Chapter 104: Effect

"B-Because... no one... got..." he stammered, still trying to crawl toward me.

No one else had been here except me, so he had every reason to believe the camera would remain undiscovered.

They showed conversations with various people-wealthy and influential figures-discussing illegal transactions. It seemed he kept these as leverage to blackmail them if they didn't comply with his demands. Tricky, but I had to admit, I liked it.

"Is this how you handled the situation five years ago?" I asked coldly, staring at him. My symptoms were worsening, but my anger overpowered the pain.

My vision darkened when I saw two specific videos. There was no audio, but I could clearly identify the people in them. One featured Silver, the other Simon. Was this why my father wanted him executed?

When he didn't answer, I removed the memory card from the camera and tucked it into the tip of my shoe.

"Johanson Windwood, a senator for almost a decade, soon to run for president... What do you think will happen when everyone finds out about your dirty secrets?"

I trusted Evangeline to extract more evidence against this scumbag, but what I held now was substantial enough to ruin his reputation and his illegal ventures. "W-Who are you?" he croaked.

"Oh, I'm Sapphire," I answered with a smirk. "Simon Parker's illegitimate daughter."

I noticed him attempting to press the red button under the table, but I swiftly pulled him away.

"This is for your own good, senator. You're going to get killed."

I wasn't lying. The contents of his camera would undoubtedly lead to his assassination if anyone else discovered them.

But I needed answers before the poison took me.

I drank the poison, but I had no intention of dying.

the antidote isn't in my bag. Where

honest, I came here to kill you, senator. But I'm curious about a few things," I said. My lips were parched, but I forced myself to stay strong. "If you answer my

this? It's an antidote. Amazing, right?" I added, showing him

the same poison I'd put in the wine-the only thing I could show

and I'll gladly save your life." My voice was soft, yet it

lips were turning pale, and his breathing became more labored. "Does your father know about this? Out of everyone in

a deep breath, clenching my fists and biting my lower lip as my vision blurred and the room

know if everything was set and I could leave? I badly needed

my bag and pulled out a crumpled photo.

threw the picture at him. It showed Ash, his face still recognizable despite the

for Coleman Company. Tell me everything about that guy-where he's been and

right in front of me. Some even splattered on me, but I paid no attention to

looked at his neck, the veins were bulging, and his skin was

he's not..." he

not? He's not what?" I asked him in panic, but he

more violently. I

at my own skin, I didn't have the same symptoms. My heart ached, as if it were

another poison before I arrived. Then

combining the

on my mouthpiece

finally!" Finnick and Kesha

been waiting for me

of the poison I gave him," my voice laced with panic. "Someone else wanted to kill him besides us. I don't even know

clients wouldn't act like that. This only meant one thing-he employed such tactics because he didn't trust the people he was dealing with. It's his way

they want to dispose of

him... to uncover the information locked in his mind. It's not something we'll find here, and I'm certain

for is located between his

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