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.

Matthew lunged at the man

man in black grabbed two flowerpots with each hand swiftly. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly

supposed to be two pots? Why

one that

second, but a sense of

pots were too bit, and there was no

frowned in thought for a brief moment before making a swift decision. He ditched the pots without hesitation,

the pots breaking finally alerted

widened Damn it, he’s trying to

had already pulled out all three flowers

window

cover for Sophie. He grabbed some cloth and collected the broken pieces and spilled dirt. Just as the shadow guards burst into the room, he leapt out the window and

had done enough to keep

realize was that Gabriel had already known Sophie had gifted two flower pots

Gabriel heard about the commotion and saw the scattered soil beneath the window in Benedicts room

about Sophie’s flower pots and

and soil Lady Sophie sent to Lord Benedict were sourced directly from the estate. The flowers appeared ordinary,

out a

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was truly nothing wrong, then why had the

bowing his head.

the very day

all the chaos last night, nothing else in Benedict’s room was missing–only

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issue, then why was Sophie acting so nervous? What

suspected Matthew hadn’t been entirely truthful with him

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

was brought in without

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