Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 394

"Was it her?" Summer dipped the tip of her chopsticks into some sauce and wrote on the table.

Beatrice—the name appeared clearly on the surface.

Miles nodded.

Every single time Miles had harshly and mercilessly reprimanded Beatrice in the past, it was entirely to make Lydia trust the maid even more.

Lydia likely never suspected Beatrice for a second.

The fruit Lilith ate, Bennett and Lydia's tableware, and those bowls of hangover tea had all been tampered with.

They contained sedatives and psychiatric drugs, all originally prepared by Lydia for Summer and Miles.

Lydia had thoroughly planned everything to make it look like a tragic accident. When the fire broke out, Summer and Miles, heavily sedated, would sleep like the dead, which could easily be blamed on them drinking too much.

Summer and Miles were meant to face one of two fates: either sleep through it and burn to death.

Or, if they didn't burn to death and were 'rescued,' they would end up horribly disfigured or crippled by the fire.

No one could mentally handle becoming a disfigured cripple. Combined with the psychiatric drugs causing them to lose their minds and act erratically, they would look completely insane.

Then, the Suttons could logically lock Summer and Miles up in a sanitarium.

Lydia had planned everything flawlessly. It was airtight.

That was exactly why Miles wasn't afraid of the police investigating at all, because their conclusion would undoubtedly be: accident!

The only thing Lydia hadn't anticipated was her trusted confidant, Beatrice, betraying her.

Every single drug she had meticulously prepared for Summer and Miles ended up being consumed by her and Bennett instead.

Because of this, when the fire started, Lydia and Bennett slept like dead pigs.

By the time they finally managed to wake up, the fire was completely out of control. They had scrambled in a panic to the living room, only to be crushed by the falling crystal chandelier.

So, everything they suffered, they had absolutely brought upon themselves! They deserved it!

The next morning, Lilith woke up. The anesthesia had left her mind a bit foggy.

Hearing that her babies were safe, she let out a huge sigh of relief.

But a few seconds later, she suddenly remembered the phone call she received last night.

She grabbed Xavier's hand, her face deathly pale, her lips trembling. "Xavier, there was a fire at my house. My parents are hurt."

Xavier had stayed with Lilith in the delivery room the entire time and only found out about the fire afterward.

He had sent Paige to check the situation at the police station.

The police had reviewed the Suttons' security footage. Everything had been normal the night before. Shortly after they left, Lydia and Bennett had retired to their room.

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