"Stop!"

The voice sounded heavenly as a chorus to Jenkins. She turned around and saw Keira staring at Susan.

Jenkins's eyes teared up. "Miss Olsen, I didn't do it. It wasn't me..."

Susan looked toward Keira. "Keera, what's wrong? I'm doing this to force the formula out of her mouth to save Uncle Olsen's life. As his biological daughter, you're not going to stop me, are you?"

Keira fixed her gaze on Susan. "Jenkins might be innocent."

"You know it's just a 'might,' right? What if she's the one who poisoned him?"

Susan spread her hands. "There's a saying, 'Better to kill by mistake than to miss an enemy!' Uncle Olsen is lying on the bed right now, his life hanging by a thread, and you, his daughter, seem so unconcerned."

She turned to look at Peter. "This is what happens with daughters not raised by your side... they're not close..."

Keira frowned even more.

Peter took the vase from her hands. "Regardless, questioning Jenkins is fine, but if you smash her with this vase, wouldn't that kill her?"

Susan said, "Without threatening her like this, how could a trained person like her possibly tell the truth so easily?"

Peter said, "But still, you can't..."

Susan cut him off. "Mercy to an enemy is cruelty to oneself."

Peter was left speechless yet again.

Keira didn't bother with Susan but instead turned to the butler. "Jenkins, indeed, is a suspect, so find a room and lock her up. We'll talk after I investigate the scene."

The butler nodded; her request was quite reasonable. Susan wanted to say more, but Keira watched her warily. "The Olsen family is a respectable household. We do not allow private torture chambers, nor do we allow confessions under duress!"

Intimidated by her, Susan pursed her lips and said no more.

The butler hurriedly pulled Jenkins out the door, took her to an unoccupied guest room on the third floor, and then locked the door from the outside.

Jenkins's eyes were red. "Sir, it really wasn't me."

you don't have

Jenkins nodded. "Okay."

Jenkins paced back

...

was taken away, Uncle Olsen's

their faces etched with concern.

the Olsen family was

viciously over inheritance, yet the bonds within

Uncle Olsen's side until the doctor repeatedly assured them that Uncle

many members of the Olsen family. Even though seating was available for those who stayed,

persuaded everyone to leave, leaving only Ellis

me, what exactly

had no choice but to explain the situation with the South family. She ended with a self-reproachful tone. "I didn't expect

retorted, "Don't say that! This is your home, and we are your family... But tell me, is it the same Fox who tampered with

should be

time. Let's think it through. Uncle has always been very fond of your mother. If we can rescue

knew what he said was

still felt

key issue was... what about

by two days would have been fine if they could find a way to stop the arranged marriage between the Martin family and Vera. Even if they couldn't find one, there wouldn't have been

Vera were united in marriage, they would become

now, she had put herself on the

took a deep, frustrated breath and said, "Do you think we can find old Mr. Martin's daughter within two days? Could that calm his rage enough to give us

said, "That's a plan! If we really can find his daughter,

he looked toward Lewis,

him the

"What can we see from this? How can we find her? There's

took a deep breath, "I know someone in the police force. Let's

point, that was indeed their

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