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Chapter 9: The Deadly Truth!

Chad Sullivan thought of three details!

The first detail: coughing.

Emily Parker suddenly fell ill and kept coughing.

She was highly skilled in martial arts, extremely strong—she could easily crush Chad Sullivan.

A woman like this, a leopardess, would not fall ill so easily.

Moreover, her illness kept getting worse. Chad Sullivan had studied medicine before, so he determined it was a lung infection.

There are no antibiotics in this world, so only Chinese medicine could be used for treatment. The entire treatment process was personally handled by Chad Sullivan.

It was precisely this meticulous care for the ailing Emily Parker that completely moved her heart and made her want to marry Chad Sullivan.

But the process of treating her with Chinese medicine was extremely slow, even ineffective.

This puzzled Chad Sullivan as well. Normally, even though Chinese medicine works slowly, it should have some effect.

Yet the more Chad Sullivan treated her, the worse Emily Parker's cough became.

This was very abnormal.

But!

The last time they met, Emily Parker's cough was gone.

Clearly, this was not thanks to Chad Sullivan.

So who cured Emily Parker, and with what?

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…The second detail: the conversation between Emily Parker and Chad Sullivan before her death.

She did something against her conscience, which weighed on her heart. She wanted to tell Chad Sullivan, but in the end, she didn't, because she didn't want Chad Sullivan to get involved in this trouble.

This matter was clearly a secret.

Perhaps even a tremendous secret.

So, what was this thing she did against her conscience?

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…The third detail: the genius alchemist Edward Clark.

At first, Emily Parker greatly admired this genius female alchemist, even seeing her as a role model for women.

But on the night before her death, when Chad Sullivan said he wanted to invite the genius female alchemist Edward Clark to attend his and Emily's wedding, Emily said she didn't want to talk about that woman.

Why such a drastic change in attitude?

Did Edward Clark do something?

Did it make Emily Parker's attitude change?

From admiration to aversion?

! So what is the connection between the genius alchemist Edward Clark and the matter Emily mentioned that went against her conscience?

! If these three details are linked together, perhaps the mystery of Emily Parker's death can be solved.

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…Right, there was another thing that was very strange.

The Lord Governor would never have agreed to the marriage between Chad Sullivan and Emily Parker, so why did Emily say it was settled?

Even though the wedding would be very low-key, with no guests, the Lord Governor really didn't object—at least, he tacitly approved.

What exactly happened?

What made the Lord Governor change his attitude?

Let his own sister marry a brothel courtesan?

How significant must this matter be?

But what does this have to do with Emily Parker's death?

And most importantly, how did Emily Parker die?

The food and wine were not poisoned, there was no third person, yet she suddenly died for no reason?

Is there any detail I haven't thought of?

Chad Sullivan began to retrace everything.

Not missing a single detail, a single scene, a single line of dialogue.

She was coughing, had a lung infection, and it kept getting worse.

The image of Emily Parker coughing kept replaying in his mind, and because of the coughing, her chest looked even more spectacular and shocking.

At least a 36D, right?

! And the feel was really...

"Pa!"

Chad Sullivan slapped himself.

Focus on the important matter, focus!

Stop thinking about all that nonsense.

Chad Sullivan recalled the first time Emily Parker talked about the genius female alchemist Edward Clark.

She was a genius female alchemist. Alchemists are the most arrogant group, but all the male alchemists, even the old and experienced ones, were full of awe for Edward Clark.

At the time, Chad Sullivan was even jealous, thinking she might be a romantic rival.

Maybe the two of them had already gotten intimate?

Suddenly, certain movie scenes popped into his head.

Like a flounder kiss or something!

"Ptui!"

Chad Sullivan slapped himself again.

At a time like this, how could he still be playing little movies in his head?

Focus on the important matter, focus.

If he could uncover the truth, not only could he save his own life, but he could also seek justice for Emily—he couldn't let her die in vain.

Suddenly...

A sentence from Emily surfaced in Chad Sullivan's mind.

The genius alchemist Edward Clark was researching something, and was about to succeed.

This thing could change the world and save countless lives.

A dozen days ago, Emily's lung infection was getting worse, her cough more severe.

But suddenly, she recovered, not a trace of cough left.

This...

What was going on?

What miracle medicine cured her?

And although this miracle medicine cured her, it also became the thing that killed her.

Strangely, this miracle medicine was non-toxic, and could save thousands of lives, but on that night, it alone killed Emily Parker.

That night, Emily Parker and Chad Sullivan held a banquet at Xianyin Pavilion.

What was she doing all night?