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.

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

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 questions, maybe I'll spare your life." Yes, I'd bluff, even though I didn't have the

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

same poison I'd put in the wine-the only

your life." My voice was soft, yet it echoed through the room, carrying an intensity that couldn't

his breathing became more labored. "Does your father know about this? Out of everyone in the world, I'm

my lower lip as my

signal, Evangeline? How would I know if everything was set and I could leave? I badly needed the antidote.

in you." I grabbed my bag and pulled out a crumpled photo. "But I am interested in

him. It showed Ash,

working for Coleman Company. Tell me everything about that guy-where he's been and what he's been up to for the past five years." Don't die yet.

instead of answering me, he vomited blood right in front of me. Some even splattered on me,

at his neck, the veins were

not..." he

I asked him in panic, but he could no

he started coughing more violently. I froze

symptoms. My heart ached, as if it were being crushed, but that was

drank another poison before I arrived. Then it must have mixed with

this is the effect of combining the two toxins in

it!" I turned on my

and Kesha said in

they'd been waiting for

I gave him," my voice laced with

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 was dealing

just a lawyer between the two companies. He knows something, and they want

uncover the information locked in his mind. It's not something we'll find here, and I'm certain Evangeline won't discover it in his hideout

answer I'm looking for is

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