Rise From Prison: Married To A Beautiful CEO

Chapter 148

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The Blackwoods hadn’t just assumed Xavier had died when he had slumped to the floor a moment ago. They had come to this conclusion after feeling every trace of vitality slip away from his body, leaving behind only a lifeless shell that seemed far beyond salvation which was why they had not bothered seeking treatment for him. Now… now, however…

'How… how is this possible? Aldric, who had supplied the poison that Xavier had ingested, thought in absolute shock after a long time had passed, feeling as if his senses were betraying him.

He had gone to extraordinary lengths to obtain the deadliest toxin he could find, a venom rumored to be unstoppable in all of Riverton. Yet here was Xavier, not in any way looking like someone who had just eaten a whole lot of it.

Like Aldric, everyone else remained lost in their thoughts, still dumbstruck by the sight of the emotionless eyes fixed upon them. And just like that, the enormous dining hall remained shrouded in breathless silence, with