Well, fuck him. And fuck everyone.
Mercury poisoning.
It seems so absurd.
Fucking mercury, like she’s a mad hatter or an insane clockmaker or something equally wild. My mother, poisoned with mercury.
There’s only one person in the entire world that would benefit from something like that.
But how the hell has he been doing it all this time?
I find Eunika in the waiting room and she looks up at me with those serious eyes of hers, frowning slightly, head tilted to the side—
And pale, fucking ghost white, like she’s afraid of something.
“Mother needs you,” I say, my voice drifting off like a balloon.
“Good, yes, I’ll see to her.” Eunika stands and goes to walk past me.
I grab her arm. The receptionist stares, frowning, but I ignore them.
“The doctor says she might be suffering from mercury poisoning.”
Eunika stares straight ahead. “Really?”
“He wants to know if there’s anything Mother might get that could possibly contain the stuff. He thinks she’s been ingesting it somehow, maybe for years.” I lean closer to her. “How long have you been my mother’s nurse?”
“Years,” she whispers.
“Go make sure she’s okay.” I release her arm and she hurries away.
If Eunika is involved, I’ll handle it. For now, Mother will be fine—she’s in a public place, and I’ll have Rory and Angus hurry over to escort her back to the house. Eunika will never deal with my mother again, not after this.
I step out into the sunshine to make my calls. As the phone rings, I look at the sky, the big blue sky, and wonder what kind of monster would poison a woman with mercury.
A desperate, sick monster.
One that deserves to die.