When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 70 Poisoned Ties

Chapter 70 Poisoned Ties

“Mr. Gunn, Finn wouldn’t do something like that,” Shauna said firmly.

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Baron didn’t even turn around. “Then find out who did. By dawn. If there’s no answer by then-Finn, you know what happens.”

With that, he strode off, leaving a deathly silence in his wake.

Finn collapsed onto the sofa, looking like he was about to cry.

“Shauna, this is a damn disaster! I’m innocent! You believe me, right?”

Shauna gave him a long, unreadable look. “If we can’t find the real culprit, you’re the most likely suspect. You know Mr. Gunn-he’d rather kill.the wrong man than let the real one escape.”

“I’m gonna die for nothing!” Finn slapped himself in frustration, looking utterly miserable.

Shauna finally softened a little. “If you’ve got time to whine, use it to investigate. I’ll check with the kitchen staff- logistics are my area anyway.”

She understood something that Finn hadn’t quite grasped yet.

Natalie was Mr. Gunn’s bottom line. His reverse scale.

For her to be poisoned here—in their most secure base-was terrifying in and of itself.

And if someone could use her as a proxy to target Baron himself?

Shauna’s blood ran cold just thinking about it.

She hurried off, and Finn didn’t dare waste another second. He jumped to his feet and launched into his own investigation.

Meanwhile, behind the privacy of his bedroom door, Baron collapsed to the floor the moment it shut behind him.

Blood trickled from the corner of his lips-dark and ominous.

The poison was strong.

were

was poisoned from the moment he administered the

applied directly to her

meant the real target hadn’t been Natalie

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It had been him.

was just the

that, Baron had prioritized her life-had fought to detox her, had even completed the surgery to restore her right

himself to hold out until just now, he wouldn’t have managed to keep his composure in front of Finn

limbs were

his shaking hand into his pocket

up on the floor

across the cold tile, fingers digging into his sleeve until they found a familiar metal touch-the cufflink Natalie

He paused.

graft surgery still

had to pull

poured down his temple, soaking his sharp features. The

Jensen had waited outside the locked Hades Pharmacy for

was still no trace of the

of him in the black

grim expression. “Mr. Luke, the Witch Doctor’s movements are

felt like his bones were shattering from the inside out. His entire body itched like a million ants crawling under his

he could do nothing

to ask what the person who

saying

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