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.

worked for his family

stranger.

who Balfour

have let this go without explanation.

to suffer from unnecessary injustices

remember your words! You accuse me of poisoning the elderly, yet I have a way to prove my

Balfour, shock etched on her face. “I brought my own pots for cooking breakfast today, and I

habit of cleaning before cooking. Without it, she wouldn’t know how to prove her innocence now. “During my cooking, I had once used the restroom when I

implying?” Balfour’s cold eyes fixated

mine and I cooked alone, there shouldn’t be any fingerprints on it besides mine.

clever, but I’m certainly no fool! If I wanted to harm someone, I wouldn’t poison the food I prepared myself. Only an idiot

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