The woman had deliberately spoken in a vague and ambiguous way.

She had been sent by Summer, with Mrs. Lucas's covert assistance. Together, they had schemed to place a helper in the villa with a simple enough task with their combined influence.

But to Jamie, the words carried a different implication. This was Lucas's territory, which meant this woman had likely been instructed by Ben. If Jamie didn't drink the soup, she was certain Ben wouldn't let it slide.

A wave of bitterness washed over her. "Fine, just leave it over there. I'll drink it later when I'm thirsty."

"Miss Lewis, I need to personally see you finish the soup before I can leave. If you're not ready to drink it now, that's no problem. I'll just wait here." The woman placed the tray on the table, pulled a chair over, and sat directly in front of Jamie. Her stare was unrelenting, her attitude clear. She wasn't leaving until the job was done.

place, the woman wouldn't dare to act so brazenly. But it was Jamie, someone Mrs. Lucas had openly declared needed to be driven out sooner or later. With

the soup in a few large sips, then handed the bowl back to the woman. "There, I've finished. You can

exited the villa and got into a waiting car, which promptly drove her to meet Mrs.

the villa, Jamie began to feel light-headed almost

poisoning her seemed beneath him. If he had wanted

opened her wardrobe, pulled out some fresh clothes, and changed. But as she descended the stairs, the dizziness intensified. She clutched the handrail tightly, moving step by step with increasing difficulty. By the

no one else around, her condition went

the helper and couldn't contain her glee. "You've done well. The payment I

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