The CEO’S Unplanned Heir novel (Aurelia and Leopold) novel Chapter 1159

Skyler threw up his hands in exasperation. "Maybe the real target wasn't you, but Leopold and Angel. The poisoner has tried to off them a few times already, just never succeeded."

Fredric stroked his chin thoughtfully, then suddenly slammed his hand on the table.

"We've been together all day, eating the same food, drinking the same drinks. If he'd been poisoned, we'd all be sick. There was only one exception, the fishing trip. The maid brought us hot chocolate, but there was one sugar-free cup meant for Leopold. But Raines wanted that sugar-free one too, and Leopold let him have it. It must've been the sugar-free hot chocolate that was spiked. The bastard meant to take out Leopold, but by some freak accident, Raines drank it."

"Exactly, it has to be that!" Skyler was nodding like a bobblehead. "Geoffrey, a master of disguise, could've easily slipped in dressed as one of the Mossy Rock Retreat's staff."

As they were hashing it out, Leopold and Aurelia walked in. "How's Raines doing?"

"Leopold, you're just in time. Raines has been poisoned, and we suspect an assassin disguised as one of the staff snuck in. They were gunning for you, but by a stroke of bad luck, Raines ended up drinking the spiked hot chocolate," Fredric shared his suspicions with Leopold.

Leopold immediately called in his bodyguard and ordered him to question everyone who had come into contact with the hot chocolate.

"That darned snake sneaked into Mossy Rock Retreat. If I catch him, I swear I'll skin him alive."

Aurelia turned to Lisbeth, "Did you call an ambulance?"

Lisbeth nodded. "It's on the way, should be here any minute."

Leopold glanced at Skyler, asking, "Any idea what the poison is?"

Skyler explained, "It's a neurotoxin that paralyzes the nerves in the limbs. It's not lethal but can cause total paralysis. Only Geoffrey has the antidote."

Raines was seething, his anger practically singeing the air around him.