"It's none of those. We recently hired a new nanny to help out," Nina replied, but she already sensed that something was amiss. The doctor wouldn't have asked about their childcare without reason. The next moment, he handed her the test results. "Your daughter's fever is due to poisoning. You brought her in just in time. Another hour and it could have been too late."

Nina felt as if the world had stopped, hoping desperately that she had heard wrong. Nash quickly took the report and scanned the words, which confirmed that Gemma's blood contained toxic substances.

"In cases we've seen before, nannies might slip children a mild sedative to keep them calm. But this is poison. It's clear someone intended serious harm," the doctor added, disbelief evident in his voice. "I can't fathom why anyone would do this to a child." Nina's focus returned to the immediate task. "Doctor, please start detoxifying my daughter. We'll get to the bottom of this," she said, exchanging a glance with Nash. In an instant, they understood each other.

"I'll be back," Nash said before striding out of the room.

Nina stayed with Gemma, her heart breaking as she saw the tubes and monitors connected to her tiny body.

She couldn't help but think that if a mother could trade places, she would take her child's place every time. She wished with all her heart that she could take on the poison herself, sparing Gemma from this suffering. Suddenly, a nurse rushed in. "Dr. Zimmer, the blood bank is running low. We've reached out to other hospitals, but due to traffic, it'll be at least fifteen minutes before they arrive."

"Fifteen minutes?" Dr. Zimmer

frowned deeply. With the level of toxins in, Gemma's blood, she needed an immediate transfusion, and once started, it couldn't be interrupted.

"Go and push them to hurry over. This is a matter of life and death," Dr. Zimmer urged.

"I understand, Dr. Zimmer. I'll go right away," the nurse replied, rushing down the hall at a full sprint.

Nina quickly stepped forward. "My blood type matches my daughter's. I can donate blood for her."

Typically, a donor could only give up to 600cc, but this was her daughter's life at stake. Nina urged them to take more. "I'm healthy. Please, draw as much as yo@can."

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"Ma'am, these two 400cc bags are full. If we take any more, you could pass out from blood loss," the nurse said, clearly uncomfortable with the situation.

But Nina didn't care about the risk. At worst, she would faint, but without the blood, Gemma could really die.

"I'll sign any waiver. I'll take full responsibility for the risks. Just do whatever you need to save my daughter," Nina insisted, her tone firm.

With the blood shortage and no

other options, the nurse reluctantly agreed Finally, the ambulance from the nearby hospital arrived, bringing several more bags of blood.

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