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 the butler, questioned

had been with the Linklater family for years, were shocked to hear about the patriarch's poisoning from just a sip of soup. Arthur scanned

Silence fell.

dared to take the

trembling uncontrollably, his

and grabbed

previously cowering, suddenly looked up with a blank stare and

the man flashed a sinister smile and threw

man flying and dodged

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

before he could examine him,

"Wait!"

"He's covered in a deadly

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

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

dark magic that manipulates the mind, making him act

the Perez and Martinez families,

eager to stir the

But who?

asked, "Has anything unusual happened at

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

to the master's poisoning and these

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

bowed

added, "The poison on these people won't dissipate quickly. Handle their remains carefully. Meet any of their families' requests to avoid hard feelings." The butler paused, then

it didn't take long to

were given, the staff dispersed in two

approached Sasha, "How's dad? Will

the poison. It won't harm him further, but the toxin was strong. It might be a while before he

thought of the soup in front of

it weren't for his wife's vigilance, the entire Linklater family could have

our entire

eyes held a

undetectable, flavorless, and odorless; who

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