Chapter 342

“Where am I?” Clara asked, stealing a glance at him.

“You’re in the suburbs, a place you’ve never been before! This is a house I bought earlier. I had a good friend who passed away. His parents lost their income and decided to sell his assets.”

Clara bit her lip, secretly surveying the surroundings for a chance to escape.

“This villa has a great environment. I was involved in its construction, so for me, it’s not just a building but a memento of my friend.”

“I didn’t know you had another house,” Clara commented.

Elio suddenly turned to her, “Enough about the house. Let’s talk about you. How come you’ve changed your attitude so suddenly? I thought you were gonna give me a hard time for a while longer!”

Clara shrugged, “There’s no point in butting heads with you. I’ve known you long enough to know your character. If you’ve made up your mind about something, I doubt I can change it, right?”

“No! Apart from this, I’m easily swayed by you. But on this matter, I owe you an apology…” Elio didn’t continue, and Clara didn’t press him.

Her goal now was to get Elio to let his guard down so she could find a chance to escape.

She asked, “Has Leah been in touch with you recently? Do you know her whole plan?”

Elio shook his head, “I have no idea. Leah and I are just relatives, nothing special. If it hadn’t been for my sudden whim to find a substitute for you, Leah and I would hardly cross paths. At family gatherings, we barely exchange words.”

“Oh, so can you guess how she plans to snag Emmett?”

A smirk tugged at Elio’s lips, “Don’t tell me you don’t believe me? Do you think Leah and I are in cahoots, and I know everything she’s up to?”

“No, I was just asking. It’s just you and me here, just looking for a topic to chat about…”

“Leah is quite flamboyant in our family, so not many people like her. The Milburn family has been doctors for generations, but she chose to follow in her father’s footsteps and go into business.”

Clara nodded, “Oh…”

“But she does seem to know some medical techniques, even worked in the Milburn family hospital for a bit. But she got kicked out by my grandfather, the current possessor of the family’s secret recipe.

Because she was only interested in stealing it.”

“What kind of secret recipe does your family have?”

“Yes! It’s said to be a formula for an extremely toxic drug.”

Clara was confused, “Can you be a bit more specific?”

Elio chuckled and said, “It’s a drug-that can poison people, and you need to take an antidote regularly to stay alive!”

“But what does Leah want with this formula?” Clara asked, baffled.

“Obviously, to control people! Because if you don’t get the antidote on time, you’re dead meat!” Elio explained.

Clara’s eyes widened in shock, “Is this drug so poisonous?”

“Definitely!” Elio suddenly remembered something his grandfather had told him, “I remember my grandfather originally planned to pass this formula on to me, but he was afraid I might go down the wrong path, so he didn’t choose me to inherit it.”