Chapter 83
Felicia smiled, but her eyes were cold and carried a hint of amusement.
Kayla had shown up early in the morning and used that flimsy excuse to keep Clive occupied for so long. Had it just been to create an opportunity for Roberta?
The shard of glass under Felicia’s foot indicated that Roberta sneaked back in when she had left the basement to grab the medicine kit.
Judging from that entire wall of bottles and jars with some filled with medicine and others with poison, she was sure that no one would notice if any had gone missing or was tampered with.
Interesting. Felicia took a deep breath to suppress the anger and frigidity that rose within her. She turned her attention back to the medical texts and pushed all other thoughts aside. After helping the limping Roberta out of the basement, Kayla immediately released her arm with a look of disdain as soon they were out of sight from Clive and Felicia. “Did you get it? Hand it over.”
…I got it,” Roberta replied and bit her lip. Her face was pale. “But this is poison. What are you going to do with it?”
Roberta had asked Talia the question before, but she never received an answer.
Now, she
felt a growing unease with the bottle of poison in her hand. It was especially after seeing the words “Lethal upon contact with blood, extremely poisonous, no antidote” on the bottle.
Her heart trembled. What if the poison was intended to kill someone? Would that make her an accomplice?
Roberta whispered, “If you don’t tell me what it is for, I won’t give it to you.”
Kayla immediately burst into mocking laughter. “Even if I tell you, then what? What can you do about it?”
Roberta remained silent. Kayla stepped closer as a sweet smile spread across her face. There was a tinge of malice. “Alright, I’ll tell you since you’re so eager to know. This poison is for Felicia, and I want her dead!”. Roberta’s head snapped up. Her eyes filled with disbelief. “She’s your sister!
Kayla laughed. “I don’t have a sister, and I don’ need one either. I’d always be the precious gem of the Fullers without her around. She’s in my way, so she deserves to die.”
Roberta’s breathing quickened as her hands trembled. “Murder is against the law!”
Kayla spread her hands and feigned innocence. “You stole the poison, so what does that have to do with me?”
At most, she would find an opportunity to add the poison to Felicia’s food or drink. There would be no evidence since she hadn’t created or stolen the poison. No one would ever suspect it was her doing. Roberta was furious. “I can report you!
“Go ahead, but don’t forget, your mother’s still in the sanatorium. Talia arranges for a doctor to give her sedatives every day.
“What if they inject her with something else one day?” Kayla clicked her tongue at the thought.
She covered her mouth and giggled. Then, she added, “Oh, I almost forgot. You’ve just escaped from that village, right? Let me guess, you must’ve made it out because Felicia saved you, did you not?” Roberta’s face turned deathly pale.
Her reaction confirmed Kayla’s suspicion. “No wonder you were so eager to follow her around and call her ‘Aunt Felicia’ that affectionately. So she’s your savior huh? Then, why didn’t you escape together? And how did Felicia get injured?” With one key piece of information falling into place, the rest of the answer became obvious.