Chapter 197: Chapter 197

Carrie slept soundly in Ryan’s arms, grabbing onto his shirt with her little hands. Her beautiful and long

eyelashes fluttered gently. She looked like an angel that had fallen to earth.

Ryan lowered his eyes.

He had been with many women before, so he was quick to calm his desires. When he looked at

Bethany again, his eyes were extremely sharp. “Ms. Bethany, if you leave now, you won’t be able to

see the exciting segment that’s coming next.”

“1…

“I… I want to go to the bathroom.” Bethany’s forehead was sweating, and her heart was pounding.

“You can still go after you see this.”

Ryan hugged Carrie tightly and walked toward Bella and Justin calmly.

Just as he walked past Bethany, she was shocked to see that his exposed neck was dotted with eye-

catching red marks!

Bethany’s spine stiffened, and her mind buzzed.

Ryan did not seem drugged, so where did these hickeys come from?

At this time, Carrie seemed to stir in her sleep because of a nightmare.

Bethany’s heart thumped, and her eyes dimmed.

Was Carrie the one who was drugged? Did Carrie and Ryan sleep together?!

Damn it! This fool got a bargain!

“Carrie!” Bella and Justin said it in unison.

“What’s wrong with my granddaughter?!” Nigel had not seen his youngest granddaughter all night.

Seeing her being held by Ryan, Nigel felt nervous.

Gregory and Shannon were also surprised and anxious.

“Grandpa, Justin, don’t be afraid. Carrie is fine. I’m very experienced in dealing with this kind. of thing.”

Ryan took a deep breath.

“Experienced?”

Justin frowned and said in a low voice, “Ryan, if you used your ‘experience’ on Carrie, I won’t let you off

lightly!”

“Tsk! Why are you so wary of me as if I’m a pervert?” Ryan coughed lightly. His eyes flickered.

Bella was observant and noticed the red marks on his neck, but she did not say anything. She only

glared at him.

“Ryan! What’s going on? Tell me quickly!” Gregory asked anxiously.

Ryan took a deep breath and spoke coldly. “Carrie was drugged. I found her in the bushes in the

garden. The drug had already taken effect, so she was in critical condition. I made her drink a lot of

water and gave her some medicine. She’s quite stable now, and she will be fine after sleeping it off.”

Everyone was shocked. Shannon’s and Rosalind’s faces were grim.

Nigel’s body shook, and he could no longer stand still. “What… Carrie is also drugged?” “Dad, calm

down! Matt, help Dad!” Gregory was worried about his father’s health and hurriedly stepped forward to

support Nigel with Matt’s help.

“Grandpa!” Bella was also worried about Nigel and stepped forward with concern.

Wyatt sneered. Seeing his daughter so concerned over another fatherly figure, Wyatt felt jealous.

“Right now, the situation is pretty clear.”

Bella’s sharp eyes flickered between Bethany and Rosalind. “At that time, the only people sitting at the

table with my eldest brother were Mr. Salvador and Mr. Hoffman. But the only one who was drugged at

the table was my eldest brother. The other person who got drugged tonight was Carrie. Presumably,

Carrie drank the glass of wine that should have been served with the glass that my brother drank. No

one expected Carrie to drink it by mistake, which led to the current situation.”

Justin and Ryan looked at her in admiration.

This woman was clear-minded and logical in analyzing the current situation properly.

“So, who should the wine that Carrie drank be given to? I don’t think that it should be Mr. Salvador,

because the Salvador family would not be dumb enough to drug their own family members at their own

banquet.”

Bella’s words made everyone turn to Ryan.

Ryan pursed his thin lips tightly. His charming eyes suddenly became cold and stern.

What he hated most were people who used such despicable methods on him. He did not expect that

someone would dare to drug him at Nigel’s birthday party.

How dare they!

“Catch the maid that was involved in this.”

Justin’s angry red eyes were sharp and murderous. “Bring her here. Ms. Thompson and I will

interrogate her. Tonight, no one will be able to leave this mansion before Ms. Thompson gets an

explanation!”

Bella’s heart trembled as she looked at Justin’s determined face with disbelief.

At this moment, the man also turned to look at her. Their hearts rippled when they met each other’s

eyes.