Chapter 6 - The Poison Revealed
The grand ballroom erupted into absolute chaos.
Guests screamed, dropping their champagne glasses on the polished floor. Someone in the background immediately began shouting to a 911 dispatcher over the phone. The joyful pink, white, and gold balloons suddenly looked like a sickening mockery of the tragedy unfolding below them.
Nora dropped to her knees on the floor beside Dr. Patel, her hands hovering over her dying baby, her screams of pure, agonizing terror echoing off the high ceiling. She couldn't even breathe, watching her tiny daughter turn blue.
Dr. Patel gently laid the baby flat on a nearby table, swiftly preparing to begin infant CPR. She looked up at Judith, her dark eyes blazing with a lethal, terrifying medical fury.
"What did you give this child?!" Dr. Patel sternly demanded to know, her voice cutting through the screaming crowd. "Newborns do not spontaneously drop their oxygen levels like this without an underlying cause! What did you do to her in the kitchen?!"
Judith backed away, her hands trembling violently. The arrogant, controlling matriarch was suddenly terrified of the catastrophic legal and social ruin staring her in the face.
"I... I didn't give her anything!" Judith stammered, looking wildly around the room at her wealthy friends, who were now staring at her with pure horror.
"Tell me right now or this child is going to die!" Dr. Patel roared, completely losing her professional temper.
Judith hesitated for one agonizing second. Then, her hands shaking uncontrollably, she nervously reached into her expensive designer purse. She pulled out the small, unauthorized tube of oral gel medication and held it up.
"I just gave her a little something to quiet her down..." Judith offered in a stammering, defensive whisper.
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Dr. Patel grabbed the tube, reading the label. "Benzocaine," she hissed, absolute disgust radiating from her face. "You poisoned a two-week-old infant."
👉 Read Part 7 to see Ryan's ultimate, unforgivable betrayal.
