After saying that, Cameron patted his daughter's hand lightly, turned around, and went in together. This immediately reassured Fabian. He was delighted, thinking that Cameron was finally caving in.Fabian hurriedly winked at his wife and daughter, signaling them to follow him.Once they entered the living room, Anatasia took off her coat and went to wash her face before coming out again. By then, the servant had already handed her a cup of tea. She took a few sips, looking very comfortable."What kind of tea are you drinking? It smells like herbs," Maria asked as she sniffed the air."It is made from herbs. It’s formulated according to my needs, so I can't give you any," Anastasia replied, "There are other teas and coffees here.""Oh, I see! Is it nourishing for your body? Did the miracle doctor prescribe this for you? Gosh, you really should thank him," Maria gushed.She purposely said these things to remind Cameron and Anastasia that she was the one who invited the doctor over.
The husband and wife were puzzled as they exchanged looks, wondering why Anastasia suddenly changed the subject and said such a thing."Tasia, is there a misunderstanding? How could your mother not want to help your uncle if she was still alive? He's her only biological brother. How could she turn a blind eye to him?" Maria asked hastily."No, there isn't! You've all been talking about how kind and righteous my mother was. She must be very discerning regarding what's wrong and what's right. Vaccine development isn't a trivial matter. Look at the other countries.“Time is tight, and there's a lot to do. We must make sure that everything goes well. Although Uncle's company is great, if you don't have enough funds, you won't be able to carry out the research as smoothly as you would have wanted.“If you insist on taking on the project, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you. It's fine if you don't mind suffering, but if the vaccine isn't up to standard, you'll be heavily criticized b
Just like that, Rhea was shut down.Fabian and Maria did not know about this, so they looked at her questioningly. "Ree? Is it true? What's the matter? Why didn't you say anything?""It's nothing serious. I didn't expect you to know, Uncle Cameron. I've taken care of it," Rhea responded lightly after she came back to her senses."Nothing serious?" The corners of Cameron's lips hooked up. "Everyone from the police station has gone there. I heard that they'd searched the institute inside and out. Is it trivial for a grown man to disappear in your research institute?"Hearing this, Maria's face turned pale with fright. "What?! Is that true, Ree?! Do people go missing there?! Oh gosh, that's terrifying! You should resign and stop working there. If something happens to you one day, your father and I won't know what to do!"Rhea did not bother comforting her mother. Instead, she looked at Cameron and continued, "Those are just rumors. I thought you were always a clear-headed person, Unc
"Then… What is going on?" Maria was perplexed."It's nothing serious. People die and disappear every day in this world. We are here to talk about the vaccine development project. Uncle Cameron, you shouldn't stray so far from the subject," Rhea stated without concern.When she said this, Fabian, who was starting to get suspicious, suddenly returned to his senses. "Yes, Ron, she's right. That missing man's affairs have nothing to do with us. We're here to talk about the vaccine development project. It doesn't matter if someone is missing or dead. If I don't get this project, my whole family will die!""So, you're saying that the life and death of others aren't important?" Cameron raised his eyebrows and asked lightly."Why would it have anything to do with us? The only connection that the miracle doctor has with us is that he treated Tasia. Even if he disappeared, we have nothing to do with it. Aren't the police looking for him? The most we could do is help look out for him, right?"
“That’s right.” Cameron fervently nodded while Maria smiled from ear to ear. “Hence, I didn’t think my brother-in-law’s daughter would harm my daughter. She’s so young, yet vicious.” Cameron directed his cold and stern gaze at Rhea. If looks could kill, Rhea would be in pieces by now.Both Fabian and Maria were stunned upon hearing that. Only Rhea’s expression remained unchanged. She merely moved her brows and said, “Uncle Cameron, what do you mean by that? Why don’t I understand you?”She had an innocent look like she had no idea what Cameron was talking about. Upon hearing that, Maria quickly added in a displeased tone, “Yeah! There must be some misunderstanding here! Cameron, how could you say that about Ree?“You said so yourself that she’s your niece. It’s too harsh of you to call her vicious! If Ree did anything wrong, I’d allow you to punish her for that, but I don’t like how you’re attacking her with such harsh words!”“Why don’t you ask your baby daughter what she has do
“No way! Anastasia is suffering from chronic poisoning, which has been going on for many years! Ree was just a kid back then, so what would she know about poisons? Also, Ree and Tasia did not get along well since they were young and rarely hung out.“Why would she poison Anastasia? Don’t scare me! That is a serious crime!” Maria’s expression changed.‘What did he say? Ree poisoned his daughter? Oh please! I understand Ree well. Although she has a weird temper and doesn’t have a close relationship with me, she’s still a kind and smart lady. How could Cameron just frame her for such a thing for no reason? I’ll never believe it!’“My mom’s right. Uncle Cameron, are you mistaken about something? Or did you listen to someone’s slander?” Rhea nodded and asked seriously.Rhea sat properly with a calm smile hanging on her pretty face. She looked like an obedient student that everyone would want. No matter how one looked at it, she did not look like the vicious person Cameron said she was.
Maria was so shocked that she had no words because she did not expect Anastasia to say that. Her tears had even stopped falling.“Since you brought it up, let’s talk it out,” Cameron straightened his back and said sternly, “I trust that you two aren’t involved in this matter, although Maria, you were the one who sent those harmful herbal plants over. Still, I trust you knew nothing about it.”The mention of her name made her blood run cold. “What did you say? What harmful plants?”“Before this, you sent Tasia a lot of herbs frequently, and it has filled up the whole place.” Cameron motioned to remind her of them.Maria admitted that and nodded, but she was puzzled. “What does that have anything to do with Anastasia getting poisoned? Do you mean to say that… those herbs poisoned her? The miracle doctor didn’t mention that!”“You’re right. It’s those herbs precisely,” Anastasia nodded and said, “The miracle doctor has never brought it up, but that doesn’t mean others are clueless ab
Maria was startled upon learning that the cops would be involved in this. Although she did not believe Rhea would do such a thing, she became skeptical after witnessing Cameron's seriousness in the matter and his firmness in rebuking Rhea. “Cameron, we’re family. Why are you making such a big deal…” Maria started softly.“We’re family, so why is your daughter so evil? Tasia was only about 12 years old at the time, and Rhea was around her age! How could a teenage girl have such a vicious heart? I’m sure all of you know how much Tasia has suffered over the years!“I’m being kind enough not to throw her in prison already!” Cameron was infuriated beyond words. The only thing he wished he could do right now was to put Rhea behind bars and make her suffer the pain Anastasia had gone through. However, Anastasia convinced him not to do so.“Uncle Fabian and Aunt Maria would not be able to take it if Rhea goes to prison. They accompanied me most of the time when you weren’t home back the