Eliza ducked just in time to mold a spider swinging past her. When she looked up at the second floor, her face twisted into a grimace. The place was covered in massive webs, stretching from corner to comer. “My goodness, how did you all multiply so fast?”.
It had only been a few days since she last checked, and now it looked like a full–blown spider nest.
It wasn’t that she minded them reproducing, but this was way too much. Even someone who wasn’t afraid of spiders would feel their skin crawl at this point.
“No way, this is getting out of hand. You guys need a new place to live,” she muttered.
If she let them stay any longer, she might never set foot on the second floor again.
Eliza never wasted time. With a quick thought, she sent all the spiders packing to the area outside the attic.
She stepped outside to survey the surroundings. Apart from a few herb plots and a small stream, the rest of the area was just flat, endless grassland
“Yeah, no way they’re going to like this, she thought, shaking her head
After a moment of consideration, Eliza left her pocket farm.
She headed to the back hill and brought back several large trees, some shrubs, rocks, and even patches of moss. Once she stored everything in her pocket farm, she arranged them into a small forest, perfect for the spiders to settle in. She even created a shallow depression and diverted the magical water into it. This should do the trick, she thought. Not only could her venomous spiders thrive here, but with the magical water’s daily blessing, there was no chance of any rebellious behavior from them.
With the spiders‘ new home sorted, Eliza turned her attention to the nests of the other venomous creatures.
To avoid another infestation like the one on the second floor, she relocated all of them outside the attic as well.
Whenever she needed these creatures for her poison research, she could summon them back with just a thought.
Just as Eliza was about to check on the herbs in the fields, a mother spider swung down and landed beside her.
Eliza froze, standing still as she watched the spider closely.
She quickly received the message from the mother spider.
Eliza lowered her gaze slightly, a faint smirk of mockery tugging at the corner of her lips.
She thought, Who would’ve thought Gabriel could put on such a nauseatingly convincing act of just to fool Benedict?
‘But whether Gabriel’s health issues are real or just a clever ruse wasis still uncertain.
‘After all, he has indeed coughed up blood a few times before.
‘Sometimes from being infuriated by one son, and other times by the other.”
‘After all, he definitely doesn’t look as robust as he used to.”
The last time she saw him, he even seemed a bit frail.
But knowing him, Gabriel could very well be faking it, either for her or for Benedict.
In any case, it was still somewhat useful information.
If Gabriel’s health really was deteriorating, it made sense why he was so desperate to find the antidote for the poison in Benedict’s body. If he collapsed and Benedict followed, the entire Duke’s estate would crumble into chaos and ruin.
Eliza thought, ‘Wait, isn’t that actually a brilliant idea?
Why not just kill Benedict right now?
If the Duke’s estate fell apart, Matthew, Anthony, and even Sophie would be done for. Sophie would probably be the first to flee.
The thought made her fingers itch with anticipation, but she quickly snapped out of it.
She couldn’t act recklessly. Without confirming whether Gabriel’s health was truly failing, killing Benedict would be meaningless.
It would undoubtedly provoke Gabriel directly.
Successfully unlocked!
If she were alone, she might have chosen that path without hesitation. But now, she wasn’t alone anymore.
