Frederick Thorne and Lana Steiner didn't return to town that night, staying at the family home instead. But the couple was too agitated to sleep. They tossed and turned all night, desperate for morning to arrive so they could go to the town clinic for an examination. The sooner they had a confirmation, the sooner they could be at ease.
Early the next morning, the couple, sporting dark circles under their eyes, hurriedly rode their bicycle back to town. They took the packets of medicine with them as well. Frederick Thorne was determined to get to the bottom of it.
Tang Xiaonan hadn't slept well that night either. She had been trying to recall the details from the book, but unfortunately, her memories were growing increasingly fuzzy. There was so much she couldn't remember anymore. 'Perhaps some of it will come back to me unexpectedly later on.'
But for now, three things were certain—
