Phoebe Thorne couldn’t help but say, "I’ve heard that safflower and peach kernel are supposed to help with fertility. It looks like Immortal Liu’s medicine did have some effect after all."

Phoebe Huxley and Raina both nodded. That sounded like a good thing, so how could it cause a deformed baby?

Frederick Thorne sneered, his voice filled with hatred. "Safflower and peach kernel do help with fertility, but you have to take them *before* you get pregnant. If a pregnant woman takes things that promote blood circulation like these, it can easily cause a miscarriage. What’s more, it can also lead to birth defects."

"Thank God Lana didn’t take it. It’s all thanks to our little girl. She’s our family’s lucky star."

Phoebe Huxley picked up the little girl and, beaming, gave her several kisses. She couldn’t bear to put her down, so she just continued to hold her.

Frederick Thorne gently patted the little girl’s head and said with relief, "We really have our little girl to thank. Otherwise, it’s hard to say if Lana could have even carried the baby to term. And even if she had, she very likely would have given birth to..."

He couldn’t bring himself to say the words "a deformed baby," but his hatred had reached its peak. ’After waiting for over a decade, we finally have a child on the way, only to be nearly harmed by some treacherous villain.’ He wanted nothing more than to go and confront Phoenix Golding right now.

Frederick Thorne was certain that the mastermind behind this was Phoenix Golding. ’It must have been that venomous woman who goaded Linden’s mother into running to Raina with all that nonsense. Everyone on Millstone Peak knows that Raina has been desperately searching for medicine for Lana. The moment she hears about some supposedly effective remedy, she’ll spend a fortune to buy it. Phoenix Golding just wanted to use my own mother as a pawn to harm my wife and child.’ 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

’Twenty years have passed, and that venomous woman still refuses to give up. Well, I’m not going to cover for her anymore. Today, I’m going to reveal the truth of what happened back then.’

"And what about the pokeweed, Kusnezoff’s monkshood, centipede, and five-pace snake? Those are all highly toxic. Even if a woman isn’t pregnant when she drinks that concoction, the poison builds up in her system. When she does get pregnant later, the toxins transfer to the fetus, and she’ll still give birth to a child with defects. A classmate of mine said the chances are extremely high. That stuff is just poison meant to harm people. Even a healthy person would have problems after drinking it."

The more Frederick Thorne spoke, the more furious he became, his eyes red with rage. If it weren’t for his niece, there’s no way Lana would have escaped this disaster.

"That Immortal Liu is completely shameless! We have to expose this, or more people will be scammed. And we can’t let that old crone, Linden’s mother, off the hook either. We have to teach her a lesson!" Phoebe Thorne said angrily.

The little girl nodded emphatically. ’Auntie’s right,’ she thought. ’We can’t let Immortal Liu get away with it. Even if no one in Rosillia Village asks for her remedies, people in other villages do. Everyone has to know that Immortal Liu is a heartless swindler.’

’But she still didn’t understand. What kind of feud did Phoenix Golding’s family have with hers, anyway?’

"I’ve already reported this to the police," Frederick Thorne said with a cold laugh. "That medicine is the evidence. Immortal Liu is definitely going to prison." He wouldn’t let these people off. Immortal Liu would get what she deserved; it was just a pity he had no direct evidence against Phoenix Golding.

’But he would make sure his whole family was on guard against that venomous woman—especially his older brother. To this day, his brother still thought that woman was some kind-hearted angel!’

"Serves her right! A beast like that belongs in prison. It’s a shame Linden’s mother can’t be locked up too. She’s getting off easy!" Phoebe Huxley said, frustrated. In truth, she would have much preferred to see Phoenix Golding go to prison, but having an affair wasn’t a crime the police handled.

Frederick Thorne’s face was dark as he said with a cold laugh, "Linden’s mother is just a pawn. The one who truly wants to harm me is that venomous woman, Phoenix Golding. She’s the mastermind!"

Everyone’s expression changed, especially Felix Thorne’s. His eyes widened in disbelief. ’How is that possible?’

’Phoenix Golding is so soft-hearted she can’t even kill a fish. How could she do something so wicked?’

’Could my younger brother have gotten it wrong?’