Chapter 116

Jayden opened his mouth, ready to explain, but the truth was that the strong painkillers had been prescribed by him. I reached out to pull Jayden back, then spoke up to explain. "This isn't Jayden's fault. The pain from this disease was unbearable, and I couldn't stand it, so I ended up taking two painkillers on my own. He didn't know I'd take such a strong dose, so please don't blame him." For the past few days, my stomach had been aching intermittently. I'd tried to bear it as best as I could, but today was different. At the orphanage, I didn't want to show any weakness. I didn't want Paul to worry. Phillip glared at me. "Do you not know the condition of your body? Do you have any idea how strong the dosage of those two painkillers is? If you keep taking medicine like this, your body will build a tolerance, and eventually, even anesthetics will have little effect on you." "I… I know," I replied softly, trying to appear as if I was genuinely listening to his advice. After ventin