My Substitute Wife Is a Bigwig (Lily and Loid)

Chapter 209

Late at night, a man sat on the couch of a luxury villa in the suburbs. Holding a glass of red wine with squinted eyes, he carried himself like a monarch

His subordinate, dressed in a black suit, stood across from him. The man in black kept his head low and reported dutifully, “My lord, Lily Brooks isn’t involved in Arthur Laurier’s poisoning.”

“oh?” The man raised his tone. “I underestimated her, then. She’s quite patient.”

“We might have made a wrong judgment. She might not even be skilled in medicine at all. From what I learned from the Lauriers, Neil Austin is the one who detoxified Loid Turer. Should we shift our focus to Neil Austin instead?”

“That’s just a ruse to confuse you all.” Taking a sip of the red wine, the man rose from the couch without any expression. “Nell Austin wouldn’t have kept Loid Laurier waiting for half a year if he truly had the antidote to the Bloodbane poison. Only fools would bebeve that he’s Shadowbane.”

His subordinate frowned. “Do you mean we should continue to keep an eye on Lily Brooks?“”

into silence as

wait. Why don’t

Do you want to get

the subordinate hurriedly explained with his head hung low,

from our side. Either Kor Shadowbane refuses to entertain us. If

access chapters of novels early and in

of Bridgeport or the Hidden Families, no one

only person who had access to Shadowbane was from Alchos. Those fortunate enough to have their requests channeled by Alchos through Kwere more likely to secure Shadowbane’s

reason behind K’s refusal to assist was glating–shadowbane was unwilling

worry. “What do we do? We can’t keep your grandpa waiting. If we fail to find a cure, I’m afraid-”

placed the wine glass on the table. “Recall all our men who were assigned to monitor Lily Brooks. We’ve attracted attention.

subordinate

the man asked casually, “How’s the collection of

worth a total of eight