But my husband clenched his fists, and the veins on his arm bulged.
I had never seen him like this before.
His eyes were dim, and he spoke with some difficulty,
"She is dead."
2.
My baby was gone, and my mother-in-law was dead.
After a while, I still couldn't accept this fact.
I asked him what exactly happened.
He said the police initially judged it as an accident, because there was only my mother-in-law at home at that time.
On the day of my car accident, my mother-in-law died of poisoning in the warehouse at home. Surprisingly, the cause was dry ice that I had stored at home to use on stage.
"The police said more than that. The autopsy report also mentioned cyanide poisoning. The investigation found that there was an excessive amount of cyanide in the chia seeds that you and my mother used.
But don't worry. The hospital has already checked. The amount you ingested is relatively small, so there is no major problem."
My husband's words made me feel like I had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Is this... an accident?"
"No, that's not right! Why didn't your mother escape? Dry ice will produce a lot of smoke!"
I voiced my doubts in my heart.
"You had already reminded me before that the door lock was broken, but I was too busy with work and didn't get it fixed."
Steven lowered his head in remorse beside me.
I hugged my husband and patted him on the back to comfort him.
My father-in-law was devastated by the death of my mother-in-law, no wonder his face didn't look good at the hospital.
I hadn't been home for long when the police came to the door and took me to the police station for questioning.
I was taken to a room that was completely sealed, with a table and three chairs.
Two police officers sat across from me, one responsible for recording and the other for questioning.
There was a lamp on the table that made my eyes hurt.
The police officer in charge of questioning noticed and moved the lamp aside, showing me a friendly smile.
"Mrs. Lance, you don't need to be nervous. Just tell us the truth."
I nodded to indicate that I understood.
"Why is there so much dry ice in the warehouse at your home? Don't you know that a large amount of dry ice can cause suffocation and death?"