---- Chandler slumped in his chair, utterly defeated. He shook his head in disbelief. "How could this happen? That special medicine went through so many trials, it shouldn't have had any issues. Why did it have to be Mariah...?" My mom let out another chilling laugh. " Chandler, you might as well ask your precious Pauline. "J pleaded with her long ago to stop the trials when Mariah's condition started to deteriorate! "But what did she say? 'You've already signed everything, Mrs. Corey. This is a contribution to our country's medical research. Even if Maria dies, the data must be recorded!'" Chandler nearly dropped his phone again. He stood up in a daze and stumbled toward the door. ---- As he opened it, he saw Pauline standing pale- faced at the entrance. Upon seeing him, her eyes brimmed with tears. "Chandler? I never expected that something like this would happen to Mariah... "You don't blame me, do you?"