Chapter 108
whed away from him, fearing
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To be of dipun Phenics bed burn and cgth and bowly rose from the floor Turning to face
dippus gobernur andths vapen, a play demanded up How could your accuse me of poisoning you? I would
www he mind made 1: Price would pay for her betrayal. With a terrifying calmness in his voice, he replied, * Barris Tediciny dowend are the evidence, but I refused to believe it. But now… now I’ve seen the wy with my own eyes 3 mat way, trying to see a second time was just reckless. Are you that desperate to
Tweed up in Patricia’s eyes her stained dress and bruisedeck making her appear devastatingly pitiful. “Connor,
maken telkiny lied, I never tried to bort you before. One of the maids did it, but since it happened under my care,
Ted responsibility for it. But this. Her voice trembled, “I didn’t do this, Connor. I’m being framed.”
Abas laugh excaped Connor’s lips. You made the milk and served it only to me. If you didn’t do it, then who did?” Thee of the maids must have done it,” Patricia insisted, attempting to shift the blame.
ocked an eyebrow, his scepticism evident. “But the maids aren’t allowed to come close to my meals. How could the have done it Your lies aren’t adding up. Patricia He made a rule previously that only Patricia was allowed to make his void another attempt on his life. The maids were given clear instructions not to get close to his food, so how could They have done
don’t know. We should question them and find the culprit Hastily, she suggested.
on in the air was palpable as the gathered maids held their breath, their eyes flitting between Connor and Patricia. Ce maid sipped forward from the group. While the other maids donned on blue uniforms, she was the only one on red. Tho was ticien, the head maid. The slightly advanced lady was around Patricia’s age but had more wrinkles from all her
nd t**d work
Having heard the accusations Patricia was trying to throw at them, she came to defend her fellow maids. “With all due sagt, sir, none of the maids were in the kitchen when your meal was being prepared, just like with your previous meals. For are only allowed to occupy the kitchen after Madam Patricia is done. I can vouch for all the maids here; we didn’t do
Patricks we twisted with contempt as she spat, “You b**h, how dare you speak out of turn? One of the maids must have sippert in when i wasn’t looking and tried to kill my brother? Who do you think you are to vouch for everyone?”
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mod fazed “With all due respect, ma’am. I have a detailed record of what every staff member in the house was dinng while you were preparing Sir’s meal’ She pointed to her blouse, precisely, a button, “This is a hidden camera. Every w mentem has monitor our daily activities”
Patricia face paled, while Connor’s expression turned curious.
are you talking about Since when did you have those?! How dare you bring a camera into the Orion mansion?!” Patris aried as lunge for the button, but Helen dodged her grasp.
Miss Britny gar us the cameras when we were hired and instructed us never to remove them during work hours. She frared that someone would try to harm the Old master again. This was a preventive measure,” Helen responded, her chin die toch. She turned to Cannon ‘Sir, if you still doubt that one of us committed this act, you are free to check the cameras fur wide we were doing and where we were today?
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Patricia clenched her fists in panic. Driven into a tight corner, She felt like cursing out loud. Felicity, that demon! When had she given the maids hidden cameras?
Patricia couldn’t go down for a crime she hadn’t committed, not if she could help it. Who could have weaved this intricate trap around her?
She glanced at all the staff members around her. They all appeared unperturbed about the scene playing out, almost as if they knew it was going to happen. Patricia frowned. How could they have known? Unless…
Shit! Damn Felicity! She was the only one who had power over the staff. This was her scheme. Since Felicity couldn’t drive Patricia out the first time, she had decided to frame her instead. That wench!
“Connor, listen-”
Tll go through the recordings, Connor interrupted, his gaze fixed on Patricia. “You better start preparing before I finish. Nobody is allowed to leave this mansion. Everyone stays where I can see them. One false move, and I’ll ensure you rot in jail till you die. He brushed past everyone and went into the mansion to review the recordings on his computer, making sure everyone, especially Patricia, was present in the room as he did.
As the garden was rendered empty, leaving only John and dead Billy, John let out a creepy smile which then turned into a frown when he glanced at the dead dog.
*Rest in peace. You died for a good cause, my friend.” He sighed, “Though he failed to ask, I should call the doctor to solidify all this. It is only right.” He muttered, taking out his phone. He paused, then added, “Before then, I should probably burn that handkerchief.”
Inside, the staff members handed over their cameras for evaluation, and with every recording, Patricia grew more uneasy. Everyone in the mansion seemed to be against her, and she couldn’t worm her way out of this. Georgia wasn’t even there to help her. Where was the wretched child when Patricia needed her the most?
Though the AC was on, she was drenched in sweat. Was this how it would all end?
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