Chapter 886: Chapter 886

Chapter 886:

Her voice was even and controlled as she asked, “Did you collaborate with the drug experts from Uwhor?”

Her tone was so neutral that it was impossible to tell if she was angry or simply asking for clarification.

Hale was well aware that Harlee wasn’t one to ask pointless questions. If she brought it up, she likely already knew what he had done.

He wasn’t going to lie.

“Yes, I worked with the drug experts from Uwhor, but those drugs won’t kill anyone. I haven’t taken anyone’s life. So, if you’re mad at me over this, I won’t accept it!”

Harlee slowly approached Hale and kicked his knee.

Hale didn’t react until the pain of a fracture shot through his knee, and he collapsed to the floor, unable to fight back.

“What are you doing…” he stopped mid-sentence as he looked up and met Harlee’s detached gaze. This single glance made his unease swell exponentially, and even breathing became a struggle.

Harlee looked down at him, her voice as cold and steady as before.

“You only made people’s lives unbearable.”

Hale was about to counter Harlee’s statement, but Harlee gave him no chance to interject. She stooped gracefully, seized his chin with a firm grip, and with a chilling chuckle, taunted, “My grandmother endured years of agony from the ‘Bloodthirstiness Pill.’ Do you really believe I would simply let you walk away?”

Hale’s pupils contracted sharply. The revelation that someone from the prestigious Sanderson family had been afflicted by the notorious “Bloodthirstiness Pill” caught him completely off guard.

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His expression turned to one of shock and incredulity. It seemed unthinkable that a member of such an influential family could fall victim to such a malevolent drug.

However, as his gaze met Harlee’s cold, lethal stare, the truth of her words was undeniable.

At that precise moment, a memory flickered in Hale’s mind. Lucretia had once mentioned that the first group of researchers had administered tests of the “Bloodthirstiness Pill” on the Mogluylians.

Could it be that Harlee’s grandmother was among those early test subjects? This thought struck a foreboding chord. If it were true, then his future with Harlee was sealed in darkness.

Hale was well aware of Harlee’s fierce loyalty to her family.

Before Harlee’s fallout with the Gill family, when they faced financial ruin, she had drained her own reserves to keep them solvent.

Having unwittingly offered a helping hand to those conspiring against the Sanderson family, he realized his relationship with Harlee was inevitably fated to fail, even if he himself had never personally wielded the Bloodthirstiness Pill against her family.

It was only at this moment that Hale truly grasped the roots of Harlee’s fury, yet the realization arrived tragically late.

He had never linked any Sanderson family members to the victims of the Bloodthirstiness Pill. No wonder Harlee had been so determined to bring him down, even putting herself at risk just to trap him.

Had he known her grandmother suffered from the effects of the “Bloodthirstiness Pill,” he would have steered clear of it at any cost, even if it required pressuring Anika to concoct an alternative drug.

Yet, Hale was not ready to resign himself to his fate.

He resolved to defend his ground until the very end.

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