Chapter 75

"Consuming excessive amounts of nitrite could lead to severe poisoning and even death!" Norman exclaimed gravely. Perhaps Xyla did not deserve their sympathy after all. He quickly asked, "Wendy, are your relatives all right?" Laura blinked, still reeling from the shock as she asked, "Wendy, you should have said something last night! Do you need to check on them at the hospital or take care of them?" She couldn't believe Xyla had slipped nitrite into the cooking, thinking it was salt. As if that wasn't bad enough, she didn't even think to tell anyone about it. Wendy explained, "I didn't add much salt into my cooking yesterday, so only a small amount of nitrite made its way into the food. Thankfully, we noticed something was wrong, and my relatives sought treatment in time. "They were discharged from the hospital within a day. That's why I came back later than usual last night." Her diction was clear, and she emphasized that she had been the one cooking yesterday. She spoke withou