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.

dab in the middle of

K, no wonder George couldn’t

geezer could slip poison into someone’s drink without a hint of evidence, making it a walk

of what she was thinking.

her head again and announced, “I’ve

quickly grabbed a pen and scribbled out a prescription right then and there.

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

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Blue Hydrangea

him another prescription, which Mr. Garth eagerly accepted, his eyes widening in amazement as he

Jenkins, all the ingredients in this prescription are poisonous.” Without waiting for Isabelle to reply. Mr. Garth suddenly understood, taking a sharp breath before adding. “Ah,

Garth’s respect for Isabelle

guts to pull off such a bold move? It seems this old dog

excitement, having full faith in Isabelle’s daring

if the guinea pig was none other than old Mr.

silent, her mind racing

for this toxin wasn’t overly complicated. Isabelle almost

things weren’t as bad as Mr. Garth made them out to be, so he held back from asking

items on this list might not be available at Maven Apothecary. You need to send someone to get them quickly. Your father can’t wait, Isabelle

it,” George remarked.

Isabelle headed to check on the

to tubes, with several silver needles piercing his chest, old Mr. Harris stayed in a steady

the room, George waited

after, Isabelle came out.

a word, she headed towards the laboratory

steps, she realised there wasn’t anything pressing to do in the

stood in silence, quietly watching.

on the wall. Her hands lay relaxed. in her

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

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