Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 22: someone wants me dead

Chapter 22: someone wants me dead

Olivia's POV

I turned back to the triplets, my frown deepening. "She's not here:

Levi scoffed. "Of course, she's not."

Louis let out an exasperated breath. "You expect us to believe that? These are all the maids in the estate, Olivia"

"T know what I saw!" I snapped, frustration flaring in my chest. "Someone gave me the juice. If she's not here, then that means-*

"She doesn't exist, Lennox cut in, his voice laced with anger.

My frown deepened. "That's not what l was going to say."

The head maid stepped forward. "Alpha, these are all the maids currently employed in the estate. If Miss Olivia claims someone else served her, I assure you, she must be mistaken."

Mistaken?

A cold chill ran down my spine. No. I wasn't mistaken.

Lennox took a step closer to me, his voice low but biting. "Enough of this, Olivia. The healer said the poison was commonly used in suicides. There's no mystery maid, no secret culprit. Just admit it."

My hands shook with rage. "I didn't poison myself!"

"Then where is the proof?" Levi shot back. "Where is this so-called maid?"

I looked between them, my heart hammering. They didn't believe me. They were convinced I had done this to myself.

I turned to my mother, hoping-praying-that she would defend me. But she stood silently beside me, her face pale, her lips pressed together.

She didn't doubt me. But she was powerless against them.

A bitter laugh escaped me. "So that's it? You've already decided I'm lying?"

Lennox's gaze hardened. "You were the only one in the room. No one else."

my head. "I

between us, thick

Lennox sighed, rubbing a hand down

and Louis exchanged a look before Levi turned to the guards. "Take her back to her room.

dismissing me. Brushing me off like I was

vision blurring with exhaustion and frustration. "You're

at me.

my fists as two guards stepped

the head maid once more. She was watching me carefully,

a split

of something in her

me like a

an assassin dressed in a maid's clothes to carry out the plan, and

took me back to my room, and as I sank onto the bed, my thoughts raced. Someone had tried to kill me. And if they failed once, they

said, drawing her attention. "'T have to leave this place. If I

she knew I was right. Whoever had tried to poison

can't leave, Olivia. The guards at the borders won't let you, she said with a sigh, and I panicked. I knew

It was better to be a rogue than to live this life of torture, but nothing came

the mansion staff, came and announced

leave the bed, I took the stairs to the dining room, and as expected, the triplets were there-so was Anita. The moment I saw her, my

smirked at me. There was something about her smirk-it reminded me that I had been poisoned. I wasn't a fool not to consider her

Anita. She looked too pleased with herself, as if she was enjoying my

me out of my

he said, nodding toward my untouched plate. "You

causing me pain, treating me like I was crazy? So they could dismiss me again

forcing myself to take a bite,

my fork, my mother walked into the dining room, a tray in her

may have been an omega, but she was still my mother. She wasn't supposed to be waiting on me like this-not when there were others who

the air. "Why is she the one serving? There are plenty of maids here." Silence fell over

before lowering her head and continuing to pour the water as if she hadn't

glass as she smirked at me. "Oh, Olivia, don't forget where you come from. Just because you married the Alphas doesn't mean

her words, but what enraged me even more was the silence from