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,

the staff brought by

the Linklater family for years, were shocked to hear about the patriarch's

Silence fell.

to take the

person, trembling uncontrollably, his

noticed the odd behavior and grabbed the man,

previously cowering, suddenly looked up with a blank stare

the man flashed a sinister

flying and

inhaled it fell to the ground, writhing in agony before dying. Arthur's eyes darkened, stepping over to the man

he could examine him,

"Wait!"

"He's covered in a

something's off

man's twisted corpse, speaking softly, "He was

magic that manipulates the mind, making him act

Perez and Martinez families, and now

eager to stir

But who?

"Has anything unusual happened

servants in the back have been with us for over a decade. They wouldn't..." Mid-sentence, the

leading to the master's

"That's irrelevant now. Notify the others to come in. Apart from that man, make sure the others are taken

butler bowed deeply, "Yes,

quickly. Handle their remains carefully. Meet any of their families' requests to avoid hard feelings." The butler paused, then

their own security force; it didn't take

orders were given, the staff dispersed in

approached Sasha, "How's

him further, but the toxin was strong. It might be a while before

thought of the soup in front of him, his eyes clouding

vigilance, the entire Linklater family could

after our entire

held

was undetectable, flavorless, and odorless; who could

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