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."

shook my head. "I know

stretched between us, thick with

then Lennox sighed, rubbing a hand down

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

stomach dropped. They were dismissing me. Brushing me off like

them, my vision blurring with exhaustion and frustration. "You're making a mistake,"

look at me.

fists as two guards stepped forward, ready to

I turned, my gaze landed on the head maid once more. She was watching me carefully,

a split second—I

flicker of something

hit me like

a maid. She might be an assassin dressed in

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

"'T have to leave this place.

could see the worried look on my mother's face. Obviously, she knew I was right. Whoever had tried

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

escape. It was better to be a rogue than

Evilly, one of the mansion staff, came and announced that dinner was ready and that the Alphas demanded I

took the stairs to the dining room, and as expected, the triplets were there-so was Anita.

Anita, and she smirked at me. There was something about her smirk-it reminded me that I had been poisoned.

pleased with herself, as if

out of my thoughts. I turned

my untouched plate. "You need

could continue causing me pain, treating me like I was crazy?

my jaw, forcing myself to take a bite, despite

I lifted my fork, my mother walked into the dining room, a tray in her hands, carrying a

deepened. Why was she serving? There were plenty of maids in the estate. My mother 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

my fork down, my angry voice filling the air. "Why is she the one serving? There are plenty

hesitated for a second before lowering her head and continuing to pour the water

don't forget where you come from. Just because you married the Alphas doesn't mean your

was the silence from the triplets. Not one of them spoke up. Not one of