The Unshackled Queen: Never Say Never

Remington! Lucia stamped her foot in frustration and glared hatefully at Hannah.

In her eyes, if it werent for Hannah, her father would still be alive.

Why are you still standing there? Take her back now! Remington roared.

The bodyguards promptly escorted the tearful Lesia away.

Before departing, she hurled one last bitter remark at Remington.

You cant let them go.

You cant protect her! Do you hear me? Rubbing his temples, Remington nodded at Hannah, his expression apologetic.

Im sorry.

My sister is terribly spoiled.

Please forgive her. Lets go upstairs.

Hannah followed Remington to the upper floor.

The door to the study swung open, and Remington stepped aside to let Hannah enter first.

As soon as they found my father, he was lying on the sofa with a discolored face, purple and black, Remington explained, his voice somber.

Everyone thought he was poisoned, but it turned out to be a sudden heart attack.

Hannah surveyed the room with a keen eye.

Has anything been moved in here? No.

Ive been cautious to prevent anyone from tampering with his belongings, so I assigned Conor and Rodrigo to guard the study.

Nothing has been disturbed, Remington assured her.

Bryson approached the desk and noticed an empty glass.

He carefully wrapped a handkerchief around it and picked it up.

Hannah, who had been scrutinizing the sofa, turned her attention to Bryson upon hearing his call.

She approached swiftly and asked, Whats wrong? Bryson leaned towards her slightly and directed her attention to the cup in his hand.

Look at the cup.

The glass had dried completely, but a clear trace of white powder clung to the glass wall, left behind after the water had evaporated.

Hannah turned to Remington and said, There may be something wrong with this cup.

Have your people check what this white powder is.

Remingtons frown deepened at the sight of the powder.

You mean someone might have poisoned him? Not necessarily, Hannah replied.

My father was drugged by those he trusted.

Your father had not left the study, nor had anyone brought him water. This might not be the conclusive evidence were looking for.noveldrama

Is your fathers body still here? Id like to examine it.

Yes, its stored in the manors church, Remington confirmed, then instructed Conor to take the cup for testing while Rodrigo followed.

Hannah bombarded Rodrigo with a series of questions.

Since Remington was still present, Rodrigo had no outlet for his frustration and answered in a curt tone, We were all guarding outside the study and there were surveillance cameras.

Are you suggesting we had something to do with his death? Rodrigo curled his lip.

Besides, how would I know what happened inside the study? But Hannah was unfazed by his attitude.

Did you fall asleep while on guard outside the study? I… Rodrigo glanced at Remington, then admitted grudgingly, So what if I dozed off? Theres a monitor in the corridor.

No one entered the study while I was asleep! Hannah smiled.

Yes, no one came in through the door.

But if someone entered through the window, I doubt you would have heard any noise from inside, right?