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.

 

her soon. I thought nothing of it at first, and it was only later that I realized what she had meant. I never expected the poison to be so deadly that I’d fall

Spencer shook with rage. “Have you talked to Dr. Felch? He’s an expert in toxins, isn’t he? If he could cure both Charlotte and Ellie, surely he’d

too late,” Zachary cut him off. “Dr. Felch has passed

“He’s gone? When did that

care of everything necessary,” Zachary answered flatly. “That’s

to accept the truth. “No, there has to be another

 

Francesco, who used to be Dr. Felch’s apprentice. We’ve been searching for him

a close friend of

but he’s also currently missing,”

he hit Ben with his crutch. “I trained both you and Bruce, and this

“I’m sorry, Mr. Spencer.”

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