The doctor said, "And fortunately, the venomous fang only pierced very shallowly, and it was promptly washed with black tea. Her fainting just now may also have had something to do with swallowing water. A good night's rest and she'll be fine."
Standing at the entrance to the ward, Matsuzaki Haru froze when she heard that. "..." A very shallow puncture? She had clearly used every ounce of strength she had. How could it be... Could the seawater have hindered her movements?
That made sense. After all, she had stabbed blindly, and with the Detective not far behind her at the time, she had inevitably panicked. It was only natural that she had missed her mark...
Matsuzaki Masahiko stood by his fiancée's bed, delighted by the outcome. When he turned around and saw his younger sister lingering timidly at the door, he looked puzzled. "Why are you standing so far away? Come in already. Kiwako is fine."
Jiang Xia shifted a step to the side, making room for Matsuzaki Haru.
Matsuzaki Haru had no choice but to walk over with her head lowered. She looked down at Toda Kiwako, but before she could decide what to say, Toda Kiwako spoke first.
The sister-in-law she had loathed looked up at her, her moist eyes full of apology. "I didn't know how you felt about him before. It wasn't until just now, when I pretended to drown and you were the first to reach my side, that I understood from your expression... I'm sorry. Looking at it now, what I asked you to do before was far too cruel. It was all my fault."
Matsuzaki Haru froze. Several seconds passed before she said, "I'm the one who should be sorry."
Matsuzaki Masahiko and the dark-skinned guy stood nearby, utterly confused. "What feelings?