Nate froze. "Anemia? At her age?"
"Yes," the doctor continued. "She's been battling it for a while. Does she usually faint or tire easily?"
"She does," Nate admitted, guilt washing over him. "She gets dizzy often, but her mother said it was nothing the hospital could fix…"
The doctor's tone hardened. "Well, that's a mistake. Apart from her anemia, she's also allergic to sardines, which she recently consumed, and worse, the food contained traces of a slow-acting poison. It kills gradually, unnoticed."
Nate's heart nearly stopped. "Poison?" he whispered.
"Yes. Whoever prepared that meal either didn't know or didn't care. You need to be cautious. If anything happens again, as her guardian, you could be held responsible for negligence."
Nate swallowed hard, nodding quickly. "Thank you, D
