Chapter 210

Leia was a bit annoyed when she saw Eli firmly supporting Noelle.

“Ugh, this Eli! What makes him so sure that Noelle wouldn’t poison that old man? Back when she retired, how did they treat her? Does he think Noelle would forget?” she thought.

But she couldn’t appear too intentional, as she was afraid Eli and the others might grow suspicious.

Hence, she quickly nodded, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, “Mm-hmm, Eli, I also believe that Noelle wouldn’t poison Dad. It’s just that he’s still in critical condition, and Mom has fallen into a coma from the shock. I just feel so overwhelmed.”

With that, she turned to Noelle apologetically and said, “Noelle, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to doubt you. It’s all Maria’s fault. She was spouting nonsense just now.”

For some reason, Noelle felt a little depressed at that moment.

Thinking about how her parents were now lying in hospital beds—most likely because of Leia—she couldn’t bring herself to show her…

She couldn’t even keep up the pretense of being polite anymore and simply turned her head away.

“Noelle, you…” Leia couldn’t help but curse under her breath when she saw Noelle putting on airs with her.

“That wretched Noelle, how dare she give me such a look!” she cursed inwardly.

If this had been a few months ago, Noelle would have been scolded to no end by her brothers.

But now…

Leia could not help but glance at her brothers.

Seeing them remain indifferent to this, each lost in their own thoughts, she felt a mix of sadness and grievance.

Being ignored and dismissed by Noelle like this, none of her brothers even thought to stand up for her.

How utterly disappointing!

With more than a decade of sibling bonds, this was all she got!

But Leia never once considered the decade-long father-daughter bond she shared with Vincent when she stubbornly went through with poisoning him despite all warnings.

Nor did she spare a thought for the fact that both her parents were now lying in hospital beds, their conditions critical.

All she cared about was herself.

All she could think about was how wronged she felt, as if the whole world had betrayed her.

She had done nothing wrong.

It was everyone else who was at fault.

It wasn’t until the next morning that Kimberly finally woke up.

The moment she opened her eyes, the first thing she asked about was her husband’s condition.

Upon learning that Vincent was still in a coma and hadn’t passed the critical stage, she immediately tried to go see him.

When she arrived at the hospital room and saw her husband’s pale face, she couldn’t hold back her tears; they streamed down once again.

She leaned over Vincent’s sickbed, clutching his slightly cold hand as tears streamed down her face. Choking back sobs, she murmured, “How could this happen? Why would you get poisoned for no reason! What went wrong?”

At this moment, Leia walked up.

She half-embraced Kimberly’s shoulders, putting on a sorrowful expression as she choked up, “Mom, the doctors haven’t determined the exact cause yet. They said the prescription Noelle gave Dad is something they had never seen before. It’s quite unusual. They need to hold another meeting to study it further…”

everything else around her seemed in a hurry to replace her father, and she seemed in a hurry to replace him.

Kimberly was devastated by her father’s poisoning and coma. Instead, she kept probing: "Who is to blame in our family? Leia, why are you so sure it's Noelle?"

Leia reddened, glaring at Kimberly with an innocent expression and asked, “Mom, what did I say? Haven’t I been emphasizing that I don't think Noelle did it? Why do you still think I’m trying to harm her?”

Kimberly, hearing the strong insinuation, was no match for Leia, a sophisticated manipulator with an expertly crafted facade of innocence.

"Kimberly is speaking up for Noelle. It's so weird!"

Damon furrowed his brow and said innocently, “Kimberly, you’re hurting Leia.”

Leia’s expression darkened as Damon interjected. For some reason, he now felt she was putting on an act, though she still appeared as gentle.

Leia poured more fuel on the fire, looking betrayed and irritated.

Eli stepped forward and pried Damon's hand away, saying, “Damon, that’s enough. Let go of Leia.”

The two brothers locked eyes in a silent standoff.

After a tense moment, Eli finally let go.

As Leia was freed, she immediately threw herself into Kimberly’s arms, her voice trembling with grievance. "Kimberly, Damon is biased. He doesn’t protect me anymore!"

If it were any other time, Damon would have reacted the way he used to—with the slightest grievance, he would be the first to pursue, feeling as if the pain were his own. Now, he just...

Chapter 210

He wanted to ask – did she have anything to do with their father’s poisoning?

Though the thought seemed absurd even to him, for some reason, after hearing about their father’s poisoning, the first person he thought of wasn’t Noelle, who seemed more suspicious, but Leia.

This was poisoning, after all!

Their father had vomited so much blood and was still fighting for his life.

No matter how neglected Leia had felt in recent days, could she go so far as to poison her own family over it?

She couldn’t possibly be that ruthless!

“Damon…”

Seeing that Damon remained silent for a long while, his gaze fixed on her as if lost in deep thought, Leia felt a flicker of unease.

Hence, she put on a pitiful expression once more, her voice soft as she defended herself. “I really didn’t mean to doubt Noelle. I’m just so worried about Dad. I believe Noelle would never do something as terrible as poisoning him.”

Damon looked at Leia silently. After a few seconds, he said in a firm tone, “I believe that Noelle would never do such a thing.”

The moment those words left his mouth, Leia’s face almost turned green with rage.

Noelle wouldn’t? Why is he so sure? Is Damon out of his mind? Why do all of them trust Noelle so much?

“Do they think that Noelle is a saint? After everything they have put her through, it would be normal for Noelle to hold a grudge. Do they believe that just because she acted indifferent, she has truly let it all go!

“Use some common sense! How could that be possible?” Leia shouted out loud inwardly.