The Billionaire's Bargain
The blinds were shut, the desk was cluttered with papers and vials.
Once we were seated, he adjusted his glasses and got straight to it.
“The toxicology results just came back,” he began, flipping through a thin stack of papers. “We identified the toxin. It’s called batrachotoxin.”
Liam frowned. “Sounds exotic.”
Dr. Klein gave a small, grim smile. “It is. In very minute quantities, under controlled conditions, derivatives of it have been researched for potential cardiac therapies. But in high doses, like what your wife ingested, it’s extremely lethal. There’s been a global cessation of production in recent years due to its danger. Whoever administered this must have gone out of their way to
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