Dylan froze. This wasn’t what he wanted to hear.
This wasn’t what he wanted to hear.
What he wanted was to repair the relationship.
This answer pained Dylan so much that he almost couldn’t stand.
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The gift he gave to Eliza was an emerald mirror, of which there were only a few in the entire Bortenland, let alone Hasen City.
He knew that he had offended Eliza, and she was very angry with him.
So he almost emptied his pockets to get it from a friend, just to give it to Eliza.
He thought maybe this could appease Eliza.
It would be even better if Eliza could understand his little thoughts behind the gift.
But he didn’t expect the answer she gave him to be terrifying.
He said, “No, it’s not a good gift. I didn’t choose it well…
Dylan looked at Eliza and shook his head repeatedly. He forced a smile and said, “Eliza, don’t be angry. I will choose another one for you. No, one is not enough. I will choose a few more. What do you want, Eliza? I will buy it all for you!”
Dylan seemed almost possessed.
He looked at Eliza, who was sitting, with a mixture of tears and laughter in his eyes, and pleaded, “Eliza, I beg you, don’t do this to me, okay?”
Unfortunately, the look in Eliza’s eyes never changed.
She closed her eyes, no longer looking at Dylan, and continued to twirl the beads in her hand.
She was so indifferent and aloof that everyone present felt chilled to the bone.
There was one person who was enjoying this scene immensely.
Sophie snorted disdainfully in her heart.
She thought, ‘You fool, even if you regret it now, what can you do?
‘Even if he is no longer in my control, everything is going according to my plan.
‘After all, all my methods from the beginning were to sow discord.
‘Although there is a slight mistake, the outcome remains unchanged.
‘Eliza, as I wished, has been expelled from the Duke’s estate.
“This is my chance. Father and the Prince Regent won’t be able to find those things, so as long as I pin the blame on Eliza, everyone’s attention will be completely diverted.
‘Eliza, don’t blame me. Blame yourself and your mother for taking what you shouldn’t have!‘
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A sharp glint flashed across Sophie’s eyes, and she opened her month to speak.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from outside
“Holy Lady, His Highness said that the item has been found The captain of the Black Flag erode in and addressed Flera
Sophie’s face slightly changed.
She thought, Impossible, no one could have found that place!
This must be a lie!‘
Sophie thought Eliza was playing a trick. She glanced at her with a sneer. She wouldn’t be fooled.
At the moment, there were urgent matters at hand. Upon hearing the news, Benedict and Dylan had to suppress fr emotions and asked with concern, “You really found it? Where did you find it?
The captain of the Black Flag only said, “You’ll know when you get there”
Eliza stood up and glanced at everyone in the hall, “In that case, let’s go and have a look?
With that, she left.
Sophie followed without hesitation.
She wanted to see what Eliza had done.
Benedict and Dylan were hesitating whether to follow, as Matthew and Anthony were still lying in the hall
But the next second, they saw the captain of the Black Flag order someone to carry both Matthew and Anthony away.
The two of them were startled. “What is the meaning of this?”
“Prince says that this matter concerns the safety of the two lords, so they must be present to make things clear.
Since the captain of the Black Flag had said so, Benedict and Dylan could not stop them.
They could only watch as Matthew and Anthony were carried away.
Soon, the group arrived at their destination.
Sophie’s originally disdainful eyes quickly began to change as they gradually approached a certain place.
Especially when she saw that everyone was gathered around the abandoned dry well behind the woodshed, her whole body trembled.
As soon as they arrived, Nolan Stonor, Benedict and the others by the dry well looked up.
Eliza stepped forward and saw an oiled paper bag that had just been taken out of the dry well. Inside was half a roast duck. “What did you find?”
“It has been inspected, and the poison on it is consistent with the poison in the Matthew’s body.”
Eliza smiled faintly when she heard this and said, “Starting with the roast duck that Matthew likes to eat the most. It seems that you know him quite well.”
Dylan, who was behind her, looked up at her.
Sophie forced herself to calm down.
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She thought. Don’t panic, don’t panic!
Even if this was found, who could prove I did it?
Eliza asked, “What else?”
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Nolan smiled and said. “There was also a medicine bottle found in Anthony room. Although the contents have been disposed of, the residue in the bottle was examined and found to be the same poison found in Matthew’s body?
Benedict and the others looked at Anthony in shock.
They thought. How could Anthony poison Matthew since he is unable to speak or move?
Eliza said. “Strange. One who cannot move poisons another. How interesting.”
Eliza smiled at Anthony, who was wide–eyed and trying to explain.
But his explanation was unnecessary.
Anyone present with a brain could already understand that this was nothing more than a frame–up
Eliza, however, saw more than they did. This setup was undoubtedly intended for her. As a precaution, Sophie must have had a backup plan.
Even if she couldn’t frame Eliza, as long as the vial was found in Anthony’s room, no one would immediately suspect her. At that time, Sophie would only need to feign innocence and divert attention, the no one would truly suspect her.
Of course, this was all based on the premise that the half–eaten roast duck wasn’t discovered.
After all, Anthony, who was unable to speak or move, couldn’t go buy roast duck and trick Matthew into eating it. His servants, of course, could have, but Anthony would not entrust such a task to a mere servant.
So, in the end, someone was framing Anthony.
For a moment, the Stonor family members present hesitated.
Gabriel frowned, his gaze sweeping across everyone’s faces, and when it landed on Eliza’s face, he found that she didn’t seem anxious at all, as if she had known something for a long time.
Gabriel suddenly paused and turned to look at Sophie.
Aflicker of guilt in Sophie’s eyes was caught by him.
Gabriel’s heart sank, especially when he heard what Eliza said the next second. “Since we can’t determine what’s going on with this medicine bottle right now, why don’t we ask the owner of Phoenix Restaurant to see who bought this roast duck?”
