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Ms. York's Second Proposal Chapter 617
Damon's eyes darkened. Vera was undoubtedly a servant of the Bishop family. There couldn't be anyone else!Just as Celeste had suspected. The poisoning incident was indeed targeted at Leo!Fortunately, Leo was allergic to pineapple and hadn't eaten it. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable."Any news on Vera?" Damon dialed Ruben's number."Don't worry. I've contacted all major transportation hubs. Unless Vera hides out somewhere and doesn't show her face, whether she takes a car, drives herself, or even flies, she won't be able to get anywhere," Ruben had experience in handling such matters. He sounded steady and confident.That day, a warrant for Vera's arrest was posted on major platforms."A major criminal case has occurred in our district. The suspect, Vera, is at large. The following are her physical characteristics. She was about 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighed approximately 95 pounds." Attached was Vera's ID and her photo from the kindergarten."Anyone wi
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Vera's eyes were ringed with blue, and her face darkened. There was white foam frothed from her mouth. This clearly indicated she had been poisoned for a while."Who did this to you?" Ruben had seen many tragedies, but the scene before him shocked him deeply."No one, it was me. I poisoned them with sodium nitrite. These two have been draining me my whole life. To think that in the end, they planned to betray me for 500,000 dollars. Betrayers... Now, nobody gets to live!" Vera held a despairing look, and her tone was filled with sorrow. It startled Ruben.As Vera's condition worsened, she began to gasp for air and was barely breathing in."Take her away!" Ruben commanded with a dark expression.As soon as Vera was admitted to the hospital, Nicholas arranged for her to be taken to the ICU for emergency treatment.Celeste and Damon left Leo in Serena's care and met with Ruben in an office at Davidson Hospital to discuss the situation.Ruben detailed everything to the two."Ther
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Celeste didn't struggle. She was now feeling utterly lost and anxious.She thought she might need a drink or a cigarette to calm her nerves.When people felt overwhelmed, one would sometimes resort to slightly self-destructive behaviors that brought her temporary solace. She often dug her nails so deeply into her palm that an unnatural indentation formed on her right hand. Similarly, she had a tendency to drink strong liquor, relying on the alcohol to dull her normally sharp senses.It was exactly because of this that she, being part of a sensitive demographic, maintained her composure and never panicked in public.She leaned her head barely against Damon's shoulder. She was just resting against him and not embracing him back or speaking.Damon cooed a few words. Noticing there was no response from Celeste, he, too, fell silent. He held her and sensed as time passed second by second. He wished it would slow down, even just a little.About five minutes passed."Give me a cigarett
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Vera died. The worst had happened.Damon and Celeste waited outside the ICU while initially holding onto a sliver of hope. However, now their expressions turned serious."Vera took a lethal dose of sodium nitrite. This is unexpected," Nicholas said."Are your people reliable?" Damon asked.Nicholas responded after a moment. "Of course. Do we need to keep this strictly confidential?"Damon nodded slightly, then contacted Liam straight away."Spread the word that Vera has been detained in the detention center at Southlake and that the parents of the poisoned children will surely pursue this matter. Especially Celeste and the Belasco family."He intended to mention the Bishop family specifically, as Leo was the child of the Bishop family. However, only a few were aware of this. He had to consider Celeste's feelings.Being a longtime acquaintance and a clever one at that, Celeste immediately understood Damon's thoughts."I can pretend to be Vera'."Since the goal was to use Vera
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In prisons, women, too, established their hierarchy.While male prisoners often held rapists in the lowest regard, the peak of disdain among female inmates was directed towards women who had killed their husbands. At the bottom of this hierarchy were traffickers and those who had harmed innocent children."Vera" was immediately placed at the bottom.On her first day lining up for food, she felt disdain from the staff and even more so from the other inmates, who were bossy and looked for any excuse to trouble her."Vera" merely swallowed her pride and didn't fight back. Just like that, she had endured such a treatment for two days and two nights.With her interrogation impending and no abnormalities yet, she couldn't contact Damon and began to feel anxious.It wasn’t until the afternoon of the third day that another inmate was brought in. She was a burly woman."What are you in for?" "Vera" overheard someone asking that woman.The newcomer laughed heartily. "Ha! My man was che
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On the day Vera died, Nicholas's hospital immediately stopped admitting patients. When asked why, the reason given was that expensive equipment had been damaged and was under investigation. Hence, no one could enter or leave.Leo’s poisoning was not severe, and logically, he did not need to stay in the hospital for long. However, Serena seized the opportunity to show her care by moving into the VIP ward to look after him personally. She had been staying in the hospital ever since.Before the hospital was locked down a few days ago, Celeste had wanted to take Leo home for observation, but he seemed reluctant to leave Serena and Damon. The doctors checked him again, and all his indicators were fine."Sir, please check again. I feel very weak." He held the doctor's hand and requested.The same happened the next day.On the third day, Celeste began to see through his act."Leo, lying is not a good habit," she said, despite often lying with a straight face."I feel unwell." Leo match
