Chapter 1919

Ivy snapped back to reality, frustration bubbling up inside her as she marched over to confront her accuser.

As Ivy closed in, Leila began to dodge nervously, retreating until she stumbled and fell onto the floor with a thud. “Ms Dunhill, I… I didn’t mean to blurt it out… But with the Senior Mr. and Mrs. Howard in such a situation, I had no choice but to tell Balfour any suspicious details. I couldn’t hide it any longer.”

Ivy’s brow furrowed as she looked down at Leila sprawled on the ground. “What are you playing at, fabricating lies out of thin air?”

Leila’s eyes darted about, feigning an almost tearful fear, inching towards Balfour for protection.

Balfour’s gaze hardened as he addressed Ivy, “Tell me, why would you poison my grandparents?”

Hearing him speak so, Ivy realized he had chosen to believe Leila.

maid who had worked for his family

stranger.

was clear who

past, Ivy might have let

never to suffer from

me of poisoning the elderly, yet I have a way to prove

Balfour, shock etched on her face. “I brought my own pots for cooking breakfast today, and I personally scrubbed every utensil before use. After that, no one else touched them!”

it, she wouldn’t know how to prove her innocence now. “During my cooking,

Balfour’s cold eyes fixated on

I cooked alone, there shouldn’t be any fingerprints on it besides mine. If there is any, then I’m not the only suspect. Anyone who touched that pot could be the

poison the food I prepared myself. Only an

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