Sweet May-December Marriage

Chapter 190 I'm Really a Mortal

Chapter 190 I'm Really a Mortal

"What are they talking about?" Charlotte stared at the screen and asked, "Why do they call me fairy? I'm really a mortal!"

Eloise was amused and almost spat out what she was chewing, but because of her good manners, she swallowed it. She stared at Charlotte and burst into laughter, saying, "Char, why are you so funny?"

Cecilia and Nicholas were also amused and Cecilia couldn't help but pat Charlotte's head, saying, "Are you an ancient person?"

Charlotte asked, "What's going on?"

Nicholas coughed and explained, "It doesn't mean you're not a mortal. They call you 'fairy' because they think you're beautiful and adorable."

Charlotte blushed and said, "Oh, I understand."

Eloise pinched her cheeks and laughed more loudly, saying, "What did you eat to grow up? I wonder what makes you such a cute girl."

Charlotte pulled down her hands and replied, "Just normal meals."

"OMG!" Eloise laughed more wildly and said, "You're so funny!"

Charlotte was rendered speechless and retorted inwardly, "No, I'm not funny."

When school was almost over in the afternoon, there was suddenly a commotion in the class and someone even yelled out loud.

Charlotte asked curiously, "What happened?"

The boy across the aisle from Charlotte immediately blushed for some reason and coughed. He explained in a soft voice, "There's an infectious disease in Prodon."

Charlotte was a bit stunned and repeated, "Infectious disease?"

The boy continued, "It seems to be a new virus. People are talking about it heatedly on the Internet."

Charlotte thanked him. It happened that Eloise also searched the news. She said, "This was reported a few minutes ago."

Charlotte took her phone and read the report.

Prodon had been prone to floods and the locals were used to it. This time there was heavy rain, but the meteorological station had issued flood prevention instructions early on, so people evacuated in an orderly manner and there were no casualties.

However, the problem was that an outbreak of swine fever occurred in a pig farm. The people from the pig farm evacuated, but the pigs were still there. All the pigs in the farm were drowned and their bodies were rotted by the water. For some reason, a few bacteria were bred.

The virus, temporarily named Virus-7602, could only be transmitted through blood, saliva, and food. At first, some rescuers were injured and had so high fevers that they even became unconscious. Later, the doctors finally found the source of the infection -water contamination.

The water carried the source of Virus-7602 and those rescuers were directly infected as their wounds were soaked in water.

Measures had already been taken to cut off the source, that was, to immediately seal off all water flowing out of Prodon to prevent the spread of the virus. However, there were already many infected people in Prodon.

The mortality rate of Virus-7602 was astonishing. Infected individuals could only survive for one to seven days and eventually, they would die.

People in Poville were all panicked. Seyso, which was adjacent to Poville, was also shrouded in the shadow of the epidemic. Although the government announced that they'd control the epidemic within the territory of Prodon, people were still worried, guessing maybe the water from some small rivers had flowed out. What was worse, there were many underground rivers in the region!

Charlotte said with a frown, "We don't have to worry about this. The government must have disinfected the water as soon as they found out about the epidemic. The water source should not be a big problem now and what matters is the people."

Although the virus carried by the flood was a headache, it was not a big problem for the country. All that was needed was to use helicopters to spray specially formulated disinfectants in the sky. The real trouble was the people.

Although Prodon was just a town, it had more than a dozen villages under its jurisdiction and each village had about one hundred villagers. These people might not realize that they'd been infected with the virus and were still living with their families, so they might have infected their families.

Or perhaps they knew they were infected, but they refused to be quarantined and therefore hid here and there. This kind was the biggest headache.

Eloise sighed and said, "How did the epidemic break out? People in Prodon must be scared now."

Cecilia remarked, "Seems like the situation won't get better in a few months. The key is that the doctors are still helpless against Virus-7602. It's easy to solve water contamination, but there's no solution for human infection. They haven't developed any specific drugs or vaccines yet."

"The situation is not that bad," Charlotte said, "Virus-7602 has limited transmission routes. Once the water contamination is resolved, the epidemic should be under control too. What's scary is its mortality rate."

Eloise replied, "I'll donate some money to Prodon later. I hope they'll be safe."

Charlotte also wanted to donate, but her phone suddenly rang when she was about to say it.

It was after school hours, so Charlotte answered the call.

On the other end of the line was a very gentle male voice. "Are you Charlotte Lopez?"

Charlotte was dumbfounded for a second. She smiled and asked, "Oh, it's you, Chairman. What can I do for you?"

Charlotte had once joined a rescue association at her maternal grandfather's suggestion as the latter said it could help her gain some experience. However, since her maternal grandfather's health worsened, Charlotte rarely participated in the association's activities. The person calling her now was Beckham George, the chairman of the rescue association.

"I'll brief it," Beckham said, "You should know the epidemic breaking out in Prodon, right? We plan to go there to provide rescue. We've already discussed this with the Prodon government and I call to ask if you want to go with us."

Charlotte paused and took a glance at the pouring rain outside before replying, "When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow. After all, there's no time to delay."

Charlotte replied, "I'll go with you. Please send me the meeting place later."

Beckham said with a smile, "I knew you would go. Pack up your things, and see you tomorrow."

Charlotte hummed in agreement and ended the call.

Eloise asked curiously, "Char, where are you going?"

Charlotte replied, "Prodon." Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

"Are you crazy?" Eloise widened her eyes and continued, "It's very dangerous there. Why are you going?"

Cecilia and Nicholas all looked toward her.

Charlotte briefed them about the rescue association and said, "I have medical skills, so of course, I need to help more people. And it's not as serious as you think. The source of infection is limited. I'll be fine."

"That's still not OKAY!" Eloise snapped, "I still think it's very dangerous. Can't you just not go?"

Charlotte replied helplessly, "I can't."

Eloise glared at her.

"I'll go with you," Nicholas suddenly said, "I'll protect her. Rest assured."

Charlotte turned to look at him in surprise and asked, "Why are you going with me?"

Nicholas slightly leaned in and replied in a low voice, "They won't let you go there if I don't go with you."

He was true because Eloise and Cecilia all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that Nicholas would go with Charlotte. Cecilia said, "Then I'll also..."

Charlotte hurriedly interrupted her, "No. No. Cele, you don't have medical skills, so don't go."

Cecilia compromised because she was aware that she would only be a burden to Charlotte if she went with her. She said to Nicolas, "Nicholas, take good care of her."

Nicholas replied with a smile, "Don't worry."

Charlotte packed up her bag and left the school with Nicholas.