Chapter 62

Inside the emergency room, the doctor on duty applied a bit of pressure on Corinne's lower abdomen, asked her if she felt anything locally, and told the nurse to fetch another doctor to feel her pulse. The elderly doctor frowned after being called over to check on Corinne. He turned to Jeremy, who was standing at one side, and asked, "Has she been taking a lot of supplements recently?" The hours Jeremy spent at home could be counted on one hand, so he did not know much about Corinne's diet. Tommy stepped forward and said, "Sir, I was told by the housekeeper that the old lady has recently been cooking all sorts of soup for Miss Corinne, and she's been eating that for all her meals too. Miss Corinne was even given some of the special millennia-old herbs that the old lady collected. Might this be the cause, perhaps?" The old doctor shook his head as soon as he heard that. "You're young and healthy. Why are you taking all these supplements? You'll get heaty if you eat too much of them,