364.Chapter 364

A sharp dagger sliced through the air, narrowly grazing the neck of the man in black

The man reacted instantly. Realizing there was someone else in the room besides the figure lying on the bed, he dodged to the side wardly and counterattacked.

The two clashed fiercely in Benedict’s room

Despite the intensity of their fight, both kept their movements restrained, careful not to alert anyone outside.

After many moves, Matthew realized the man in black was more skilled than he was, using techniques he had never encountered before.

This wasn’t Eliza’s shadow quard

Frowning. Matthew dismissed the possibility of Eliza’s involvement. Pressing his blade against the man’s defenses, he demanded. “Who are you? Why did you poison Benedict?”

The man in black didn’t respond. Instead, he just kicked Matthew hard and ran toward the inner room

Matthew immediately chased after him.

To his shock, the man headed straight for the bed, clearly intending to use Benedict as a hostage.

Matthew’s heart sank as he hurled his dagger, the blade cutting through the air.

Just then, the man in black, who was about to seize Benedict, caught sight of a flowerpot hidden behind the window. His focus shifted instinctively.

This sudden change in direction caused Matthew’s dagger to graze the man’s hand, leaving a shallow but noticeable wound.

“Stop‘ Put it down” Matthew said.

Matthew rushed to the bedside and saw the man change his target. Matthew instantly understood the true purpose of his

Intrusion.

sharp shout, Matthew lunged

two flowerpots with each hand swiftly. Just as he was about

there only supposed to be two

a third one that

sense of danger

were too bit, and there was

swift decision. He ditched the pots without hesitation, yanked the flowers out by their roots, and hurled one

of the pots breaking finally alerted the people

he’s

masked man had already pulled out all three flowers and escaped

window

He grabbed some cloth and collected the broken pieces and

had done enough to keep Gabriel from suspecting

had already known Sophie had gifted two

morning, when Gabriel heard about the commotion and saw the scattered soil

find about Sophie’s flower pots and seeds?

Lady Sophie sent to Lord Benedict were sourced directly from the estate.

let out a cold

Successfully unlocked!

truly nothing wrong, then why had

bowing his head.

disappeared the very day after

chaos last night, nothing else in

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there was no issue, then why was Sophie acting so nervous?

Gabriel suspected Matthew hadn’t been entirely truthful with

Gabriel decided not to confront Sophie immediately. Instead, he instructed the butler, “Summon Chad. Tell him Benedict’s condition has

brought

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