Before he could even wrap his head around what was going on, a sharp de was already pressed
up against his throat. The de glistened with a dark sheen, obviously coated in poison. “Celeste, what
are you doing?” Stunned by the sharp turn of events, Trent was at a loss at how to react. He had never
thought that the day woulde when his wife would threaten him with a de against his neck.
“Stop calling me that. Your beloved Celeste died a few days ago.” The woman smiled.
“You’re not Celeste? Then who are you?” Trent’s expression was one of utter horror and confusion.
“The Dark Lord is my master. Who do you think I am? The sinister smile on her face remained
unchanging.
“You’re the Dark Lord’s disciple?” Hector frowned. This was a grave matter. They had never expected
the Dark Lord to nt a mole in the Harmon family disguised as one of them.
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“So it is true that you’re the one who poisoned Quentin! Guards! Get her!” Jacob ordered without
further ado.
“Stand right there!” The woman made a slight move with the de and threatened. “This de is
coated with poison. Just the slightest scratch on him, and you’ll bid him goodbye forever. I suggest that
none of you make any sudden moves.” Everyone in the room stopped in their tracks when they heard
that.
“Let my brother go, and I’ll spare you!” Hector bellowed.
“Hah! Do you think I’d believed you?” The woman held Trent hostage and began inching backward
toward the door. As she did so, she taunted, “You lot are in luck. My intention had been to wipe out all
of you today. Who knew you’d be so lucky to have someone here to save you? None of you would
have been able to survive otherwise.”
“Cut the crap! Let him go right this instant, or you won’t make it out of the door alive!” Jacob roared
savagely.
“Do you bunch of dimwits think that you can stop me? Anyway, I’ve had my fun today. I’lle back
some other day to toy with you.” When she reached the exit, the woman suddenly turned to Dustin and
smiled seductively at him. “Hey, miracle doctor, don’t you forget what you promised. When you have
the time,e over to my room, and we’ll have a nice long chat, alright? See you again soon!” And
with that, she produced a spherical object and hurled it to the ground.
With a loud resounding boom, dense smoke burst out on the spot, clouding the visibility for a radius of
several feet around them.
“Quick! Spread out! The gas might be poisonous!” Dustin warned at once. That gave everyone a fright,
and they all dispersed promptly for fear of inhaling poisonous gas.
By the time the smoke cleared out, the woman was already gone. Trent was left behind, lying on the
ground. unconscious.
“Trent!” Hector rushed forward to check on him. Fortunately. Trent was just unconscious and wasn’t
harmed in any way.
“Get her!” Jacob was livid. Gathering his men, he was ready to go after her to take her down.
“Let her go!” Hector stopped them. He wouldn’t put it past the Dark Lord’s disciple to have several
tricks up
her sleeves. It might be dangerous for them to go after her and fall into her trap.
“Are we going to let her off just like that, Hector?” Jacob was peeved at the thought of her going free
after all
she had done.
“Of course not. But now’s not the time for us to take action yet” Hector told him seriously. They were
out there in the open while their opponents were in hiding. The situation was not beneficial to them, and
besides, without proper n and preparation, they would only be led on a wild goose chase.
“Damn it! The Dark Lord is really ying us for fools!” Jacob hissed.
“Let’s talk about thister. For now, have your men arrange to send our guests back safely. Our family
gathering will end here.” Hector announced.
“Sure.” Jacob nodded and busied himself with the arrangements. Now that something like that had
happened, there was no point in carrying on with the gathering anymore.