Chapter 24: You can have a taste...
"How come she is the only one poisoned when we all had the same drink brought in by the maid of the Brown family?" Jessica queried her gaze cold and devoid of emotion as she stared intently at Risa lying on the couch with pain not missing the fear and guilt swirling in her eyes as she averted her gaze.
"How do I feel that we are invited here to be poisoned to death by the Brown family?", she clipped.
George Brown frowned at her statement. "Jessica! What are you trying to say?" He boomed with anger.
Jessica glanced at him, her eyes cold and indifferent "Dad, am I wrong? Why don’t we invite the police to investigate this poisoning and get the culprit arrested to prove your sincerity?" Risa’s heart skipped a beat as Jessica glanced at her briefly.
She had known this sister of hers to be quiet and inexperienced but now it seems she had underestimated her or may be she had been pretending all the while. Her face paled as a thought crossed her mind —a thought she dare not admit but how else could this table had turned over?
She needs to meet Marina but if she does she might blow her cover. Risa doesn’t want to take chances. With no idea coming forth, she decided to play it by the ear.
"Dad, there ...is no need to... invite the police. I only ...need to be in the... hospital for testing and.... and ... medication." She quivered while her body trembled with pain.
She dare not encourage the invitation of the police. She had taken her time to plan this out meticulously and never expected anything to go wrong.
"Inviting the police isn’t necessary, this is just a family gathering and I believe it can be resolved amicably", he said indifferently.