Was Lilian Carden even a doctor? She was probably an evil doctor. When all of them stopped convulsing, Lilian retrieved her needles from their bodies before they could get up. They were speechless. How could such tiny needles with a bit of poison put them in such a state?“Give us the antidote!”After Lilian took her needles from Belinda’s body, Belinda grabbed her wrist. She glared at Lilian and said through gritted teeth, “Give me the antidote, Dr. Carden.”Belinda had been in pain and shamed. She did not want to go through it again. She just wanted to get the antidote and cure herself as soon as possible. Lilian flung Belinda’s hand away and said, “Get in line. Queue up from the youngest to the oldest. Since you’re so old, you should move to the end of the line. No one is allowed to cut the queue or lie about your age. If I find out someone’s lying about their age, I won’t give you your antidotes for the following days.“I didn’t bring enough antidotes today. You c
Lilian proceeded to distribute the antidote according to age.After getting the antidote, the Fisher family’s bodyguards hesitated to consume it.Lilian said, “Why are you still scared of my medicine when you’re already poisoned? This antidote can alleviate the numbness you’re feeling.“Don’t you feel uncomfortable being numb?”The bodyguards exchanged glances. They felt some numbness even after they stopped twitching. It was extremely uncomfortable, but they dared not do anything to Lilian as they were weaker, especially after knowing her identity.It turned out that the young woman was the legendary doctor’s student and Tim Johnson’s wife.While they had never heard of the legendary doctor, they knew the Johnson family’s fourth missus.She was a formidable woman.Dr. Carden had lent a hand to the Lafayette family when they were in trouble.Belinda’s bodyguards decided to take the antidote not long after. After one person did it, the others followed suit. When it was Beli
All Belinda felt was bitterness. He had always only had eyes for Tiara. Earlier as he walked past her convulsing on the ground, he had not even glanced at her. How was she less than her sister in any way?Patrick talked to Tiara’s grave for a while before standing up. They had headed straight for Fisher family cemetery immediately after they landed and had not eaten yet, so everyone was hungry.“Ms. Tiara, I’m taking Missy Drey to get something to eat first. We took a long flight and came here to see you immediately after we got off the plane, so we’re all still hungry. Oh, right, Lil is here too. You don’t know her—she’s actually considered a disciple of mine, though I’ve never officially taken her in as one. She’s Doc’s disciple and I’m not interested in stealing others’ disciples. I just give her pointers here and there when I’m free, that’s all.“In my heart, though, she does count as one. She’s a very understanding and capable girl. I’m going to call her over so you can meet he
Neither Patrick nor Audrey would produce the evidence that Belinda caused Tiara’s death at this time and place. Their intention was not just to seek justice for their loved ones but also to show all of Jensburg Belinda’s true nature and thoroughly ruin her reputation. There were only a few people here now, so the reveal would not have much effect. Plus, they would have to be on guard to prevent Belinda from destroying the evidence.Audrey and Darrell walked up to Patrick and supported him, one on each side. Audrey said coldly to Belinda, “Don’t worry, we have both material evidence and witnesses of your misdeeds. We’ll make sure you’ll get what’s coming for you. Dr. Carden, we’re leaving for the hotel first. Liberty and the rest are waiting for us to have a meal together.”Lilian hummed in acknowledgment.When Patrick passed by Belinda, he paused to give her a look filled with hatred, though his tone was calm. “I am Ms. Tiara’s assistant. In life and in death, I am hers forevermore.
No—there would be no battle. Liberty and the rest did not have guns unless the police were involved. Could their plan have been leaked and Liberty and the rest had called the police?Belinda called Mr. Gordon again, who took a while to answer the phone.“Has something happened, Gordon?” Belinda asked in a low voice.“No,” Mr. Gordon replied.“If not, why didn’t you answer when I called earlier? Why didn’t you proceed with our plan?” Belinda questioned with some distrust.Mr. Gordon explained, “I was too busy evacuating everyone earlier and couldn’t answer the phone. They seem to have caught on to our plan and responded with their arrangements. If we take any sort of action, we’ll not only fail, but we’ll even end up getting caught, which will be very disadvantageous for us.”“You mean they have men waiting around the cemetery, just waiting for us to act so they can catch us red-handed?”“Yes.” Putting it like that really did make it sound like they were doing something wrong tho
Mr. Gordon replied respectfully, “As you wish, Madam Fisher. I’ll do as you say. I won’t act on my own.”If Belinda chose mutual destruction, he would accompany her and the others to the netherworld. As an assistant, he was always meant to live for the matriarch assigned to him and die with her. Patrick was an exception in that he had not followed Tiara into death back then, most likely to avenge her. Belinda still trusted Mr. Gordon very much. As she told Caroline, everyone else might betray her, but Mr. Gordon would not. She hung up.Meanwhile, Audrey and the rest went down the hill and left the Fishers’ cemetery. They went to the neighboring cemetery to place some flowers on the graves of Audrey’s father and grandparents before returning to the taxi. The taxi driver had been getting a bit anxious mainly because they were taking so long. If he had not seen them go over to the cemetery next to this, he might have suspected they were ghosts.Once they got into the car, the taxi dr
“I was wondering why she didn’t arrange for Elisa to marry one of your brothers.” Kevin looked at Zachary.Seeing his calm demeanor, Kevin brazenly replied, “Elisa used to like Zachary, but he was completely indifferent to her, and her feelings for him were well-known throughout Wiltspoon. After he married Serenity, Elisa gave up on her feelings for him, but Nana knew about her past affection for Zachary, and if she had tried to matchmake Elisa with any of us, it would have been awkward for everyone. She was also afraid that Elisa might unconsciously compare us to Zachary, which would have soured whatever relationship there was. We do consider ourselves quite exceptional, but compared to Zachary, we’re all still a bit lacking.”Silver laughed and said, “I see. Elisa’s fiancé’s also a great match, though. Old Pat can rest easier since she's marrying into the Johnson family.”The Johnson men were quite outstanding. Lilian’s partner, for instance, was great—he was tolerant of her and
Silver examined Kevin and said with a smile, “Indeed, Mr. York is decent and worthy of your Hayden.”Donald responded, “The York boys are all fine men. I’ve heard that you have many excellent female apprentices. Perhaps there are suitable matches among them for the York boys?”Zachary and Kevin were speechless.Dan took over. “His female apprentices do whatever he says, except when it comes to marriage. Whenever he urges them to marry, they retort by saying he’s not married and still lives well without worries, so why should they listen to him?“They even said they’re now taking in young apprentices and treating them like their own children. When their apprentices grow up and can stand on their own, they’ll be able to support them, so marriage and children aren’t necessary.”Silver gave him a stern look and said, “Your precious apprentice got married, so you can finally relax and feel accomplished. But when Suzy was still single, weren’t you just as worried about her happily ever