Chapter 269

Vivianne trembled as she wiped away tears. "How... How do we lure him out?"

Frederick calmly replied, "Remember how we concealed the fact that four patients were cured? The culprit likely saw they weren't and assumed no one could treat the poison, which is why he struck again. We'll tell the Monroes your father was poisoned and we can't treat him, so he must go to the medical room.

"When he's there and the poison doesn't kill him, the culprit will panic and strike again. That's when we'll catch him."

Vivianne nodded and approved of Frederick's plan.

She then turned to her weakened father and said, "Dad, you need to play along for a bit."

Writhing in agony from parasitic bites, Theodore could only manage a nod from his bed.

A deeply worried Vivianne rushed to get help

Theodore was in the medical room, where doctors examined him thoroughly. Despite finding no obvious issues, his extreme weakness was undeniable, leaving the medical team perplexed.

The illness was a baffling mys