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    "Alright, I''ll give you something to do. Make sure you do it well, or you know the consequences."


    "Got it!" Roberta nodded vigorously.


    But when she heard that she needed to steal poison from Clive''s pharmacy, she started to panic. She anxiously asked, "Mrs. Walsh, what do you need that for?" Talia shot her a re. "Do I have to tell you?"


    But... but it''s poison."


    Rx, it''s not for you, and it''s not for your mother either. If I want to kill the two of you, I won''t have to go


    rough all this trouble."


    oberta breathed a sigh of relief and obediently nodded. ''I''ll find a chance to sneak in."


    he pharmacy and library in the Walsh residence were only essible to those who Cilve recognized as


    eirs.


    other words, the only opportunity to sneak in and obtain the poison would be during weekends when licia came to the Walsh residence to read.


    berta''s heart was filled with bitterness as she whispered to herself, "I betrayed you once, and now ! ve to use you again. I''m sorry, Aunt Felicia..."


    cia attended her sses as usual over the next few days..


    injury on her calf had mostly healed, and she no longer walked with a limp. Clive had also given her a


    -removal ointment.


    :ia hadn''t been too bothered by the scar, but Clive had insisted and said, "No one likes an ugly scar on


    body. Plus, don''t underestimate me. My medicine is priceless in the market."


    uld to hearter hand if she had met him in her previous life.


    1ere were no "ifs".


    a shook her head and held two books as she headed to ss.


    on as she entered the ss, a cup of hot water sshed toward her. She quickly dodged, and the missed its target.


    m so sorry. My hand slipped," said Selena, who had sshed the water. She was the same person ad been sitting with Ka in the cafeteria that day and had tried to dump a tray of food on Felicia''s


    1 she apologized, Selena''s tone we sarcastic. She seemed disappointed that her attempt had


    nced back at the steaming water on the floor It must have been boiling at nearly 180


    jeit.


    ater had sshed on her face, it''d have peeled off her skin.


    Chapter 20.


    Felicia casually tossed her books onto a desk and walked toward Selena. At college, she usually kept to herself and didn''t participate in activities. It seemed to others that she was an easy target. But the moment she showed aggression, her presence was overwhelming, and her gaze was sharp.


    Selena instinctively stepped back and looked nervous, "What? I didn''t do it on purpose. Are you nning to beat me up?"


    "I won''t," Felicia said as she cornered Selena against the wall.


    Then, she casually grabbed a cup from the man in thest row and poured its contents over Selena''s head. She calmly uttered. "This is what you were going for, right?"


    Felicia was being way too politepared to the scalding water Selena had just sshed. It was just cold water, and she could just deal with it.


    No one noticed a figure standing in the corridor outside the ssroom.


    The man had been standing there for some time, and a slight smile tugged at the corner of his lips when


    e saw what had happened. A hint of amusement shed in his eyes..