No matter how hard Alexander tried, he couldn't stop worrying and felt overwhelmed by anxiety. He dared not think what would
happen if Lily was indeed infected. ‘She's a pregnant woman, for God's sake! How's she going to cope?’
The call rang several times. If it were before, he would stop calling and wait for her to return his call, but he could not wait for
another second and kept calling. Until...
Someone finally answered, and a familiar voice sounded. Alexander suddenly felt like a deflated balloon and almost went limp.
“Hello?” Lily's gentle voice had a sense of bewilderment. “What happened?”
She saw her phone vibrating non-stop when she returned to her resting place. She grew even more puzzled seeing Alexander's
number because he had never called her repeatedly like this before.
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“Are you... feeling any discomfort?” Alexander said hesitantly. He was anxious but did not want to act too nervous, affecting her
mood.
“No,” Lily said, puzzled, “What's going on?”
Alexander pursed his lips and pondered momentarily, then briefly told her what was happening. However, he skipped the part
about the symbiote showing itself under Dominic's skin and repeated what the older man said.
He received no response for stafter he finished talking. Alexander waited a few more seconds and nearly thought the call
got cut off, but he saw it was not and tentatively said, “Lily?”
“I'm here,” Lily caught herself and said, “I got it. So, how’s Dominic?”
“His condition seems to have stabilized, but I'm not a professional.” He had listened to Dominic's instructions, and even Austin was
unsure what to do. After all, they knew too little about symbiotes.
“How's Galen?” Lily immediately thought about their son.
Alexander rubbed the center between his eyebrows. “He was feverish when | arrived, but his temperature has gone down, and he
seems fine. | suppose he’s not infected.”
After a pause, he asked, “What about you? Dominic says it gets transmitted through blood. You cinto contact with Austin and
gave him an acupuncture treatment. You...” The more he said, the more worried he became.
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“I'm all right.” Lily interrupted him and said with certainty. She knew why he was worried and panicked because she had gone
through it before.
Lily was just as anxious when he was in Burnwken and received no news about him. She was also in a state of panic after
discovering he had gotten infected after finding him. She was not 100% sure if she could cure him then.
Likewise, Alexander was concerned about her and worried about her health.
Lily feared her husband might not believe her and continued, “Although it most likely gets transmitted through blood, it doesn't
mean we will surely get infected just by coming into contact with it. It's just speculation, and no one can be sure for now.
“| know my body well, and I'm fine,” she confidently said as if trying to convince him, “You're the one who should look after
yourself over there, okay?”