"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."

butler sighed. "I know, you're a good kid. How could it be you? Plus, I've thoroughly investigated your background, and you

Jenkins nodded. "Okay."

gone, Jenkins paced back and forth in the

...

taken away, Uncle Olsen's room was still crowded with

and sisters-in-law were all present, their

atmosphere of the

many families fought viciously over inheritance, yet

Uncle Olsen would be alright until the seventh day and

meters in size, Uncle Olsen's study was overrun with too many members of the Olsen family. Even though seating was available for those who stayed, the

Keira persuaded everyone to leave,

"Tell me, what exactly

the situation with the South family. She ended with a self-reproachful tone. "I didn't expect the South family to be so difficult to deal with. Their power is

This is your home, and we are your family... But tell me, is it the same

should be the

very fond of your mother. If we can rescue

he said

still felt

issue was... what about the

way to stop the arranged marriage between the Martin family and Vera. Even if they couldn't find one, there wouldn't have been

were united in marriage, they

now, she had put herself on

breath and said, "Do you think we can find old Mr. Martin's daughter within two days? Could that calm

a plan! If we really can find his daughter, this might blow

toward

handed him the

was flabbergasted. "What can we see from this? How can we find her? There's practically no clue at

"I know someone

that was indeed their

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