Chapter 979

either.

The poison worms hadn't been taken away. They remained in the incense burner, drawn to the bloodied scent of the medicine. They would stay there and feed off the aroma until they died. However, the poisonous worms that had been expelled wouldn't live much longer "They're in the incense burner," Sebastian replied. "You can take it to Her Highness."

Though small, the poisonous worms were disturbing. Javier hesitated before reaching out, his hand hovering in the air.

He finally asked, "Can these worms... enter the human body again?"

Seeing his reluctance, Winona stepped forward. She lifted the incense burner, carefully removed the lid, and presented it to Lisandra.

At the sight of the worms, Lisandra's stomach turned. She fought the urge to vomit as a wave of nausea surged through her. The sight alone was enough to make her feel faint. Her body flushed with heat and her blood surged with anger. She closed her eyes, forcing herself to regain composure. The effort took much longer than she would like to admit.

Sebastian made no move to offer further assistance. He simply said, "Within an hour, the poisonous worms will die. Once they've been expelled, they won't be able to re-enter the body."

"Thank you," Lisandra said quietly.

Carissa gave a subtle nod, then left with the others.

as he demanded, "So, who's responsible for

room, each person under his scrutiny. "Will you confess, or should I begin

her chest, her breath shallow. With a resigned sigh, she motioned for him to leave. "Uncle Leroy, please go outside with everyone for now.

find out who did this. Whoever dared to harm your life must be out of their

with them privately,"

was, after all, the closest to Lisandra. Her proximity made her the

on her increasingly pale

fought to

she sat up in

slipped a pillow

suppressed the dizziness and headache that threatened to overwhelm her, forcing herself not to think about the poisonous worms, lest

she fixed it on Penny's face. "Penny,

the possibility of Penny's involvement, it still seemed impossible. After all,

had a fiery temper, and she was

to? Her Highness has treated you so

and she fell to her knees. Tears streamed down

I am guilty, but

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