Was this woman trying to die with Flora and Cedric? Faye's expression darkened as she clenched her fists. Flexing her wrists, several silver needles slipped into her hands. "You couldn't die by Victor's side, yet managed to drag your son-in-law into this mess. You're really something, haha!" The woman spoke with an increasingly sharp tone. "Look at you now. Old and withered. You were charming in the past, but now you're just an aged hag. Who are you compared to me? Are you still going to deny giving Victor the Lovers' Poison?"The woman continued speaking in a crazed manner. "Even if Victor was blind, he should be able to see that I'm younger and leagues more beautiful than you. I'm a better match for him, so why does he only have eyes for you?" The woman's sharp voice echoed throughout the entire cave. Flora pursed her lips, her voice weak but firm. "Daniella, after all these years, you really haven't changed a bit. If you still believe that I gave Victor the Lovers' Poison
"Speak. Who sent you?" Cedric's expression darkened, his tone cold enough to freeze the air. Daniella struggled, but the more she fought, the tighter Cedric's grip around her neck became. It became increasingly difficult for her to breathe. "This is all Layla's fault! She seduced my brother and ruined Victor's life. She deserves to die. Everyone will benefit from her death." Her face turned beet red and though she struggled to speak, the anger in her tone remained. "The Lovers' Poison she made got so many people killed. You may not know this, but everyone in our generation does. If it weren't to cover up for her sin, my brother wouldn't have ended up this way. He was supposed to compete in the election back then—" She paused, coughing before shooting Cedric a mocking look. "Kill me, I won't spare that disaster of a woman as long as I'm alive."She seemed to recall something and tears welled in her eyes. "Victor used to be so wonderful back then. He was like a beam of lig
Cedric watched as Faye trembled.He knelt down beside her to place his arm around her shoulder."How is Mommy?" Cedric's voice was magnetic and hoarse, yet calm and determined.Faye couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions and leaned against Cedric for support. She shook her head and said, "I'll try to cure her."She didn't say she could do it but that she would try. It was evident that Flora wasn't in the best condition.Cedric didn't understand medicine, but like many devoted fans of Faye, he firmly believed that if Faye couldn't counter the poison—no one else could. The poison that Faye found challenging was undoubtedly complicated and therefore difficult to neutralize."I trust you," Cedric said as he squeezed Faye's shoulder, silently conveying both care and unwavering trust. "You can do it."Flora revealed a smile in Faye's arms as well. "You're the best, my darling."She felt weak and couldn't maintain her smile for long. Her speech was slurred and her voice was
Faye stayed in the room for two hours straight. By the time she came outside, she was drenched in sweat. Cedric, who had been waiting outside the door, put his phone away and hurried over when he saw Faye. "Babe …""Don't …" Faye backed away and shook her head. "I have poison on me."She came into contact with the poison when she was treating Flora. Though the poison was hardly harmful for Faye and she only needed a shower to get rid of them, that didn't mean it was not harmful for others. Cedric was in great shape and with Faye by his side, he could easily recover even if he came into contact with the poison. Still, it would damage his body and Faye preferred if no one touched her at the moment. Cedric approached once again and Faye avoided his touch. "Cedric!"He paused and his expression darkened. She smiled weakly. "Behave."He took a deep breath and obeyed her words. "Is there something you need me to do?"He felt useless when Faye needed help. He knew that
At 8:50 am, Faye came out of Flora's room and was met with Cedric outside the door. "Let's go."He nodded and took her hand as they headed to the car. Alongside them was Ryder, who had just recovered from all the excitement the day before. He boldly confronted Cedric to inquire about Flora's condition and reported everything to Victor. At the time, Victor was launching an attack on the second branch of the Garcia family.They were never a true threat to Victor. Over the years, he was aware of their every movement even though he had given up on himself. A few members had gained power through engagement in illegal activities behind his back, but he left them to their own devices.It only took him one day to put a stop to them. Hence, these relatives found themselves busy dealing with the repercussions and were left with no time to oversee what was happening in Jeorgia. Naturally, they had no time to retaliate against Victor either. Victor, on the other hand, was fumi
Victor and Flora were deeply in love, which made Daniella the outsider. Victor once spoiled her like she was his own sister, yet she had to watch as he gave all his attention to Flora instead of her. She was wildly jealous and continued fawning over Victor while trying to set Flora up. Victor still treated her as a sister and was still willing to protect her. When Daniella framed Flora, he was fooled into thinking that Flora bullied her. Naturally, he didn't point the blame at Flora unreasonably and only spoke to her in private. Flora was upset by this. Owen happened to be pursuing her at the time and she agreed to go out for a meal with him due to her sour mood. However, Daniella twisted the whole story when she told Victor about this. Victor, who wasn't even upset with Flora at the time, was overwhelmed by jealousy and confronted Flora right away. He happened to arrive and saw Flora accepting Owen's effort in comforting her.Furious, Victor got drunk that night and f
"Of course!" came Faye's reply.She beamed. If Cedric wasn't driving and Ryder wasn't panicking in the backseat, she would have given him a kiss of approval. "Your skills are worthy of the SportsCar Championship runner-up!" Faye praised. She thought this was quite a flattering comment, but Cedric chuckled. "Runner-up?"He glanced at her and flashed a smile. "Do you think I fall short in comparison with X?"Indeed, the person who won the last SportsCar Championship was X, a name that belonged to the most skillful hacker. Faye rubbed her nose and smiled. "I guess you are equally skillful."Cedric didn't participate in the Championship so she couldn't quite tell, but she knew that his skills were superior to the runner-up of the competition. She would never admit that she was second to him, so he had to accept the honor of runner-up whether he was happy about it or not. Cedric sensed the hidden message in her words and narrowed his eyes. "Faye, I'm really curious. What exact
Faye nodded at Jesse and felt slightly confused when seeing the excited look on his face. Did he recognize her?It seemed possible since they all trained together when they served in the army. Jesse was tall and muscular. He used to pick on her all the time because he didn't like the fact that she was a better fighter. Still, he would always end up getting defeated. Faye didn't hold back when she fought Jesse the day before. In comparison to her calm demeanor, Cedric's expression darkened as he glanced at Jesse. "Do you two know each other?"He realized that was a stupid question as soon as he asked it. Faye was here the day before, so she definitely ran into Jesse. Jesse was shocked and Cedric was puzzled to see him in such a state.Jesse was usually a rather composed person, after all. "Chief, of course we know each other," Jesse said with a playful look in his eyes. Did Cedric not know that he married a fellow comrade?"That's interesting," he thought, feeling sm