Chapter 408 His Own Fault

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Lionel personally escorted Nicholas to the hospital while Byron took Cora back to the hotel.

They immediately changed their clothes and took a shower, ensuring that the hotel staff promptly attended to their

garments.

Cora trembled faintly, even after a long shower.

Byron held her in his arms and asked, “How did you know there was something wrong with that bowl of water?”

“The smell. The water, the priest used earlier, had no scent, but the one that was brought up later had a strange smell…”

Cora’s sense of smell was outstanding. She could distinguish the medications used in the hospital just by their scent, let alone when something else was mixed into the water.

“I’ve already asked Carter to help with the burial at the funeral site and take samples.”

Byron reassured Cora, lightly patting her on the back. “It’s alright now. Once my aunt is laid to rest, we’ll return to New

York.”

He had initially wanted to bring Cora here, not only to avoid the chaos in New York but also to help her relax. However, he never

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such a

brutal image of Nicholas being mauled by hyenas was horrifying, and it haunted

Cora.

didn’t want Cora to stay in Burcane any longer. Once his aunt’s funeral was over, he would take Cora back to

“Um.”

even though she fell asleep later, she

the unease in his heart. Just as he was lost in

“How’s it going?”

Hansen hadn’t discovered it in time, the consequences would have been

is the

I’ve booked the earliest flight, and we can leave

with a heavy tone, “There’s news from the

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shivers down

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the drug in that bowl of water, Nicholas‘ fate

finished there, meet me at the airport,” Byron

“Okay.”

that

to go

embracing her shoulders while deliberately

can’t sleep,”

pause, she couldn’t help but ask, “Is

her restless sleep, she had been tormented by vivid nightmares of Nicholas being attacked by

“Yes, he’s dead…”

couldn’t hide it from her any longer and finally

trembled upon hearing

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