Gary finished the bowl of soup and lay down. His eyes closed shortly after.
"You can go out now! | want to spend stalone with my dad," said Ruby to Paul.
Paul and the nanny immediately exited the room.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs soon as the door closed, tears streamed down Ruby's face.
She had poisoned her own father, and now, he was dead.
She had yet to cto a decision on her way to the hospital. She could have still chosen not to serve her father the soup, but when she had heard what he said, she finally found her motivation.
Her father saw her as useless, and who would be willing to admit that they were a fool who could not do anything, right? If that was her father's opinion of her, then there was no need for her to be softhearted any longer.
When Edward received the call from Ruby saying that Gary had died, he burst out laughing.
"Ruby, | knew you could do it! Just wait, | will send Elliot to you," said Edward before he hung up.
"Elliot, did you hear that? Ruby has killed Gary!" Edward glanced at Elliot, who was sitting on the couch. "She might be young, but she is still Gary’s daughter Viciousness runs in her blood." Last night, Edward had called Elliot, telling him to meet him the next day as he had something that he needed to discuss with him. Arriving at the house, Elliot found himself held hostage. Edward had discovered that Gary was to be discharged today and had cup with a plan.
Gary was a skeptical man and no one but Ruby stood a chance of killing him. She was the only one capable of doing it with ease. Furthermore, she would not suffer the consequences.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I will go to the hospital with you!" said Edward, noticing the frosty look on Elliot's face.
At the hospital. Ruby walked to the door and pushed it open.
"Paul, cinside. | need to talk to you about something." Ruby's eyes were red, and she looked extremely upset.
Paul was confused. "I thought Father is resting right now? Let's talk outside!" "Cinside." She grabbed him by the arm.
Paul hesitated for a moment before he stepped into the room >c->VMW? glanced at the bed.
Ruby closed the door behind her and said," Paul, will you kill me?" "What are you talking about, Ruby? How could | ever hurt you?" Paul looked at her in shock. "Why are you crying? What's going on? Did Father say something to you?" Ruby shook her head, struggling to tell the truth. "My dad is dead. 1 poisoned the soup." Paul's expression darkened.
"Will you kill me, Paul? Answer me!" Ruby held tightly onto his arm. "My dad berated you plenty, but he is still the man who raised you! He treated you better than he treated others! Surely, you will avenge him, won't you?" "Have you gone mad?!" Paul shoved her hand away. "Ruby, did Elliot tell you to do this?! Did he put you up to this?!" "No... Elliot has nothing to do with it," Ruby said while sobbing. "Uncle Edward and Uncle Nick kidnapped him..." "And so you killed your dad for Elliot?! Ruby, do you really think that those two abducted Elliot? They are secretly good friends! They lied to you! They conceived this plot together!" Paul's eyes were red, and he clenched his fists. "I'm going to kill Elliot and avenge my father!"