Chapter 71: Poison

TW: Suicide; Self-harm

Rui hid the heirloom inside their walk-in closet. Now that she's in the safest room of their house, she's trying to open the golden safe.

Chase walked in and saw Rui crouching at the corner of the room, trying to open the safe box.

“What's that, love?”

“It's our family heirloom. Karina warned me that her uncle wants my grandpa's drug so I'm trying to figure out what kind of drug it is,” she answered seriously as she turned the safe dial.

“Her uncle? Justice secretary Saxon Hale? Isn't that the guy who helped you get back here in the country and gave you resources in the university?”

“Yeah, he's the guy. He was my grandpa's old student.”

Clack

The golden safe box opened. There she found a mini journal inside.

The initials of her grandfather, H. Y, were elegantly engraved on the brown leather cover of the journal. She flipped it open to see the contents written by her grandpa.

She saw scribbles of chemical formulas on the pages. As she skimmed over