Chapter 6 - The Poisoned Drops
Sarah gasped, placing both hands over her mouth as horror flooded her entire body.
"Herbal sedatives?" Sarah rasped, her eyes wide with shock. "I only feed him organic formula and bottled water!"
Connor’s mind raced backward through the past two weeks, remembering every time Beatrice insisted on preparing Ethan's night bottles.
"Every evening at six o'clock, my mother took over bottle duty," Connor realized aloud, his face turning pale with rage.
"She kept saying Ethan was too fussy and needed special calming tea..."
Dr. Vance looked at both parents with grave professional severity, adjusting his glasses.
"If an infant ingests this chemical continuously, it causes severe lethargy, high fevers, and eventual organ failure," the doctor warned.
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"I am legally obligated to report this finding to Child Protective Services and the local police department immediately."
"Do it," Connor stated without a single second of hesitation. "Report every single detail."