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"You have no idea that every time he hugs me, he always avoids my injured arm."He can eat by himself, and he doesn't need to be fed. However, I insist on feeding him, and he patiently waits. He just wants to give me a chance to be close to him."His temperament is just like his mother's. Neither is he talkative nor good at sweet-talking/ Still, he knows how to be caring. I dared not think about what both the mother and son went through these years," Serena said, her voice choked with emotion toward the end. Celeste felt a slight tremor in her heart.She was not someone with solid empathy, as she had endured too much suffering herself. She tended to think that everyone had their own lessons to learn from their hardships.Leo was like that too. He was calm and rational.Both she and Leo were people who clearly distinguished between those close to them and others. They would care deeply for the few they cared about and not at all for those they did not.What Selena said about Le
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Dana, the burly woman, was forced by several bodyguards to kneel on the floor.Already taught a lesson by the woman disguised as Vera and treated like livestock with her hands and feet bound and thrown into the trunk of a car, she was terrified out of her wits.Liam reached out and lifted the cover from her head.As the woman looked up, she saw Damon sitting in a chair with his legs crossed.His demeanor was noble and icy. His eyes were commanding."Mr. Bishop, spare me, please!" She recognized Damon and began begging for mercy. She knelt in place and dared not to move.Since he was in the open while his enemy was in the dark, Damon had thought that the person sent to kill Vera would be a tough character on par with his men, but he was mistaken.“Jailed for castrating your husband, you say? However, my men tell me that your husband has been behind bars for years.” Damon's voice was indifferent. His voice sounded emotionless to listeners but terrifying to the woman.Had she no
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He never would have imagined that the intelligent and aloof Celeste would have a day like this, appearing adorably naive and innocent.Damon used to like girls who were delicate and pure, but that changed when he met Celeste.She had a face full of charm and allure, but her expression and personality were always cold and unyielding. She was pale and slim, yet not childlike. On the contrary, she resembled a young poplar tree, proud and upright.Because of her, he began to like girls who sparked his desire to conquer, and he scoffed at those who were simply weak and shy.But now with Celeste like this, he didn't feel annoyed. In fact, not only was he not annoyed, he actually found it cute and interesting.“What's your name?” she asked again."Damon.""Oh, that sounds really nice."The initial confusion in her eyes was gone, replaced by a sparkling glimmer, and her tone carried a touch of a young girl's excitement."You are actually my husband… Wow, great job, me! I've managed to
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"What? Aren’t you my husband? Do I still need to avoid you while changing clothes?" The confusion in Celeste's eyes didn’t seem fake.Damon was speechless and didn't know how to respond at that moment.When Damon didn't respond, Celeste suddenly felt a bit nervous."I'm sorry… I can't remember clearly. Aren't you my husband?"Damon raised an eyebrow casually and asked, "Why do you think I am?"Celeste innocently blinked, her eyelashes fluttering like fans. "The nurse said it. Besides, if you're not my husband, why would you sleep with me at night?""What did the nurse say?" Her reasoning was actually logical and undeniable. For a moment, Damon found it somewhat amusing."The nurse said that my husband is really thoughtful," Celeste responded seriously. Then she asked, "Aren't you my husband? Then why would you be willing to stay here with me so late?"This one sentence left Damon speechless.The reason he was willing was because he was a coward. He said that he didn't care abo
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Damon frowned upon hearing the classic amnesiac questions being asked."Celeste, are you trying to act out a TV drama?"Celeste still looked at him blankly. "What do you mean?"Damon didn't answer and went straight to the director's office to get Nicholas.Knowing her, she wasn't the type to joke around, especially not with Leo still missing. She must have hit her head hard.Nicholas was equally surprised and hurried back to the room with Damon.Celeste was sitting up, hugging her knees and staring into space."You're awake? How do you feel?" Nicholas asked with a smile as he entered."Why am I here?" Her voice sounded hesitant, and she turned to look at them.Her confusion seemed genuine. Nicholas and Damon exchanged worried glances."Celeste… you don't remember?""Celeste?" She asked, "Is that my name?""Yes.""I don't remember. My mind is blank.""Do you remember… Leo?" Nicholas hesitated. After all, if she knew that her child had been missing for three days, he was wo
