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Alyssa swept her icy gaze across every single one of the Beckells. “He was drugged, with a heavy dose too. The effects are too overwhelming right now.”
Hearly everyone had a puzzled look on their faces except for Liana, Betty, and Sophia. Their expressions instantly crumbled like a wall before a cannon, especially Betty, whose legs began quaking under her skirt.
Fury overtook Winston in a split second. He’d sensed something was wrong.
Jonah had never been one to drink too much, always restraining himself from indulging. So it didn’t make sense for him to end up drunk tonight.
Sean quickly helped Jonah downstairs first.
Newton’s face was bone white as he quivered just the slightest. “What is this, Allison? What is going on?
He found it and to change the way he addressed her.
“How is this possible layer’s ego stomach these claims.
the shame such news would bring if it were leaked to the public, nor to
Javier said, “We have the state’s best security here. They would have found the culprit by now! Everyone on the questist tonight are close friends and family. No one would dare to do this! There must be some misunderstanding. Maybe Jonah got food polooning, or ¨C
“You can choose not to believe me, but the truth will come out eventually. Our doctors are very efficient at what they do, so the results should come out very soon,” Alyssa said firmly, her gaze a cold, glearning blade,
She continued, “You said it yourself¨Cyou have the best security guarding this house tonight, with only family and friends attending the celebration. That means the culprit is most likely among you.”
Javier looked like he had eaten a cockroach.
Meanwhile, Liana hid behind him, and the other Beckells were absolutely terrified.
Liana tried to calm hersell. She told herself that everything would be alright. After all, she hadn’t done a single thing. Betty was the one who had laced the drinks.
Belly’s heart was pounding and leaping into her throat. They had planned to have her drug Jonah while Liana drugged Alyssa, so why was the latter completely fine?
Did Liana not do as agreed then?
Did Liana really capsize the boat and leave Betty to drown?
Belly couldn’t help but curse at Liana inwardly. “This bitch! This lying, cheating whore!”
“Ms. Alyssa, that’s a bit of a serious accusation, isn’t it?” Sophia quickly piped up. “Our families have nothing against each other. Why would we want to harm Mr. Jonah?”
“Be quiet, you! This is not the place for you to speak!” Newton barked out fiercely.
Alyssa gazed steadily at Sophia as she replied, “Maybe it wasn’t my brother the culprit was coming after. Maybe their target was me.”
Instantly, Jeremy turned to glance at Sophia and Betty.
From the start of the night, he had thought it strange how Winston and Jonah Taylor had shown up for the birthday celebration when they hadn’t been invited.
Then he recalled how Sophia had gone on and on about his relationship with Alyssa in front of Winston, followed by all this mess.
It felt as though this had all been planned out, as opposed to being a coincidence.
“After I finished the performance, a kitchen servant told me Jonah was feeling unwell and asked me to check up on him. I wanted to make sure he was okay, so I went. I never anticipated this would happen.” Alyssa’s hands were balled into fists.
“To protect me, Jonah even cut himself with porcelain. That was the only reason the culprit’s evil scheme did not go as planned! Someone amongst you set your sights on me because I kept my identity a secret. If they had known who I was, they would have found another way to get at me.”
Winston was outraged. “You’d better give some closure to this nonsense tonight, Javier Walsh, or don’t blame me for what I will do in retaliation!”
“There must be a misunderstanding, Mr. Taylor,” Javier cried worriedly. 1
Winston scowled. “Enough excuses! My son and daughter have been set up in some evil plot while under your roof! I don’t care if it was your family who did this. It happened in your home, so I demand an answer!”
Javier’s face was beet red. “That’s too difficult a request to get done, Mr. Taylor.”
“Un, I don’t think so. Your children aren’t the ones getting drugged tonight, so don’t talk to me about difficult! Winston snarled. Are you Incompetent or just scared of what you’ll find?”
Javier gritted his teeth, overwhelmed with anger.
Seeing her father stand up for her and Jonah made Alyssa feel unbelievably warm inside. Her father was a playboy, sure, but he really knew when to protect his loved ones!
Liana’s dress had been soaked through with sweat by now, while Betty was getting more fearful by the second. She had been slowly stepping back, ready to escape at any moment’s notice.
“Where are you going. Ms. Betty?” someone called out from the other end of the hallway.
Betty nearly screamed with fright. She turned to see who it was.
Landon was slowly walking toward them, his eyes bristling with rage. In his arms was a girl who had fallen sound asleep.
When Betty saw who it was, hatred and jealousy clouded her gaze red. 1
Lauren Walsh was in Landon’s arms!
Lauren was sleeping in Landon’s arms, her hand gripping his shirt collar as her eyelashes fluttered lightly. She looked like some angel from heaven.
Landon glanced at her briefly but quickly looked away. He had years of experience with this, so he could easily shift his focus elsewhere.
When he looked back at Betty, his tone had grown sharp and angry. “You’ll be missing out if you leave now, Ms. Betty.”
“I wanted to go to the washroom. Betty stuttered, heart pounding in her chest.
“You can go alter.”
Landon walked past Betty, heading for Jeremy and Allison.
Betty’s jealousy spiked when she noticed the red love bites on Landon’s neck. Something exploded in her brain and started buzzing nonstop.
If Landon hadn’t drank the drugged wine, then-
Betty’s heart plummeted at the realization that Lauren had likely drunk it.
Did they do anything? Did they sleep together?
“F***! Damn you, Lauren Walsh!” Betty screamed internally.
“Lauren!” Alyssa and Jeremy cried at the same time.
“What has happened to her? What has happened to my granddaughter?” Newton asked. He hadn’t seen her once throughout the evening. so the sight of her now made him feel both confused and enraged.
Javier and Sophia looked unbearably worried as well.
“Don’t worry, sir. Lauren is fine. I have experience with this kind of thing.” Landon assured them.
“Experience?” Jeremy’s features twisted angrily. “If your ‘experience’ was ‘spent’ on Lauren, I’ll be the first to peel the skin off your back!”
“Tsk.” Landon scowled. “Have some faith in me, won’t you?”
Alyssa noticed the red marks on his neck but said nothing.
Javier cried, “What on Earth happened to our daughter, Landon? Tell us!”
Landon took a deep breath before explaining. “Lauren was drugged. I found her in the garden out back. The effects had already overcome her, so I had her drink some water and eat something to slow it down. Her condition is more stable now. All she needs is some rest.”
The Walsh family’s faces colored up differently upon hearing that.
Newton was trembling, ready to fall any second. “What? Lauren was “
Javier went to help hold him up. “Deep breaths, Dad. Come and help me, Ben!”
“Grandpa!” Alyssa went up to Newton too, worried for his health.
Winston pursed his lips upon seeing his daughter care so much for Newton. He was feeling quite envious right now.
“I’m sure the full picture is apparent now.” Alyssa said, her stern gaze lingering on Betty and Liana. “The only other people sitting with my brother at the time were Mr. Walsh and Mr. Landon. My brother was drugged, followed by Ms. Lauren, who had never once appeared during the event. 1
“I’m sure the drink she consumed was meant to be served to my brother’s table. Unfortunately, it seems Ms. Lauren drank it before that could occur.”
Jeremy and Landon both gazed at Alyssa, their eyes filled with admiration. She had such a keen, analytical mind!