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CHAPTER 73- ADRIAN LACANSTER
The chandeliers of the Grand Mirabel Hotel casted a golden light across the hall.It was the night of the Global Gala of Physicians.The most elite gathering in medical field.A yearly summit when doctors, legends, healers and legends gathered.They didn’t wear name tags they didn’t need to.People knew who they were.But tonight, there was one name everyone referenced the most.Dr. Aldric Sylvester.A legend in every corner of the globe. His name appeared in textbooks like a recurring myth. Young physicians, freshly inducted into the League, craned their necks just to catch a glimpse.Some of them whispered, breathless, wide-eyed.“Is that really him?”“I didn’t think he actually attended these things.”“My professor used to say he once revived a dying heart without touching the body.”Near the center of the grand ballroom stood Dr. Alaric, he did not rank as high as the legendary Dr. Sylvester bit he was still a renowned healer with many prized herb possessions.His white tux gleam
CHAPTER 72- More than a Goodbye
“I could sense it,” Adrian said softly.Sophia’s brows twitched slightly. Her lips parted to press further, but he spoke again.“There was something else…” he murmured. “The aphrodisiac in the wine… carried the same scent as the one I detected on you the other night in the ship.”Sophia’s breath hitched audibly, her chest rising.She turned to face him fully now, her voice filled with disbelief.“Are you saying that Malvin...”Adrian didn’t flinch.He didn’t answer the question either.“You should investigate,” he said calmly. “I suspect that Malvin has a hand in it.”Her face turned pale.There were too many implications packed into that single sentence.Sophia nodded slowly. Once. Then again, firmer this time.“I will.”For a moment, they stood like that.The wind curled softly through Sophia's hair.Adrian's gaze didn’t move.Neither did hers.Then, just as he turned to leave, Adrian stopped.He looked back.His voice was quieter now. “One last thing before I go…”She lifted her
CHAPTER 71- Wine and Lies
Malvin’s jaw twitched, his polished composure beginning to fray.“I will not stand here and be slandered by some trembling servant,” he snapped, his voice cracking across the table. His glare cut back to the bartender.“You think you can save your own skin by dragging my name through the dirt? Pathetic!”His eyes swept the table, his tone rising, almost righteous.“You want proof? Fine. I have nothing to hide. I’ll drink the damn wine right now.”Some of the family members shifted in surprise.Was he really going to drink it?Elena leaned toward Sophia with a smirk. “Now this will be entertaining.”Sophia's lips pressed together, but she said nothing.Malvin reached for the glass, his movements controlled but his heart was beating rapidly.The bartender, hands still shaking, lifted the wine toward him.Everyone's eyes were glued to Malvin.Then suddenly the glass tipped.CRASH!Shards exploded across the table, red wine streaking the pristine cloth like blood.A short of glass cut Mal
CHAPTER 70- Taste and See
For a moment, he didn’t move. Then he erupted.“What?!” His chair scraped sharply against the floor as he rose slightly. “How dare you point at me?” His glare snapped to the trembling bartender.“You filthy liar! How dare you—” His words snarled in his throat. “Do you have any idea who I am?”He turned sharply toward Adrian, his voice dripping venom.“I know exactly what this is. Your plan to humiliate me. To embarrass me in front of the Aldridge family. But you’ve picked the wrong man.”He straightened fully, his voice rising with each word.“You don’t know who my family is. My father will bury you for this.”Adrian sat back staring at him with a bored expression. Sarah Aldridge’s voice cut through before Malvin could respond.“Rowan, really…” she said sharply. “Why would you believe an ordinary servant over a guest at our table?” Her disapproval was clear, her gaze hard on the patriarch.Rowan’s jaw tightened. He looked from Adrian… to Malvin.On one hand, the man who had saved hi
CHAPTER 69- Poisoned Toast
Adrian’s lips curved faintly, “Rowan should take my glass. I don’t mind in the slightest.” he said in a calm tone.Across the table, Malvin’s smile didn’t move, but in his mind he cursed.Sit down and drink it yourself, you smug!A bead of sweat slipped from his temple, disappearing into his collar.Adrian’s eyes flicked toward him.Just for a second.Enough to notice.The faint shift of posture.The tightening grip on his glass.The pulse beating a fraction too fast in his neck.Something was wrong.The bartender’s hand trembled slightly as he set the last glass on the table in front of Rowan and began filling it up with the new wine.Adrian’s hyper sense then caught a scent.His gaze narrowed.He’d smelled this before.He then remembered where he smelled it first.That night on the boat.Sophia had the same scent.Then it clicked almost immediately, it was the smell of the aphrodisiac that she was poisoned with that caused her erratic behavior.And now… that aphrodisiac was in this
CHAPTER 68- Glass of Ruin
Malvin returned to the dining hall like nothing had happened. His polished smile was back in place, his posture as immaculate as when he first walked in. The warm hum of conversation filled the air. Adrian sat calmly, as if the earlier tension hadn’t touched him at all. Malvin slid smoothly into his seat, lifting his own wine glass and swirling it casually. His gaze briefly flicked to Adrian, so composed, so smug, and the faintest smirk tugged at the corner of his lips. Not for long. The minutes ticked on. Then came the moment everyone had been waiting for. The doors to the hall opened, and a hush fell over the room. The bartender entered, pushing a gleaming cart draped in white linen. On it stood the Patriarch’s prized Aldridge Reserve. A collection of bottles of rare wine. A row of custom crystal glasses accompanied it, each one etched with a golden crest. The Patriarch rose to his feet, his voice ringing with pride. “Ladies and gentlemen… tonight is not only a celebra
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