Lemon nodded, looking adorable as always. She then took Spike’s hand, “Okay, hold my hand!” When Mable went downstairs, she saw Eugenie waiting for her in the living room. Rahman was standing next to her with his hands on his hips and was busy bombarding her with a series of questions. “I heard you’re from South Jumonte. Isn’t that where Necro Poison is from? Since you know so much about it, why can't you figure out how to detoxify it? Speaking of which, you’re pretty young so I don’t think you’d be so experienced yet. Do you have a master?” Eugenie picked her ears, seemingly annoyed with how talkative Rahman was. She grumbled at him, “Why do you have so many questions? First of all, yes, I am indeed from southern South Jumonte. Second, knowing a lot about the Necro Poison doesn’t mean I know every single little thing about it. Third, I may be young, but I know what I’m doing and am better than the average practitioner. Finally, my master is dead!” Rahman cast another faint
Mable stared at the display. Her first thought went to Jeremiah, who she had locked up in her basement. Connor must have known about Jeremiah coming to Richworth. The only reason he was calling must be that he found out about what happened. Mable flicked a look at Eugenie. “Sorry, I need to take this.” Eugenie smiled and nodded. The moment Mable answered the call, her tone turned rather confrontative “Yeah?” Connor's voice rang out from the other end of the phone, “Astrid, it's me.” “What's up?” Judging by Connor’s brief silence, he must not have been expecting Mable to be so indifferent toward him. After several seconds, he spoke, “I heard about Jeremiah going down to Richworth to see you. They said you injured him and have him locked up. Is that true?” “There are some things I needed solving and I figured I should speak to him about it.” Connor grunted and asked, “What is it that you can't figure out?” Mable sneered, “Where do I start? Why are you so
“Who… Who is it?” “It was Blair!” Mable's pupils shrank in an instant as her eyes grew wide with disbelief. “How... How is that possible?! “Blair is the son of Moon and Luke?” “Even though I am not related to Moon by blood, she is still my rightful sister in the eyes of the law. Since you are my daughter, do you realize what it means if you get involved with Blair? It’s incest!” Mable felt the strength drain out of her legs and slumped onto the couch. If what Connor claimed was true, would it not mean that Blair was her cousin? She did not know how to describe the turmoil of emotions inside her at this moment. Her lips quivered and her voice grew hoarse, “This is why you tried so hard to keep me and Blair from being together.” “That's right.” Mable wanted to laugh. Never in her wildest dreams would she imagine this to be the reason. So what if they were cousins? Moon was just the adopted daughter of the family. This meant she was not related by blood
Meanwhile, in Italee.Connor stared at the disconnected phone; his expression was grim. Rory sat on the opposite couch, legs crossed with a relaxed demeanor on his face. "How's it going?" he asked Connor, raising his eyebrow.Connor snorted and tossed the phone onto the coffee table. "This girl has her heart set on Blair!"Rory replied casually, "I've told you before that her feelings for Blair run deep. Even if they're biologically related, she wouldn't change her feelings for Blair."The more Connor spoke, the angrier he became. "Feelings? She doesn't even know what she's doing!"Rory asked while leaning back, "Mr. Connor, you mentioned the side effects regarding the Necro Poison. Are they real?""What? Do you think I'm lying to you?"Rory pondered for a moment. "Not exactly. I've looked into the Necro Poison, and the side effects you mentioned exist. But there haven't been any previous cases like this.""Astrid and Blair are living examples."Connor sipped his tea and c
Mable took a sip of water and looked at Eugenie. "Thanks for today."Eugenie sat on the edge of the bed, set down her glass, and smiled at Mable. "No problem; just let me know if you ever need help."Mable suddenly remembered something and said, "I have something I need your help with.""What is it?""I heard you have a variety of poison bases. Are there any suitable ones for interrogation?"Mable had not forgotten that her "close brother", Jeremiah, was still locked up in the basement."Interrogation?" Eugenie widened her eyes in surprise. "Mable, who are you planning to interrogate?""Just wait for me."Mable got off the bed, washed her face, changed her clothes, and took Eugenie to the basement.Although Connor had explained over the phone in the morning why he wanted to separate her from Blair, Mable still felt he had not revealed everything. There must be something they were hiding from her.Having Eugenie here could help her extract more information from Jeremiah.Apar
Mable noticed Eugenie's reaction and gently patted her shoulder. "Eugenie, what's wrong?"Before Mable could finish her sentence, Jeremiah, calm all along, suddenly became agitated. "Astrid, what did you just say?"Eugenie?Was it the Eugenie he knew?Eugenie looked somewhat flustered. She suddenly covered her mouth, afraid that Jeremiah would recognize her voice.With his hands tied, Jeremiah struggled to remove the blindfold covering his eyes. "Astrid, who was speaking just now? Was it Eugenie? Eugenie, say something!"Mable looked at Eugenie and Jeremiah, confused. ‘Did they know each other?’Could it be just a coincidence?Mable pointed at Jeremiah and asked Eugenie, "Do you know him?""No! No!"Eugenie vigorously shook her head and then turned and ran out as if fleeing for her life.Under these circumstances, Eugenie never expected she would see him again after four years.No! She absolutely could not let him find out who she was!"Ouch!"She ran too fast and acc
With the blindfold removed, his vision suddenly became clear. Jeremiah scanned the surroundings, not finding the person he was looking for. "Eugenie, where is she?"She was gone!He heard Mable call her name and her voice. He could not have misheard. It must be her!Rahman looked surprised. "He knows Eugenie?""Astrid, where's Eugenie?" Jeremiah asked.He wanted to see her desperately!She had evaded him for four whole years! Not a day passed without him thinking of her.Mable watched Jeremiah's anxious demeanor and calmly said, "She's gone."This was the first time she had seen him so agitated. It seemed she had found his weakness."Eugenie means a lot to you while seeing you this anxious." Mable suddenly feigned surprise. "Oh! Could Eugenie be the person you've been looking for all these years?"Mable had heard the servants of the Mullers or the bodyguards around Jeremiah mention there was a woman more than once. Supposedly, she was Jeremiah's first love. They had a
Mable glanced at Rahman. "I have a plan."Rahman shrugged, gesturing toward the basement. "And what about Jeremiah? Will he tell you what you asked earlier?""I'll have someone keep an eye on him."Mable clenched Eugenie’s purse tightly; her gaze was icy. "He'll talk.""Alright." Rahman ran a hand through his hair. He stood by her side no matter what Mable did.Mable returned to Royal View Villa. Heading upstairs, she made a detour to Lemon's room.It was already late, and the kids would usually be asleep by now.Mable gently pushed the door open and saw Nicki and Spike sitting on either side of the bed, telling Little Lemon a bedtime story and coaxing her to sleep."The big bad wolf caught Little Red Riding Hood and wanted to eat her, but Little Red Riding Hood was clever. She told the big bad wolf that her house had many little lambs, and she was willing to take him there. The big bad wolf, greedy and arrogant, believed Little Red Riding Hood and followed her.""And what hap