Chapter 553:

The blood drained from Kristopher’s face. “Carrie,” he said, stepping closer to her wheelchair, his voice thick with worry, “are you alright? Did you take any of it? Did you get checked?”

Carrie’s tone was cold, her expression unreadable. “I didn’t take that supplement.”

Kristopher let out an audible sigh of relief, but it was short-lived.

Carrie’s gaze bore into him, her voice flat but cutting. “Are you relieved that I’m okay? Or relieved that I didn’t take the ‘supplement,’ so Lise won’t be charged with attempted murder?”

Her words hit him like a slap.

She wouldn’t have done this on her own. This has Willow’s and her son’s fingerprints all over

let out a hollow scoff, her lips curving into a bitter smile. She said nothing, but the look in her eyes spoke volumes:

His tone was calm but laced with a dangerous edge. “So, it was the housekeeper and her son that meddled in this? Fine. But

fluttered faintly at Daxton’s words, the stillness in her eyes finally breaking. She looked

His

in his tone was palpable, as though it

Carrie. “The one who hurt you this time is someone

recovered, his tone sharpening with icy resolve. “I’ve already investigated this. It has nothing to do

the facts? Or are you deliberately covering for her?” The tension between the two men thickened. Daxton, nearly as tall as Kristopher, refused to back down. They faced each other like two unyielding forces, both unwilling to

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