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,

by

shocked to hear about the patriarch's poisoning from just a sip

Silence fell.

one dared to take

for one person, trembling uncontrollably, his feet inching

odd behavior and grabbed

man, previously cowering, suddenly looked up with a blank

react, the man flashed a sinister smile and threw a handful of powder at

the man flying and dodged

the ground, writhing in agony before dying. Arthur's eyes darkened, stepping over

examine him, a voice halted

"Wait!"

frowning, "He's covered in a

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

at the man's twisted

of dark magic that manipulates the mind, making him act according to

the Perez and Martinez families,

eager to stir

But who?

anything unusual happened at

have been with us for over a decade. They wouldn't..." Mid-sentence, the butler collapsed to

to the master's poisoning and these senseless deaths. It's my

in. Apart from that man, make sure

bowed

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

their own security force; it

the orders were given, the staff

approached Sasha, "How's dad? Will

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

the soup in front of him,

for his wife's vigilance, the entire Linklater family could have

after our entire

held a deep

undetectable, flavorless, and odorless; who could

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