Large droplets of tears rolled down Irina’s cheeks as she muttered, “How could the scorpion poison be spread to An’an? She’s so young…”

She then threw herself into Winston’s arms and sobbed uncontrollably.

Winston hugged her tightly and said, “She’ll recover after tonight.”

“But… what if…” Irina was out of breath from crying, and it took a while for her to finish her sentence. “She doesn’t make it… past tonight?”

Winston didn’t respond and became silent.

Irina continued to cry. She had a swollen head and a splitting headache from crying for so long. She couldn’t open her eyes and couldn’t fall asleep, either. Winston hugged her and patted her...