Chapter 543

Both Giselle and Gideon were overwhelmed by despair. Though he tried to appear calm and encouraging, Gideon couldn't hide the worry weighing on his heart. The seizure had left Giselle exhausted. After a brief spell of sadness, she drifted back into sleep. Gideon, however, couldn't rest at all when he returned to his room. Sleep evaded him completely, because he didn't know when her next seizure would come—maybe the next minute, maybe in a few hours, or perhaps tomorrow. The image of her body convulsing in agony haunted him so vividly that he could hardly breathe. The following morning, he asked the housekeeper to keep a close watch on Giselle before driving alone to visit her attending physician, Dr. Ross Bennett. In the doctor's living room, Gideon spoke fluent Edevanian as he described Giselle's condition from the night before. His voice carried a trace of anxiety as he asked, "She was stable for three months. Why did she suddenly relapse? What triggered it? Could it have someth