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Chapter 2230
Ever since Rose had settled into Moonlit Lake, she'd been on cloud nine, buzzing with optimism about her future. Just earlier, as she walked through the door, her mind danced with thoughts of the feast she was sure awaited her tonight.
But she was wrong. It was all a big, fat lie!
With a venomous glare, she turned to Rosalynn, her eyes brimming with vengeful tears. "Rosalynn, those who betray the loyal won't end up on easy street! Whatever my mother did has nothing to do with me. If you can't find it in your heart to trust me, if you'd rather play me for a fool, then I see no reason to stick around. Now that Wayne's back, you've got no grounds to keep me here. I quit!"
With that declaration, Rose turned to leave-but the sound of Rosalynn's soft chuckle stopped her dead in her tracks. A knot tightened in her chest as she sensed the trap she'd walked into. Quickening her pace toward the exit, she reached the door only for it to swing open in front of her, revealing a man about 5'7" with thin hair, yet with eyes as pale as a winter sky.d2 The sight of him was like a bolt from the blue.
"Hello, Rose." Letho greeted her with a sly grin. "Dr. Lange sent me with some meds. He took off with President Silverman and the team on a private jet back to H Country. My flight got delayed, just touched down a while ago."
He was surprised. The task of guarding the meds was supposed to fall to someone else. But that someone had taken ill with a nasty case of food poisoning, so Penn had tapped Letho to fill in.
Letho was buzzing with excitement. After all, Rose had promised that once the job was done, she'd consider dating him.
Rose, however, felt a chill run down her spine. If she hadn't realized this was a setup by now, she'd be a fool.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.
"You look pale," Letho said, concern creeping into his voice.
Suddenly, a large hand shoved him forward. Letho stumbled, then turned, annoyance flaring, to Felix. "What's your problem? I could've fallen! These drugs are worth a fortune. Could you afford to replace them if I dropped them?"
Rose's gaze shifted to Felix, who stood in the doorway like a dark avenger, his presence foreboding.
"Worth a fortune, huh?" Rosalynn approached with a smirk. "A lethal dose that you can buy for a few bucks is what you call expensive?"
Letho was taken aback. "Lethal? No, no, no, ma'am, this is Mr. Silverman's medication!"
"Didn't you switch them out?" Rosalynn's voice was calm but edged.
Letho's face went ashen. He opened his mouth to protest, but Rosalynn raised a hand. "The surveillance footage caught everything. There's no denying it."
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"Letho, you swapped the meds?" Rose cut in, her voice heavy with implication as she glanced at Letho, then turned to Rosalynn, tears making her eyes glisten. "You think I'm in on this?"
Rosalynn watched, as though challenging Rose to continue her act.
"Letho, tell her. Am I involved?" Rose pressed, locking eyes with Letho once more.
Letho swallowed hard, then faced Rosalynn with a resolve that seemed to materialize from nowhere. "Mrs. Silverman, this has nothing to do with her. I wanted to sell the meds on the side. As you know, such drugs fetch a pretty penny. I swapped them with semi-finished medicine, but rest assured, it's harmless. It won't cause Mr. Silverman any harm—I...”