Her pregnancy embarrassed everyone.
Since Samuel had a vasectomy not long ago, it was impossible for Nicole to get pregnant. Absolutely
impossible.
Ashley and Gabrielle were somewhat worried about Nicole's health. Having another child might put
Nicole in danger. Both her unborn child and her would die. Besides, whether she was pregnant or not
should be confirmed by some testing like a B-ultrasound.
But Nicole was very excited.
"Am I really pregnant?"
Her eyes lit up.
Realizing that she had eaten a great amount of food recently and was still vomiting, weren't these
symptoms of pregnancy?
Just as Nicole was happy, Blair came.
"Nicole, you were poisoned not long ago. Even if you are really pregnant, you can't keep this child.
Besides, you haven't been diagnosed yet. Your health condition recently is quite concerning.
Pregnancy now is not good news for you."
Hearing that, Nicole's face immediately blanched, and a trace of worry flashed through Samuel's eyes.
Samuel took a step forward and held Nicole's hand. He said softly, "Nicole, I only care about you."
Nicole felt upset.
She really wanted to give birth to another child for Samuel, but if the child worried everyone, she would
give up.
Nicole nodded with a trace of sadness flashing through her eyes.
"Do a B-ultrasound first. Perhaps it's because of the poison."
Ashley couldn't help but feel sad when she saw Nicole.
As a pregnant woman, Gabrielle fully understood Nicole's feelings.
Nicole nodded, but she still had some expectations.
Samuel held Nicole's hand and accompanied her to do B-ultrasound.
The B-ultrasound results showed that she was not pregnant.
It made Nicole disappointed.
Ashley and Gabrielle were a little anxious
Not pregnant!
Most likely, it was an after-effect of the poison.
With that, everyone's face fell.
Nicole was disappointed, but seeing everyone's glum face, she smiled and said, "Don't worry. I am not
pregnant? I am fine. Don't be sad."
Samuel couldn't tell how he felt.
The last thing he wanted to see was the current situation. At this moment, he had a feeling of
powerlessness and he was unable to calm down.
Ashley and Gabrielle performed another physical examination on Nicole, but they still didn't find the
cause.
Everyone was puzzled about such a strange poison. It seemed that they were trapped in it.
Nicole's stomach rumbled again.
She said embarrassedly, "I seem to be hungry again."
If it were in the past, Samuel would definitely be happy that Nicole had eaten so much. But now at the
thought of that her good appetite might be caused by the poison, he began to be worried.
"Nicole, why don't we wait for some time? You just finished your meal not long ago."
However, Nicole was almost starving to death and she said sadly, "But I'm really hungry."
She never knew that she could eat an ox every day. Even so, she seemed to have a wolf in her
stomach, making her extremely uncomfortable.
"Let Nicole eat it."
Ashley knew what it was like to be hungry, so she didn't want Nicole to experience it. Even if Nicole
was poisoned and suffered from the after-effect, she hoped Nicole could feel more comfortable?
Hearing that, Samuel asked someone to cook food for Nicole.
Nicole finished her meal and fell asleep again.
Another three days passed in the blink of an eye.
They still couldn't find any clues to the poison, and Samuel was almost crazy.
Over the past three days, Nicole had become more and more edible and sleepy. Samuel was really
afraid that one day, Nicole would never wake up.
Such worries always woke him up from his sleep. Seeing that Nicole was still around, he heaved a sigh
of relief.
However, with such suffering, his neuralgia had also relapsed twice. It seemed that the disease
became serious.
Finally, on the eleventh day, good news came from Joseph.
Lucas walked up to them including Ashley with his red eyes and said, "Joseph has been studying the
ancient books he took out from the Harper Town for the past ten days. He said that Mommy was not
poisoned."
"Not poisoned? What is that?"
Gabrielle and Ashley were stunned.
Lucas took a deep breath and said word by word, "It is a curse placing bugs in a person's body.
Originating from Bordeaux, few spreads out now. However, according to the ancient book, there is a
bug-raising town, and Harper Town is one of them. That ancient book actually includes the curse
method and the cure method and it was passed down in the town."
Hearing Lucas' words, Samuel immediately became nervous.
"Is there a cure?"
"Yes, Joseph has already on the way back. However, there is a very practical problem."
First hearing Joseph's words, Lucas was also stunned for a long time. He even felt that it was
impossible. However, Joseph's words were reasonable and well-founded. Joseph even marked out the
clues in the translation of the ancient book. Lucas could not help but believe it.
