Chapter 171 Blue Hydrangea

“How’s his condition?” His words barely registered audibly.

Isabelle glanced upwards at the sound, her eyes showing a hint of redness.

Choosing to stay quiet, she cast her gaze downward, concentrating on the white mouse.

“Blue Hydrangea”

The substance turned out to be the toxin from the Dark Shadow.

What motivation would Dark Shadow have for using this gradual–acting toxin on old Mr. Harris?

Considering Dark Shadow’s skills, disposing of old Mr. Harris would have been straightforward. Choosing this complex method implies it wasn’t ordered by another.

A skilled hitman and a businessman wouldn’t typically hold a grudge, and even if they did, they wouldn’t opt for such a chaotic method.

What’s the rationale behind it?

In Taragon City, there’s only one person under the command of Dark Shadow capable of creating this specific poison: Heart K.

If it truly is Heart K, then his reasons shouldn’t be hard to figure out.

Isabelle’s mind raced with questions. Why go after the retired old man instead of George, who runs the show in the Harris family and holds the purse strings?

Could it be that he’s worried about the chaos that would erupt if George were to bite the dust, leaving him powerless to control the situation? Is he scheming by striking at George’s weak spot upfront?

Maybe he plans to slowly tighten his grip?

This old timer’s got some serious hunger for power.

Going straight for the jugular of the Harris family.

smack dab in the middle of

no wonder George couldn’t pin the

hint of evidence, making

unsure of what

her head again and announced, “I’ve

quickly grabbed a pen and scribbled out a prescription right

took the initial prescription, examining it closely before nodding. “So this medicine doubles as a detoxifier. I’ll need to

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Garth eagerly accepted, his eyes widening in amazement as he read it.

are poisonous.” Without waiting for Isabelle to reply. Mr. Garth suddenly understood, taking a sharp breath before adding. “Ah, fighting

instant, Mr. Garth’s respect for Isabelle

such a bold move? It seems this old

surge of excitement, having full faith in Isabelle’s daring strategy as a final option and trusting her

guinea pig was none other than

mind racing

this toxin wasn’t overly complicated. Isabelle almost spoke up but decided against it,

face, George sensed that things weren’t as bad as Mr. Garth made them out to be, so he held

be available at Maven Apothecary. You need to send someone to get them quickly. Your

George

commenced, Isabelle headed to check on the status

needles piercing his chest, old Mr. Harris stayed in a steady

George waited

after, Isabelle came out.

towards the laboratory without rushing. George

pressing to do in the lab, so she turned and settled into a nearby chair

George stood in silence,

the wall.

eyes shut, lost in thought, a hint of fatigue creasing her brow, yet an aura of

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