The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 851

The remains of a broken test tube lay on the floor, and Isaac strode into the room, studying Irene from head to toe.

"Are you alright?"

Irene shook her head. "I'm fine."

Isaac frowned—her face was pale, and she appeared weak as she lay against a desk.

Still, he asked, "Did you find something?"

"Dennis was definitely poisoned," she replied. "I found traces of hemlock in the sample Lulu gave me."

"Hemlock?" Isaac asked. "What's that?"

"It's a poisonous plant," Irene explained. "You can extract enough poison to kill two oxen with a single shrub."

However, she had no idea who would poison Dennis—he had been admired and loved during his time at Hotmesh Research, and no one held enmity against him.

"Maybe he consumed it by mistake?"

"No," Irene said confidently. "That can't happen because hemlock doesn't exist here—it's indigenous to another continent. Moreover, there should be initial symptoms such as exhaustion, accelerated heart rate, cerebral hypoxia, and fainting. It would then be followed by myocardial ischemia, leading to death—naturally, it would look as if the death was caused by a failed surgery. Either way, Dennis did not consume it by accident. Someone trained in the medical field must have deliberately staged it to look like that."

Isaac narrowed his eyes. "So, someone wanted to frame you?"

It certainly was the case, given the current observation.

If there was no experienced forensic doctor who could tell that Dennis was poisoned, they would have just considered it a typical death caused by blood loss.

In that case, people would believe that Irene's artificial heart was useless, and everyone would turn their crosshairs on her!

But she could not think of anyone who would do that…

"That's enough. It's late—let's just head home for now," Isaac said, putting an arm around her shoulder. "Don't dwell on it."

Irene nodded, but she was terrified.