Chapter 142: _Two Culprits
"What could have possibly been the cause of her death?" Layla asked as I finally got to the body.
I tilted my head, staring at it with dread. It was rotting, but I didn’t see any maggots or putrid flesh that would make me think she was dead.
Instead, her body was shriveled up until her skin looked like ash, and her hair started falling off. She was also naked, curled up into a ball with her eyeballs wide open, and also shriveled, sinking into her eye sockets.
"Poison." Kaelos suddenly mumbled, causing all eyes to turn to him.
I raised an eyebrow at first until I followed his gaze and realized that he was staring at an empty vial clutched weakly in the maid’s hands.
Oh, gods...
"Anyone who’s not an official should leave this place and ensure no one outside the mansion finds out!" Kaelos yelled out with gritted teeth, turning around and glaring at the maids and guards standing several meters away.
They all scurried, avoiding Kaelos’ wrath, while Caroline grabbed my arm and was about to lead me out of there.
"You. Leave." Kaelos pointed at Caroline and gestured at her to go, before he fixed his gaze on me. "You. Stay."
I fluttered my eyelids awkwardly but swallowed hard, glancing at Caroline and nodding at her reassuringly before she bowed and then walked away.
"Her body isn’t giving up any scent that would suggest it’s rotting," Layla remarked just then, squatting to the ground and sniffing. "In fact, it’s devoid of any scent at all. No wonder the guards or maids didn’t notice her until now."