Chapter 1919

Ivy snapped back to reality, frustration bubbling up inside her as she marched over to confront her accuser.

As Ivy closed in, Leila began to dodge nervously, retreating until she stumbled and fell onto the floor with a thud. “Ms Dunhill, I… I didn’t mean to blurt it out… But with the Senior Mr. and Mrs. Howard in such a situation, I had no choice but to tell Balfour any suspicious details. I couldn’t hide it any longer.”

Ivy’s brow furrowed as she looked down at Leila sprawled on the ground. “What are you playing at, fabricating lies out of thin air?”

Leila’s eyes darted about, feigning an almost tearful fear, inching towards Balfour for protection.

Balfour’s gaze hardened as he addressed Ivy, “Tell me, why would you poison my grandparents?”

Hearing him speak so, Ivy realized he had chosen to believe Leila.

after all. One was a maid who had worked for his family for years, and the other was a recent acquaintance,

stranger.

who Balfour would

Ivy might have

vowed never to suffer from

your words! You accuse me of poisoning the elderly, yet

etched on her face. “I brought my own pots for cooking breakfast today, and I personally scrubbed every utensil before use. After that, no

Without it, she wouldn’t know how to prove her innocence now.

you implying?” Balfour’s cold eyes fixated on her.

be any fingerprints on it besides mine. If there is any,

but I’m certainly no fool! If I wanted to harm someone, I wouldn’t poison the

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