The servant stood frozen in shock, unable to comprehend what had just unfolded.

How... how could this have happened? How did Lila end up in the room instead of Selena?

She distinctly remembered helping Selena into that very room and watching as the family doctor applied the patch to her ankle. The patch, once applied for more than a minute, should have released the drug into Selena's system, gradually taking effect. But now everything had gone terribly wrong.

Pale and trembling, the servant knew that her role in this failed scheme had been exposed. There would be no good outcome for her. She began to retreat, hoping to slip away unnoticed. "Leaving so soon?"

A lazy, magnetic voice suddenly spoke from behind her.

Startled, she spun around to see Aaron standing in the doorway. His tall, imposing figure blocked the exit, preventing anyone from leaving easily.

"I... I..." The servant stammered, unable to form a coherent sentence, trapped in her fear.

faces. "Weren't you all saying my wife was in here? That there was another man with

classic case of a plan

been mistaken," Nathalie said hastily, her voice strained. "Aaron, please move aside. Standing there like that, what will people

at the bed and let out a mocking laugh. "So that's why Lila was in such a hurry to come back. Turns out she's found love. With such strong feelings between them, Dad,

the crowd began to disperse, a familiar voice called

is everyone gathered

around, they saw Selena walking up from

to have seen a man come in, so

ages ago! I left the room a while back. How did such rumors

peeked into the room.

dramatically, her eyes

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