The Tide of Fortune

Chapter 172 They Discovered Us

Cássio lets go of his crazy cousin and walks away through the corridors, "But how did you know that Uncle Bart was going to eat chocolates just now?"

"I just walked through the half-open door, hence my exasperation!" Henry barks, "Do you know what that means, Cássio?"

"That they already know it was you who brought those poisoned chocolates," Cássio responds in regret. Soon the police will appear to arrest them!

Back in Henry's office, he kicks the desk. The computer monitor wobbles and would fall if Cássio didn't catch it in time.

"Now we're lost, cousin!" Cássio whimpers, "It's only a matter of time before the police show up. Probably the meeting will be just to unmask us!"

The tables are turned: Cássio becomes the hysteric and Henry becomes the bright, calm mind of the plan.

He closes the door so no one can eavesdrop on the conversation, "Calm down, Cássio, all is not lost."

"Of course it is. And with that headline confusing Laura Ferreira's boyfriend with Reggie, it just makes me t