"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."

"I know, you're a good kid. How could it be you? Plus, I've thoroughly investigated your background, and you don't have

Jenkins nodded. "Okay."

the butler was gone, Jenkins paced back and forth in

...

away, Uncle Olsen's room was still crowded with

all present, their faces etched with concern.

the Olsen

yet the

assured them that Uncle Olsen would be alright until the seventh day and asked everyone

overrun with too many members of the

persuaded everyone to

"Tell me,

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 so great. Now, it

retorted, "Don't say that! This is your home, and we are your family... But

nodded. "It should be the

time. Let's think it through. Uncle has always been very fond of your mother. If we can rescue her, all his hardships won't count for

he said

she still

was... what about the DNA test in

a way to stop the arranged

family and Vera were united in marriage, they would become

put herself on the

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

plan! If we really

looked toward Lewis, "Where's the

him the

took one look and was flabbergasted. "What can we see from this? How can we find her? There's practically no

someone

was indeed their only

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