Soon enough, the staff arrived with Mr Cyrus's phone. Looking at his daughter, Mr Cyrus made another demand. "Call Dr. Hendricks at the family hospital. Maurine’s body is being moved there. Instruct him to perform a full tox screen* and autopsy on the deceased. I want answers as soon as possible regarding this whole situation. We need to know if poison is what killed her, or she dies from another unknown cause like a stroke or heart attack."Amira nodded mutely, taking his phone from the servant to follow his instructions. Mr Cyrus gestured curtly to the kitchen staff still lined up along the wall. "As for the rest of you, remember that no one is to leave the premises until given express consent. I shall need to interview each of you soon regarding anything you might have witnessed tonight."The staff members shifted uneasily but nodded their understanding. Mr Cyrus glanced back down at the unfinished plate, brow furrowed. After a moment he strode forward, using a handkerchief to d

“Father, do you really think that the poison was meant for me?” Elli asked as they both walked into Mr Cyrus’ study.“I don’t think so, Ellis. I’m almost completely sure of it. There is no other explanation. Why else would someone take a risk to use poison in my household? You must have been the main target for this failed plan. It makes more sense. Maurine is just a maid, but you are my heir. Taking you out would have a devastating effect on my empire.”“But if I was truly the target, how am I still alive? I ate almost everything on that plate. Maurine just took a bite according to the story we were told by the other staff member, and that was what killed her.” Ellis said with a perplexed expression.“This is the confusing part of the whole situation, but I think I know what happened. You’ve been meditating everyday, right?” He asked.“Yes, father. Every day at dawn, I meditate for at least thirty minutes. Some days, I can go on for as long as an hour, especially the weekends. I can’

About an hour later, James arrived at the mansion with his tech equipment. “You can set your things up in here.” Mr Cyrus said as James was directed to an empty room with a comfortable desk and chair.There was enough space here for him to arrange all the computers and other things he came to work with. He would also have privacy to work without being disturbed.“Before I set up everything, I’ll need to see your security system.”“Sure. Come with me to my office. I have master access.” Mr Cyrus replied and they both walked together while two house staff carried all James’ bags inside his assigned room.In the office, James sat at Mr Cyrus’ desk. Mr Cyrus logged into the security system with his master code and left the rest to James, he just watched from the sidelines.“Does anyone else have master access to the security system?” James asked as he clicked buttons rapidly while writing up a code to scan the system.“No. I’m the only one with master access for now. But some others can

Ellis wasn’t thrilled when he was told to attend yet another event. But he went on his father’s behalf because he knew how important it was that they divert attention from the gossip flying around. As the heir, it was his job to make sure his family stayed away from negative publicity. So he showed up to the business conference in a hundred thousand dollar, custom made suit, and a million dollar smile. The organisers of the conference had already been severely warned to thoroughly vet all the reporters that would be present that day. Any reporter who would ask about the poisoning scandal going on would be fired immediately and never find employment any where else for the rest of their lives.Reporters had been trying to get anyone from the Royale family to give a statement, but the whole family had already been ordered by Mr Cyrus to not say a word to anyone. The official statement had already been released, with details on what truly happened that led to maurine’s death, and the fac

“What did he say?” Her father asked as soon as she finished speaking with Ellis. “He said I will have to go on air and tell the truth. I will have to beg him in front of everyone as well.” Emily replied. “You have to do it now, so he can stop coming against my company.” Her father said with a panicked expression. “Why are you always bringing shame to our family, Emily? How could you bring this upon us? You were supposed to get Ellis back, not make him hate us.” Her mother yelled. “Why are you blaming me? Weren’t you the ones who made me break up with Ellis in the first place just to get engaged to Jordan. I tried everything I could but Ellis refused to forgive me. What else was I supposed to do? It was your suggestion for me to blackmail him for something. You even said I should accuse him of rape, but I decided to just accuse him of assault.” “Don’t talk back to me! Just fix this mess.” Her mother huffed in indignation.”I don’t know why you’re such a useless child.” Emily ran t