The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 22 None Would Get Away

‘Soon enough, you will meet your doom,’ Nora thought.

Harriet took the chicken soup and discreetly inserted a silver needle into it while Nora wasn’t paying attention.

Once the needle was immersed in the soup, its color began to fade, confirming that the soup had indeed been poisoned.

Harriet put away the silver needle and gulped down the soup.

Nora smiled contentedly and counted the time in her mind.

Once Harriet fainted, she would take her to the back door, where the people arranged by Bessie were waiting to take Harriet to the Happy Harpers.

However, nothing happened as twenty seconds had passed.

Nora wondered if the drug was fake when Harriet spat out the soup and wrinkled her nose.

“This soup tastes awful. I don’t like it.”

“Are you messing with me?”

Nora angrily walked over and raised her hand to slap Harriet.

But Harriet grabbed her wrist.

am.” She sneered, her voice cold and

and widened her eyes

something she had never seen

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she could gather her wits, she felt a sharp

kicked Nora’s limp body with her toe to make sure the latter

truly passed out. Then she found a sack and put Nora in it. Avoiding the servants in the house, she took the

door.

had been

paced back and

Munoz, the ship is about to depart

hour. If we don’t leave

and hurry her

and check

there was a thud

Bessie thought someone had

closer inspection, she saw a large sack lying in front of her, with a faint human shape

sack, assuming it contained Harriet

understand why Nora had taken the

in a

slim figure standing at the corner. Harriet

silver needle

acupoint.