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 already

be told, he had known he was poisoned from the moment he administered

been applied directly to her skin-just touching her was enough to

real target hadn’t been

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It had been him.

just

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

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

his limbs were

into his pocket

floor as agony

the cold tile, fingers digging into his sleeve until they found a

He paused.

skin graft surgery still

had to

eyes burned as cold sweat poured down his temple, soaking his sharp features. The single

had waited outside the locked

time night fell, there was still no

him in

movements

were shattering from the inside out. His entire body

he could do nothing

ask what the person who retrieved the cufflink looked

Foster stammered, saying he didn’t

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in his early forties