âItâs meâ¦â
An unfamiliar yet familiar voice made Holly slightly frown. She turned her head and saw a middle-aged woman in a prison uniform, sitting there with her hands on her belly and an expression of pain on her face. âDoctor, my belly hurts so bad. Can you help meâ¦â
Holly was taken aback.
Wasnât this woman Poppy Hill, Keiraâs mother?
She had once attended a parentsâ meeting for Keira in middle school!
Holly immediately walked over and asked with concern, âAuntie, whatâs the matter?â
Poppy was suspected of perjury, but as the case wasnât severe, she had been sentenced to fifteen days in detention.
She grabbed Hollyâs hand and said, âMy belly hurts so badlyâ¦
Holly immediately reached out to touch her belly, not daring to underestimate the situation. âIs it here? Iâll take you to the hospital!
âOh, donât touch me! It hurts so muchâ¦â But Poppy looked around with a pained expression and said, âThereâs no need to go to the hospital. I just have a cold. Officer, can you take me to a solitary cell? My moaning and groaning here is disturbing everyoneâs restâ¦â
Holly immediately nodded, âOkay.â
Just as she was about to help Poppy out, someone else in the room suddenly yelled out, âOh, my belly also hurts so bad. Officer, could you also take me to the solitary cell?â
The rest of the inmates immediately laughed.
âMy belly hurts as wellâ¦â
-Hey, but Iâm different. I have a headache. Can I go to the single ward, too?â
Holly was speechless.
She frowned, about to say something, when someone looked over at Poppy and said, âWe all eat the same food, but how come youâre the only one who got sick?
Itâs been five days inside, but youâve been sick for four of them. Are you more delicate than the rest of us?â
âHow come in our ward, youâre in such pain, but the moment you get to a single cell, youâre fine and snoring away?â
Holly frowned, realizing what was going on. Instantly, she looked at Poppy. Poppyâs face instantly turned stiff, and then she wailed in despair, âI really donât feel well!â
Holly clenched her jaw. â1â11 take you to the hospital then. If the tests show that youâre okay and itâs all an act, Iâm afraid youâll have to stay here a few more
days.â
At these words, Poppy suddenly became nervous. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
She didnât want to be locked up here at all.
In here the cellmates either farted or picked their feet every night. They also slept in all kinds of crazy positions. On her first night, she couldnât sleep at all due to the noise.
So she thought of a solution.
But wouldnât it expose her if she went to the hospital?
Poppy gave Holly a pleading smile. âI donât need to go to the hospital. Itâs just a minor illness. I can take it. Iâll liveâ¦â
Holly knew it. âAunt, are you faking it?â Poppy ran to her bed, lifted the blanket, and crawled in. âHey, what kind of language is that for a little cop? How was I pretending? I just had a stomach ache, and now Iâm better. Whatâs wrong with that? You wonât let me recover from an illness?â
Holly was frustrated!
The female prisoner next to her cursed, âYou really have thick skin, you old rogue. Youâre tricking people!â
However, Poppy retorted, âWhat was that compared to my daughter? Iâm nothing compared to her! That little slut cheated me so badly! Sheâll die in misery!â
Just thinking of Keira made Poppy grind her teeth in hatred.
Who would have thought that the girl she tried to turn into a good-for-nothing was Dr. South?!
Holly only found these words irritating.
With her jaw set, she closed the jail door and quickly went upstairs.
Soon, she had in her hands the latest blood test report. Upon seeing the data on it, her face darkened!
The iron content was normal!
Keira wasnât anemic at all!
Liar!
In that instant, Holly trembled in anger. She went straight to the interrogation room downstairs and threw the blood report at Keira. âKeira, do you enjoy tricking me time and time again?!â
Keira didnât look at the test results. Instead, she sighed. âIâm not anemic now, but give it a few days.â
She had wanted to say that earlier, but Holly left without even hearing her out.
The anemia Keira experienced was strange.
Each time her period came, a large amount of iron was lost, so iron supplements needed to be taken every month in advance.
As long as she didnât bleed on a regular day, her iron content was normal. After visiting many hospitals, she was finally diagnosed with a rare genetic disease.
Holly clearly hadnât heard of such a thing and found it laughable. âDo you think Iâll believe the crap youâre saying? Keira, canât you at least come up with a better excuse when lying to me?!â
Keira tried to explain weakly. ââ¦I didnât lie to you.
âYou didnât lie to me? Iâve studied medicine for years and never came across a case like yours!â
Keira clenched her jaw and fell silent.
Her disease situation was indeed odd, and it was normal for Holly to be skeptical.
Any further explanation would be pointless.
Seeing that Keira had fallen silent, anger surged within Holly.
Captain Lincoln by her side sighed. âDr. Sims, sheâs been like this all night, not saying a word. Let it go. Iâll have someone take her back to jail. Otherwise, our people will have to stay overnight, and we wonât get anything out of her anywayâ¦â
Before heâd even finished speaking, Holly yelled angrily, âYou guys go! Iâll stay up with her! I want to see how many more preposterous lies she will tell!!â
Captain Lincoln fell silent.
He cleared his throat. âAlright, weâll go get some sleep. If she confesses to anything, call us immediately.â
After the group left, only Keira and Holly were left in the interrogation room. Holly sat across from her, staring at her. âWhy did you lie? Why did you apply for bail? Is it because all those doubts you mentioned donât exist at all? Youâre just using me, hoping Iâd testify that youâre not the murderer!â Keira said, âDonât worry. I wonât agree to bail within the next two days.â
After that, she would need treatment.
Holly was taken aback, her eyes brimmed with tears. âDo you think saying that will make me forgive you?!â
She turned away, wiping the corner of her eye.
Keira didnât speak anymore.
The night had deepened. Whether it was the impending menstrual period or the lack of rest late at night, Keira felt a dull ache in her head and a mild pain in her lower abdomen.
She stayed up all night like this.
By the next morning, Keira began to feel increasingly dizzyâ¦
Damn it.
Lack of rest accelerated her period, and she started to become anemic! Holly hadnât slept all night, and her mind was in chaos.
As dawn broke, she glared fiercely at Keira. Just as she was about to say something, she noticed Keiraâs pale face, devoid of any colorâ¦
Holly stood up abruptly, panic stricken.. âKeira, whatâs wrong with you?!â