The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 1047

Evening.

Yorick had heard about the Perez family's ordeal and, over dinner, he tasked Arthur with a heavy tone, "Since this case falls under your watch, you need to catch the criminal at all costs. We can't let such people off easily!" Arthur nodded, "Don't worry, dad. They won't get far!"

Yorick then turned to Sasha, his tone softening, "Sasha, don't stress too much. Whatever concerns the Perez family concerns us, the Linklaters. If you need any help, just say the word."

Sasha felt a warmth in her heart, "Thanks, dad."

She then served Yorick a bowl of soup.

Yorick took a sip.

Arthur and Sasha had just started to eat when suddenly,

"Crack!"

Yorick's face tightened suddenly, clutching his chest, and collapsing onto the table.

Arthur jumped up, rushing over, "Dad, what's wrong?"

The butler was equally startled, rushing to call for help, "Quick, get the doctor!"

Sasha came over, checking Yorick's pulse, her brows furrowing, "It's too late, dad's been poisoned. Lay him flat on his side, quick!" Arthur did as told.

Sasha swiftly used a needle to induce vomiting, and shortly after, Yorick spat out a mouthful of the clear soup he had just ingested. Sasha's eyes turned icy, "The soup was poisoned!"

Arthur's face turned grim, "Find out who entered the kitchen today. No one gets off the hook."

If it weren't for Yorick drinking that soup earlier,

likely, everyone at the table would have been poisoned by now.

Someone was clearly after the Linklater family's lives!

Daring to poison the Linklaters, he was eager to see who had such audacity.

In the hall,

staff brought by

hear about the patriarch's poisoning from just a sip of soup. Arthur scanned the

Silence fell.

one dared to

person, trembling uncontrollably, his feet inching

behavior and grabbed

suddenly looked up with a blank

a sinister smile and threw a handful of powder at

sent the man flying and dodged

it fell to the ground, writhing in agony before dying. Arthur's

examine him, a voice

"Wait!"

"He's covered in a deadly

paused, his gaze deepening, "Honey, something's off about this guy.

looked at the man's twisted corpse, speaking softly, "He was

the mind, making

the Perez and Martinez families,

eager to

But who?

asked, "Has anything unusual happened at

"No strangers have been around, and the servants in the back have been with

the master's poisoning and these senseless

Notify the others to come in. Apart from that man,

bowed deeply,

these people won't dissipate quickly. Handle their remains carefully. Meet any of their families' requests to avoid hard feelings." The

own security force; it didn't take

given, the staff dispersed

"How's dad?

It won't harm him further, but the toxin was strong. It might be

the soup in front of him, his

for his wife's vigilance, the entire Linklater family

our

held a

was undetectable, flavorless, and odorless;

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