CHAPTER 2: THE SECRET NO DOCTOR FOUND
The next morning, Ethan was brought to Victoria's penthouse.
Not because anyone believed him.
But because Victoria had run out of reasons not to.
The boy walked through rooms worth millions of dollars without showing the slightest interest.
Instead, he asked a strange question.
"Do you have a garden?"
Victoria frowned.
"A garden?"
"Yes."
She led him to the rooftop greenhouse.
The moment Ethan stepped inside, he stopped.
His eyes widened.
Then he walked directly toward a decorative plant sitting in the corner.
A rare exotic flower imported from South America.
One of Victoria's prized possessions.
Ethan pointed at it.
"That's what's making you sick."
Everyone stared.
One of the doctors laughed.
"Ridiculous."
But Ethan didn't back down.
"My grandmother had one exactly like it."
The doctors explained that the plant had been tested many times.
Nothing dangerous had been found.
Still...
Victoria ordered additional testing.
Three days later, the laboratory results arrived.
The room went silent.
The flower itself wasn't poisonous.
But hidden in its soil was a rare fungus.
A fungus that released microscopic toxins into the air.
Exposure over many years caused severe neurological symptoms.
Exactly the symptoms Victoria had been suffering.
The doctors couldn't believe it.
The fungus was so rare that almost nobody had considered testing for it.
The plant was immediately removed.
Treatment began.
Weeks passed.
Then something extraordinary happened.
Victoria started improving.
Her headaches faded.
Her strength returned.
The trembling in her hands disappeared.
The impossible was happening.
She was recovering.
News spread across the country.
The barefoot boy had discovered what billions of dollars and the world's best doctors had missed.
But Victoria wanted to know one thing.
How?
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How could an eight-year-old boy know?
The answer would change everything.
