\u201cYou\u2019re lying!\u201d Vivica shrieked, pointing a crimson\u2013nailed finger at Larissa. \u201cYou know you poisoned\u00a0<\/p>\n
him!*\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa just shrugged, her eyes wide with innocence. \u201cIf you don\u2019t believe me, Aunt Vivica, feel free to call a doctor to examine him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo it\u201d Kiernan commanded, his voice cold. \u201cCall the doctor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley shifted uncomfortably. \u201cGrandpa, a doctor won\u2019t be able to find anything. The poison Larissa used is\u2026 unusual. It\u2019s undetectable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s undetectable,\u201d Kiernan retorted, his face hardening, \u201cthen it doesn\u2019t exist!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril, relishing her role as chaos\u2013maker, chimed in. \u201cHe\u2019s right, Mr. Judson. They\u2019re just making excuses to save their own skin!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, Grandpa, it\u2019s real,\u201d Finley insisted. \u201cI don\u2019t know how she did it, but it\u2019s real. The poison has flare\u2013ups, so\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He trailed off as he saw the mocking smile on Larissa\u2019s face. He had been about to suggest that they wait for an episode to prove his point, but her expression filled him with a sudden dread. He had the distinct feeling she had another trick up her sleeve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And she did. The \u201cpoison\u201d was derived from Shadow\u2019s saliva, and she could control its effects at will. Unless she triggered it, Finley would feel nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell? Finish your sentence,\u201d Kiernan said impatiently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley stammered, unable to speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever your excuse, it doesn\u2019t justify kidnapping Sapphira!\u201d Kiernan slammed his cane on the\u00a0<\/p>\n
floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica tried again. \u201cDad, please, calm down. Sapphira is fine, isn\u2019t she? No harm was done\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo harm done?\u201d roared Gloria, Sapphira\u2019s mother, her eyes blazing. \u201cMy daughter is fine, so we should just forget it ever happened? You will answer for this today, or we will take matters into our own hands. And I assure you, our methods will be ten times worse.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton remained silent, his eyes fixed on his father, pleading for mercy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica, seeing the Turners were implacable, pointed to her husband\u2019s bleeding stomach. \u201cLook at him! Neville stabbed him last night! Isn\u2019t that payment enough?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d Neville said flatly. He would never forgive Paxton for threatening his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPaxton,\u201d Kiernan said, his voice filled with sorrow, \u201cever since we brought Larissa home, you have done nothing but make one mistake after another, all for the sake of a girl who isn\u2019t even your own blood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the mention of her name, Honora tensed. The day that was supposed to be Larissa\u2019s downfall had\u00a0<\/p>\n
become her own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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