Chapter 981
Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort
âYes, I hate you. I never did you wrong, but youâve been targeting me at every turn, bullied me, tried to kill me, and even pierced my face with a needleâ¦â
Cynthia signed wildly. âThatâs why I didnât want to tell you when I saw a bug in your medicinal broth. You can drink the bug for all I care. But itâs a different story when I saw Zachary reaching out for the broth.â
âKeep it up!â Charlotte glared at her coldly. âDo you think you can get off scot-free with some lame excuse? The truth will come pouring out after going through your medical kit. This might even be the same poison Ellie was poisoned withâ¦â
âWeâre running tests on the poison right now. Weâll find out in a bit.â Raina reported. âAs for the medical kitâ¦â
âLetâs get to the bottom of things,â agreed Zachary.
âOk.â Raina immediately took Cynthiaâs medical kit.
âZachary, youâ¦â Cynthia cried. âI did everything for you. Why are you treating me like this?â
âZachary, why do you not trust Cynthia?â Taylor exclaimed. âShe wouldnât have stopped you from drinking that medicinal broth just now if she wanted to scheme against you.â
âCalm down.â Zachary was cool as a cucumber. âIâm doing this because I want to do Cynthia justice. Donât worry, I will apologize to Cynthia if sheâs innocent at the end of it all.â
âYouâ¦â Taylor panicked. He turned to Henry for help. âMr. Nacht, please help.â
Henry stared at Zachary for a long while before he spoke up. âWe should get to the bottom of things since we found out that the medicinal broth was poisoned. Donât worry, no one can do you wrong since Iâm around.â
âThisâ¦â
Taylor fell into despair. They would know that something is up if they check the medical kit.
However, Cynthia remained calm. âAny excuse will serve the tyrant. How can I escape if someone really wants to frame me?â
âFrame you?â Charlotte sneered. âSo you mean to say that even if we found poison in your medical kit, it would be from me?â
âFinally, you admit.â Taylor quickly played along.
âSo youâre implying that I put a bug in the medicinal broth and pretended that I was going to drink it?â Charlotte rubbed her temples, feeling frustrated. âBut how would I know that Zachary would snatch the medicinal broth away from me? How can I tell that youâre going to stop Zachary from drinking the medicinal broth?â
âThisâ¦â Taylor was rendered speechless.
âLove is blind.â Tears of despair ran down Cynthiaâs cheeks. âI never thought that Zachary would go that far for your sakeâ¦â
She then lowered her head and cried.
âHuh!â Charlotte couldnât help but laugh. âSo youâre implying that we put on a show just to plot against you?â
âThatâs certainly a possibility.â Zachary nodded. âI will do anything for you.â
âYouâ¦â Charlotte was rendered speechless. What is he thinking?
âGrandpa, thatâs exactly what youâre thinking, right?â Zachary turned to face Henry.
Henry frowned. He was completely caught off guard when he heard it from Zachary because that was exactly his thought.
He knew better than anyone else how much Zachary loves her.
He would do anything for her sake.
It was certainly a possibility for the two of them to put on a show just to force Cynthia to leave and gain his trust in order to stay at the Nacht residence.
However, he pushed the thought away after hearing it from Zachary.
âCynthia, youâre certainly a smart one.â
Zachary took a sip of tea and said calmly.
âYou know youâre going to get exposed soon, and also knew that Iâve set a trap up for you. So you gave up on me and placed all your hopes and dreams on Grandpa instead. You didnât hesitate to pull me down in order to gain his trust. Everything just makes sense. Youâre really good at manipulation.â
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