Chapter 562
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Liam flinched. He had no idea about Jade’s feelings toward Ethan or anything about their relationship. He was only repeating what Thiago had instructed him to say.
After a moment’s hesitation, he said,
“I didn’t expect it either, Ms. Hewitt. Please hurry. We’re running out of time.”
Jade was furious.
“Come back. Forget it for today. Ethan’s not someone we can afford to mess with.”
Without waiting for his response, she ended the call and turned to Edward to discuss the next steps.
Thiago glanced at Brenna.
“What now? They’re not coming.”
Brenna pulled out a small black bottle from her medicine kit. Without a word, she poured two pills into her palm, grabbed Liam’s jaw roughly, and forced him to take one.
She moved on to Cary with the same ruthless efficiency. A sharp punch to the gut left him no choice but to swallow.
Liam’s face turned ashen with terror.
“What did you just give me? Is it poison?”
Brenna dusted off her hands and looked down at him coldly.
“I studied medicine. This is a poison I developed myself. If you don’t take the antidote within 24 hours, you will die a slow, painful death. So think carefully before you say anything stupid when you get back. Otherwise, there will be no antidote waiting for you.”
Liam and Cary stared at Brenna in horror. They hadn’t expected her to be carrying poison.
“H-How do we get the antidote?” Liam asked.
Lᴀτєѕτ chⲁρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝗇ovєls.𝑎𝓂
Brenna rose to her feet.
“Come see me every night before midnight. I will give you the antidote then. It will keep the poison from taking hold for another 24 hours.”
The two men slumped to the floor. They exchanged helpless glances, their faces pale with despair.
“Can’t you just give us a permanent antidote?” Liam asked.
Thiago kicked him without warning.
“In your dreams.”
He pulled out a knife and sliced through the ties on their wrists.
“Get lost.”
Grateful just to be alive, Liam dragged Cary to his feet. The two limped away without looking back.
Joe and Tom scrubbed the bloodstains off the floor.
Thiago leaned closer to Brenna and said,
“This place isn’t safe anymore. We should change hotels.”
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