Madeline thought about the expression in Shirley’s eyes. Shirley had not seemed like someone who was delirious. Her gaze had been firm, and it had been evidently signaling for Madeline to leave Gray Villa as soon as possible.

In hindsight, Shirley had pretended to be scared at that moment so she could manipulate Carter, creating a smooth exit for Madeline.

"Jeremy, is it possible that the effects of AXP69's anti-toxoid test reagent differ between when it's ingested and when it's injected?" The question came from the depths of Madeline's heart because she felt that Shirley's symptoms differed from Madeline's during Madeline's flare-up.

Jeremy had a faint guess from Madeline's question. "Have you noticed anything wrong, Linnie?"

Madeline nodded. "You told me this before. When I went through the final stage of the flare-up, my memories were stuck at my most painful moments, and I could not even remember that we were in love. But Shirley seemed to be different."

"How was she behaving?