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Benedict let out a long sigh. He shook his head at his brother''s hopeless stubbornness. Everyone in the Duke''s estate knew how inseparable Diana and Eliza had always been. And yet, Matthew treated Eliza so poorly and still expected Diana
to be kind to him
But Matthew couldn''t see it that way. In his mind, Diana was his fiancée. It was odd enough to see her treat someone better than him. After all, they were supposed to spend their entire lives together.
Seeing that Matthew was beyond reasoning with, Benedict gave up trying. Partly because it was pointless, and partly because he didn''t have the strength,
He barely managed to wave his hand before his body swayed, his vision went ck, and he crumpled to the floor like a puppet with its strings cut.
Benedict? Matthew, who had never seen Benedict faint so suddenly, froze in shock. He quickly turned him over, only to be greeted by a face as pale as death. His heart pounded. What kind of illness is he suffering? How had he be so weak? When the doctor finally arrived and examined Benedict, he frowned, shook his head, and said gravely, "You should start preparing for the funeral."
"What did you just say? Matthew''s face twisted in disbelief. "Funeral preparations? Are you out of your mind? My brother is just sick, you useless fuck! Can''t treat him, fine. But how dare you curse him to die?"
The doctor hurriedly exined, "It''s not that I don''t want to help, but his condition is beyond saving. There''s nothing more!
can do
"if you don''t trust me, then by all means, find someone else. With that, the doctor grabbed his bag and bolted out the door. Matthew was left standing by Benedict''s bedside, stunned and at aplete loss for words. "This can''t be happening There''s no way my brother is dying!
"Someone, go get Chad Garraway now!" Normally, they need the Duke''s token to summon Chad. But with the Duke stuck at the Ministry of Justice, that wasn''t an option.
Luckily, Chad was an old acquaintance of the Stonor family. Even without the Duke''s token, he still showed up, medicine Dox in hand.
After carefully examining Benedict, Chad frowned. "It does look like Benedict is gravely ill. But I''ve checked his health before, and he was perfectly fine. Even if he fell sickter, it shouldn''t have progressed this quickly."
"Dr. Garraway, what''s wrong with my brother?” Matthew asked urgently.
Chad released Benedict''s wrist and continued his examination, checking his eyes and ears. After a moment, he confirmed, It''s poison, and a deadly one at that
"What?" Matthew eximed, his face full of shock. "Poison? How could this happen? Who would do such a thing?" The questions spilled out before Matthew realized. Frustrated, he turned to Manson. "Manson, has anything happened around my brother recently?"
strange
Manson looked no less shocked. Poison? He furrowed his brows, trying to recall anything unusual, but nothing came to
mind
After all, Benedict dismissed most of the staff from his courtyard long ago. The few who cameter were arranged by the Duke himself Surely, the Duke wouldn''t harm his son
As he racked his brain, a thought suddenly struck him "Wait. There were three flower pots!
"What kind of flowers? Take me to see them Matthew demanded.
Manson led Chad and Matthew to the flower pots. Inside, three identical red nts sat, their buds just about to bloom. Chad covered his nose and leaned in to inspect them
flowers
the doctor examined the flowers. Matthew asked. "Where did these f being into gardering" Manson replied, "Two of these flowers were gifts from Sophie, and the other was brought back by Lord Benedict from Lord Anthony"
Matthew shook his head "Then it''s probably not these flowers" Sophie and Anthony wouldn''t do something like that. After all, they re farmly
Just as the thought crossed his mind, Chad suddenly eximed, "Quick, cover
your nose! These flowers are poisonous!" "What? Poisonous? Matthew whipped his head around, his face a mix of shock and disbelief
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