Chapter 369: Greed Swallows More Than It Can Handle

Even though Byron thought Olivia was just causing trouble, he didn’t want Dexton to continue suspecting his wife and child. Byron was quite confident in his mistress.

Olivia, without a word, suddenly grabbed Byron’s wrist, checking his pulse. Byron was shocked, but Olivia simply let go without explanation.

Later that night at the Moore family mansion, Emily said, “How is Daxton? I rushed over as soon as I heard the news.” She was over forty but looked only in her early thirties due to excellent maintenance.

Upon arriving at the Moore family estate, Emily weakly fell into Byron’s arms.

“The situation isn’t good…” Byron, intent on proving his lover’s innocence, played along as Olivia had instructed.

Then, Byron led Emily upstairs to see Daxton, who was now unconscious. Thanks to Olivia’s machinations, Daxton appeared deathly pale and breathless in bed, looking completely spent.

Olivia, dressed as a maid, stood by the bed and watched as Byron’s darling shed tears for Daxton, but she keenly noticed a flicker of schadenfreude in the woman’s eyes.

Unable to bear seeing his mistress so upset, Byron quickly excused her to rest. Emily, dabbing at her tears, was escorted out by the maid. She thought the maid looked somewhat familiar but was too distracted to dwell on it.

“Where’s Dr. Greer?” Emily suddenly asked. Greer was Daxton’s trusted family physician who had served him for many years.

The maid replied, “Dr. Greer had some family matters and isn’t here, but he’s been contacted and is on his way back.” The woman nodded slightly.

As she reached the hall, she unexpectedly ran into Greer, who had just returned to the Moore family estate. The moment they saw each other, a hint of recognition flashed across their faces.

“I can rest on my own; you can go back,” Emily quickly excused the maid and then walked towards the garden after giving Greer a glance.

In the garden, Greer’s voice was full of accusation: “What’s going on? I was only out for two days, and Daxton suddenly falls ill?”

Emily’s voice carried a hint of glee: “Who knows? But he’s old, and it was about time. Besides, with the drugs you’ve been giving him over the years, he’s lucky to have lasted this long.”

As she spoke, her voice filled with laughter: “Isn’t it better if he dies sooner? If not for him, I would have been the legitimate lady of the Moore family long ago, instead of being unrecognized as I am now. Blame his bad luck for having a fool for a son who thinks he’s a romantic hero but is just an idiot happy to be a…”

Assured, as long as you do as I say, I won’t let you down. As they say, a night of marriage owes a hundred days of grace. You helped me deal with the Moore family’s troublemaker, and I will surely reward you…

As she spoke, her hand naturally climbed up Greer’s chest.

Greer, pale and both shocked and agitated, regretted falling for Emily’s schemes which had brought him to this point. But it was too late to back out, and he embraced Emily, kissing her passionately.

Just as the couple indulged in their affection, all the lights in the garden suddenly turned on! A burst of blinding light focused directly on them!