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.

my bad luck, the antidote isn't in my bag. Where the fuck

but I forced myself to stay strong. "If you answer my questions,

this? It's an antidote. Amazing, right?"

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

My voice was soft, yet it echoed through the

replied. His lips were turning pale, and his breathing became more labored. "Does your father

as my vision blurred and

everything was set and I could leave? I badly needed the antidote. Of all things to forget, why did it

grabbed my bag and pulled out

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

everything about that guy-where he's been and what he's been up to for the

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

at his neck, the veins were bulging,

not..." he

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

face turned red, and he started coughing more violently. I froze for a moment, unable to figure out my next

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

before I arrived. Then it must have mixed with the

the effect of combining the two toxins in

it!" I turned on my

finally!" Finnick and Kesha

waiting for

voice laced with panic. "Someone else wanted to kill him besides us.

Someone trusted by their clients wouldn't act like that. This only meant one thing-he employed such tactics because he didn't trust the people he

knows something, and they want to dispose of him. I need

to uncover the information locked in his mind. It's not something we'll find

the answer I'm looking for

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