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IT HURT.

Doctor Hugo sat in his office, his eyes fixed on the small vial of poison that lay on his desk.

The liquid inside seemed to gleam in the fluorescent light, and for a moment, Doctor Hugo felt a shiver run down his spine.

He was scared and confused, unsure of what to do next.

The poison had been given to him by Axia, with explicit instructions to use it on Camilla, who was scheduled to visit his hospital for a check-up the following day.

But Doctor Hugo couldn't bring himself to do it.

He knew that if he administered the poison, Camilla would suffer a miscarriage, and...