Chapter 122

"Think whatever you want," Alex said as he returned to the bathtub to help Ava with the final treatment.

The nurse assisted Ava in drying her body and dressing in clean clothes before she lay down on the bed to rest.

After the nurse left, only Ava, Eva, and Alex remained in the room.

"The poison is already gone," Alex said, sitting by her side. "Can you tell me what you ate or touched last time before you got sick?"

"I just drank water from the tap, I think," Ava replied, thinking hard. "Why?"

"The poison in your body is the same as your father's. It's a slow-acting poison that accumulates over time. There must be something your family consumes regularly without knowing it's contaminated."

Alex started to piece things together. It was possible their drinking water was poisoned. He remembered the past when, during the war, some people went as far as poisoning wells and rivers.

"Ava, which company handles the clean water processing in Los Angeles?" Alex asked.

"It's our company, Clean W