“Alright then.” Alistair readily agreed to Jacob's proposal. Confidently, Jacob turned to Isabella. “Miss Heart, if I may.”Then, he took the glass and in front of everyone, downed its contents. A minute, then two… but nothing happened.“This…”“It seems Jacob Lowe was innocent.”“Unbelievable. How could he accuse Jacob of poisoning Miss Heart's drink?”“I'm sure he's just jealous of Jacob.”Hearing the murmurs, Jacob grinned from ear to ear while Alistair remained calm.“So that's how it is,” Alistair muttered. He had to admit, Jacob was a clever bastard. Isabella’s glass had indeed been spiked with a potent poison but it seemed Jacob was expecting him to call it out, after all, Alistair couldn't just stay silent and allow Isabella to ingest the poison. Since Jacob had already taken the cure for the poison, he could easily ingest the poison while making it seem like Isabella’s glass wasn't poisoned. A clever play indeed, but Alistair could tell.This wasn't the end of it. Jaco

"Enough!" Isabella’s voice was like a whip. “You dared to poison me. Don't think I'm going to take this lying down. I demand an explanation by dawn tomorrow otherwise I won't hesitate to make sure that the Lowe family is erased from these city records.”When slighted, Isabella did not hesitate to become ruthless, using her overwhelming strength to crush her opponents.Realizing he was done for if he didn't do something, Jacob cursed aloud. “Fuck!”The guests were immediately stunned. Jacob Lowe had always acted as a gentleman, so seeing him utter such a vulgar word caught them off guard. Jacob didn't care, after all, Alistair had already succeeded in humiliating him twice.Once at the auction hall and now in his home. If he didn't do anything about it, could he still call himself a man?So, he remarked. “Fuck you, Alistair Reid, and fuck you too, Isabella Heart. You bastards think you can come into my house and ruin my reputation. Think again! This is my turf and I'll make you regr

Celine smirked. “You are really a fool. Fine then, since you've decided to stay, then you can forget about leaving!”After saying that, Celine took out a doll and a pin. “Since you know that I'm a witch, you should know what a hex is, right?” Celine asked with a smirk. Alistair smiled back. “I am familiar.”“Good. That means you should be familiar with what's about to happen next. But don't worry, I won't kill you quickly. I'll torture you first.” Celine coldly remarked. Celine’s eyes glimmered with a cruel, feline light as she held the straw doll aloft.To the untrained eye, it was a mere trinket, but to Alistair, it was a condensed vessel of dark Qi.She didn't need his hair or blood; she had already harvested a sliver of his presence when he caught her silver needles."The Wailing Heart Hex," Alistair noted, his hands still casually in his pockets. "A classic of the Black Needle coven. You’re planning to rupture my coronary arteries by proxy, aren't you?""Knowing the name won't

“Alistair Reid,” Alistair replied. “It's you, isn't it? Alistair Reid.” A lady asked. “The one Jacob said saved Elizabeth from the cursed poison he inflicted on her?”Alistair raised a brow. “He mentioned?”“He did. He was quite angry when he spoke about it.” The lady said. Then, she remarked. “I know I am asking for too much right now, but can you please save my brother, Isaac? Jacob inflicted him with the same cursed poison he used on Elizabeth.” “Joan, what are you talking about? There's no way this man can help us.” An old man suddenly remarked. Alistair deduced him to be Jacob's father and the current patriarch of the Lowe family, Daniel. “Dad, he saved Elizabeth. I believe he can save Isaac as well. Please, we already tried all that we could and nothing worked.” Joan said. Daniel seemed reluctant to accept, not because he doubted Alistair's ability, but because he didn't wish to be indebted to Alistair any further than he already was. Glancing at Alistair, he ultimately k

Isabella’s eyes narrowed, her gaze shifting from Joan to the battered, unconscious figure of Jacob slumped in the arms of her security detail.The tension in the hall, which had begun to simmer down, suddenly spiked again.“Leave him with you?” Isabella repeated, her tone carrying a dangerous edge. “Your brother didn't just 'betray' your family, Joan. He attempted to poison me and when that didn't work, dared to threaten me. By all rights, he belongs in a high-security cell with no hope of ever seeing the light again.” Joan didn't flinch. She stepped forward, her hands clasped tightly in front of her. “I am aware of the gravity of his crimes, Miss Heart. But as Mister Reid can testify, our father and the rest of our family were also victims of his madness. If he is taken by the authorities, the Lowe family’s internal affairs become public scandal.”She took a deep breath, her eyes flicking toward Alistair as if seeking silent support. “But more importantly... death or prison is too m