Chris learns of her pre-arranged marriage; when she meets the man, is surprised that he was the gorgeous hunk that she had seen when vacationing at a resort with a girlfriend.
Gordon Buck, Chris’ soon-to-be-husband was engaged at the time, and needed to break off his engagement.
As Gordon and Chris get to know each other, at first they don’t like each other, and then, suddenly…strange things happen like…
This is the second book in a series.
Genre: FICTION / Romance / GeneralBook has recently been produced as an audio book.
“You had a foreign toxin in your system.” Dr. Humphry said. He was an older gentleman with hound dog eyes and jowls. He kind of looked like someone’s hunting dog, who had put on a pair of glasses and wore a stethoscope around his neck.
“What does that mean?” Pat asked.
“You had chemicals that we typically see in drain openers like drain cleaner. You ingested it somehow. There were traces in the GI test. We flushed your system and took care of it. Since you obviously are old enough to read the label, I’m not sure how it got into your system. Our typical cases are usually infants or children who can’t read, or people trying to commit suicide.
“Suicide!” Pat gasped.
“We were wondering. Sometimes things like this come from bad packaging, but you had too high of a concentration. It must have come from food you ate, or beverages you drank. You’re just lucky you had the foresight to try and get to the ER where we could help you out.” Dr. Humphry droned on at her, looking over his glasses. He had a kind baritone voice, but acted a bit weary the third time he had to repeat it to Pat.
“No doubt about it. I used to work at Poison Control and dealt with this thing all the time in trying to figure out how to tell people to keep their drain cleaner locked up. You have the classic symptoms. Drain cleaner earned you a trip to the hospital. Most people just like to visit their relatives here.” He smiled at his own weak joke and clipped the chart shut to leave.
Pat was extremely surprised to hear the news at first. She was feeling better, but it was all a bit confusing. Her suffering through the stints of nausea and diarrhea, and the resulting dehydration from the poisoning, clouded her mind.
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