With Nicole's current condition, what they could do was to make every possible effort. It was better than
waiting here helplessly.
"What is the practical problem?"
Ashley had also heard of Bordeaux curse, but she had no idea about it. She just didn't expect that she
would encounter it here.
Samuel was also very nervous.
Lucas took a deep breath and said, "Being cursed means keeping bugs in a person's body. The bugs
have stayed in my mommy's body for ten days." Joseph said that the high fever in the beginning was
caused because the body and the bug did not fit well. Mommy's blindness showed that the bug chose
Mommy as its host and began to merge with Mommy's blood and bones. Now that Mommy could eat
and sleep, it meant that the bugs like Mommy's blood and bones very much. It was a bit serious. "In
other words, it can only be attracted by more delicious blood. Or it's very difficult to remove it out."
Once these words were spoken, Samuel almost wanted to kill those malicious people.
Viola Yate!
Martha Close!
Major!
He really wished he could kill them in person.
He looked very serious.
Right at this moment, Blair spoke.
"Call Laurence over. His blood is precious. Nurtured by all kinds of good medicines since he was born,
his blood might be able to attract the bugs."
With that, everyone instantly realized.
They still have Laurence!
Lucas asked his subordinates to call him.
Joseph finally came back.
Seeing Joseph's tiny body with great energy, everyone looked at him in a new light.
Joseph, I'll leave your mommy to you."
Samuel patted Joseph's shoulder heavily.
Joseph was a little stressed.
"I will try my best, but this is also my first time. I need your help."
Joseph was a little nervous.
Ashley was always optimistic about Joseph. Now that she saw Joseph's self-possession, she admired
him more.
"It's fine. We'll help you whenever you need."
Ashley's words made Joseph feel much more at ease.
Not long after that, Laurence came.
"Is Mrs. Green fine?"
"I need your blood to attract the bug."
Samuel said frankly.
Laurence rolled up his sleeve without hesitation.
"Go ahead."
Seeing that everyone was in position, Joseph said in a low voice, "I need an iron or porcelain basin and
then use Laurence's blood to draw out the bugs in Mommy's body. I also need a person to watch on the
bugs in case that they escape. Once all of them are in the basin, they must be ignited and burned to
death. Every step needs to be fast and accurate. I can't do it alone. I need your help."
After saying that, Samuel came forward, and Lucas also wanted to give a hand.
Ashley wanted to see what the bugs were, so she didn't leave.
Since Gabrielle was pregnant, she was taken out by Blair just in case.
After everyone was ready, Joseph put on his sterile clothes and came to Nicole.
Although Nicole slept and ate well for the past few days, she didn't gain weight. Instead, her eyes sank
in, and her entire face showed a trace of grey.
Seeing her face, Joseph was a little bit nervous.
He wasn't fully confident to attract the bugs out. Since Master wasn't around, he was the only person
who could do it. Moreover, the person lying on the bed was his mother.
Joseph took a deep breath and took out the incense from his pocket.
This kind of incense was not big. Just as Joseph ignited it, a strange fragrance came.
Ashley and Samuel really wanted to ask what it was, but they were afraid of disturbing Joseph.
Although Joseph was still young, he was as calm and wise as a doctor.
He said to Laurence, "Uncle Booth, let the blood." You can stop whenever I tell you to."
"Alright."
Laurence cut his wrist with the dagger without hesitation.
At the same time, Joseph also held Nicole's wrist. Almost at the same time Nicole's wrist was cut by a
scalpel.
Black blood flowed out of Nicole's hand, emitting a foul stench that immediately filled the entire
bedroom.
Samuel couldn't help but frown while Ashley almost vomited.
The black blood kept flowing, mixed with Laurence's blood, dripping into the porcelain basin and
producing a clicking sound. It was like an invisible hand that tightly grabbed everyone's heart.
Nicole's body suddenly twitched.
She felt as if she was being torn apart, and her entire body was in severe pain. Cold sweat
continuously rolled down her forehead, and her face was quickly turning pale.
"Nicole!"
Samuel was heartbreaking. He wanted to take a step closer to Nicole, but heard Joseph whisper,
"Daddy, don't move. Now, with a single move, all the efforts will be in vain."
These words immediately fixed Samuel on the spot.
However, Nicole's body was trembling more and more. She seemed to be suppressing great pain, but
she couldn't get rid of it.
Suddenly, with a "Wow" sound, Nicole spat out a mouthful of black blood. Inside, there seemed to be
some white insects wriggling, causing people to tremble with fear.
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