Ben pouted aggrievedly, not daring to utter a word.

 

“Don’t take it out on him,” Zachary said calmly. “The truth is I’ve been struck with an incurable disease, and I don’t know how much longer I’ll live. That’s why I drafted this will—just in case anything happens.”

“What?” Flabbergasted, Spencer fell into a daze and snapped back to reality after a long while. “What incurable disease? Are you joking around, Mr. Zachary? D-D-Don’t do this to a geezer like me. I won’t be able to take it at this age.”

“I’m not joking,” Zachary answered coolly. “Do you remember Cynthia Blackwood?”

“You’re talking about Taylor Blackwood’s eldest daughter, right? Yes, I do remember her. But why are you bringing her up now?” Spencer replied anxiously.

 
 

“After I exposed her tricks in front of Grandpa back then, she threw some poison at Charlotte, but I took the bullet instead.”

Zachary recounted the previous incident calmly and sighed.

 

was only later that I realized what she had meant. I never expected the poison to be so deadly that I’d fall sick from it just

expert

late,” Zachary cut him

“He’s gone?

off after taking care of everything necessary,” Zachary answered flatly. “That’s why there’s no

accept the truth. “No, there has

 

called Francesco, who used to be Dr. Felch’s apprentice. We’ve been searching for him all this while, but we haven’t got a

Spencer. “I know Francesco. He’s a close friend of Danrique Lindberg.

looking for him too, but he’s

he hit Ben with his crutch.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Spencer.”

looked down in

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