All the color drained from Jennifer's face."One more thing," Scott said, his voice turning colder by the second. "Dr. Sarratt."The royal physician, who had been standing by, bowed. "Yes, General Holden?""When you examined Ms. Cross before, you confirmed it was the Widow's Curse?"Arthur Sarratt broke into a cold sweat."At the time, the symptoms Ms. Cross described, along with her pulse, which was rapid, unstable, and irregular, did resemble the records of the Widow's Curse by about 70%.""Resemble?" Scott seized on the word. "Then examine her again. Carefully."Arthur forced himself forward.Jennifer tried to pull back, but one look from Scott froze her in place.This time, Arthur took much longer. His brows drew tighter and tighter. After a while, he withdrew his hand and dropped to his knees with a thud, his voice shaking."General Holden… Ms. Cross's pulse is steady and strong. It's only slightly weak from stress. There is no sign of any curse. There's no sign of pregn
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