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"Alright," Celeste said in a deep voice. "Let me see Leo first."They pushed open the hidden door, revealing a staircase leading to the basement."Have Leo come to the stairway corner." She stood at the dark staircase and negotiated with the kidnapper."Mommy!" Suddenly, Leo's desperate cry echoed from inside."Leo!" Celeste ditched everything else and rushed down the stairs.She ran ahead, and as soon as she reached the corner, there was a loud explosion, and a wave of heat hit her face."Celeste!""Celeste!"Damon and Winston's faces changed drastically, shouting in alarm.The basement was empty. It was a trap.Had they been more careful, they would have noticed that both the kidnapper’s voice and Leo’s cry were artificially synthesized. But Celeste, in her desperation to save her son, had been too frantic to discern this.The basement was rigged with landmines. Unfortunately, something went wrong. The mine exploded when Celeste reached the stairway corner, instead of when
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What? Damon was also coming? Celeste felt her heart leap, and her voice became sharper as she said, "I can handle this. You can't come!"There was no response from his end.Observing Damon’s silence, Celeste quickly softened her tone. "Damon, listen to me. I can handle this alone. There's no need for you to get involved… because I'm their main target, and they likely won't harm Leo. You need to stay home and wait for him. You need to take care of him later on…""Celeste," Damon interrupted coldly. "Are you planning on not coming out alive?"Of course, coming out alive would be ideal, but she couldn’t guarantee that."Damon, I do have a chance of surviving, but when it comes to exchanging myself for Leo, there can be no room for error. We must follow the kidnapper's instructions to ensure Leo's safety."It was out of the question to provide a false sense of security and pretend to comply with the kidnapper, only to backtrack and get Leo killed.She needed to ensure Leo’s safety a
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They checked all the surveillance footage near the Bishop residence and investigated every suspicious vehicle. They also had people keeping an eye on Henry, but after half a day, there was still no breakthrough.The kidnappers had taken Leo to threaten Celeste, and the lack of communication was meant to unnerve her. If it was according to predictions, she was supposed to wait for their demands. But, as a mother, she couldn't just sit and do nothing.Celeste remembered that Shannon had called her, so she found her contact in the blacklist and called."Shannon, did you and Henry kidnap Leo?" she demanded.Shannon laughed coldly. "Don't accuse us without any evidence. Your son is missing? Maybe it's karma. Hahaha!"Celeste hung up, unable to stand Shannon's smugness.Several teams searched for over 20 hours, even involving the police, but still had no solid leads. Celeste suspected Henry, but they couldn't just arrest him without any proof.She was extremely desperate. She didn't e
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"Lester isn't as clever as Leo. He's just a four-year-old child, and he shouldn't have done anything like that," Serena instinctively defended Lester. Then, recalling the last time she had misunderstood Leo for similar reasons, she felt a pang of guilt and added, "I don't mean to imply anything… I'll have someone bring Lester here."Celeste nodded. "I'm not blaming Lester. I just want to understand what happened."Soon, the nanny looking after Lester brought him in. Unexpectedly, upon seeing Celeste, Lester burst into tears."Aunty Celeste, please don't hit me. I didn't mean to lose my brother!""Lester, I just want to understand what happened." Celeste was taken aback by his crying but kneeled down to speak gently. "I'm not blaming you. Can you tell me what you saw that day?""Aunty Celeste, don't hit me!" Lester kept crying, not saying a word about Leo's disappearance."Am I that scary, Lester?"At this moment, Celeste felt at a loss. She could communicate normally with Leo,
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Celeste perfectly understood what Cedric's implied. "I mean, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to entertain me today."Cedric had indeed wanted to help her that day, but his identity was too special to admit it openly. The scratch on the paper was a subtle hint, and whether or not she could interpret it depended on her intuition. The fact that she could decipher such a subtle hint proved her intelligence and luck.Over the years, Cedric had developed a sense of respect for Celeste after learning about her. He felt she was deserving of assistance, but he couldn't make it obvious."However, be careful. I see that Henry is at the end of his rope and might act irrationally. You should be on guard," Cedric warned.Celeste nodded, having considered this as well. "Henry wants me dead."This was why she had her brother stay abroad and sent Leo to the Bishops. With only herself remaining, it was harder for Henry to use her loved ones against her."Take care of yourse
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Celeste's deduction was correct. Cedric intentionally left the mark. As Winston dug deeper, he slowly uncovered a series of issues.It was a bridge project on a highway in a poor mountainous area. Not uncommon.The problem was that the person in charge of this project was a leader assigned from a first-tier city to oversee the development. Officially, he was recognised for his capabilities, but in reality, this task was one he had to succeed in without failure.He had offended someone, and this transfer was a disguised punishment under the guise of a major responsibility.If he had managed it well, the chances of him returning to a higher development role would have been slim. At best, he could stay in this position until retirement. If he didn't manage it well, his entire career could be ruined.Someone of such status naturally had supporters as well as opponents. In such a situation, it was impossible for anyone to sabotage and create pitfalls along the way."It seems the next
