The True Lady Strikes Back novel (Cecilia and Christopher)

Chapter 235

“Why didn’t you say there’s poison? Grandma is old. Are you going to kill her because she gave up on

you for the stability of the country?”

Aiden dared to speak so bluntly because the signal in the office was blocked and the monitoring

devices on Charlie were also jammed. He looked at Charlie coldly, with anger and sorrow in his eyes.

He didn’t want to think badly about Charlie either, but what happened forced him to think more.

If he was poisoned, then he wouldn’t have been so angry. It was because the Shaw family owed

Charlie.

However, Elaine was in poor health. If the poison was severe, then she might not survive that.

Charlie’s face was littered with wounds. The ointment he had applied before had not been cleaned up,

and the light green color of the ointment covered the wounded areas, making his face look even more

ferocious and terrifying.

He calmly met Aiden’s eyes and said, “Aiden, I just learned about the poison. It should be Jeffrey who

interfered with my plan. Believe it or not, the plan I revealed is all I know.” He took care to put emphasis

on each word.

He opposed the Shaw family and killed Cecilia’s teammate just to gain the trust of Wolf Killer.

He needed to spare no effort in dealing with the Shaw family if he wanted to be a pawn inside Wolf

Killer. He had no choice.

Aiden stared at Charlie for a while before loosening his collar and putting the pen back on the desk.

“I will believe you this time, Charlie. I hope you won’t let me down.”

He seldom got angry, but the person in front of him was his own brother. It was worth breaking his

principles for Charlie.

Of course, the risk of this trust was still manageable.

Charlie said affirmatively, “Aiden, I won’t let the Shaw family down and shame you all.”

Even if he had become a bad person, his evil deeds would be understood the day the truth came to

light.

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Aiden hugged him and patted him on the back.

“You’ve worked hard all these years.”

Charlie leaned on Aiden’s broad shoulder and felt secure. It was the first time he experienced that

feeling.

His nose felt sore, and he suddenly wanted to cry.

“Aiden, it was really hard. I almost couldn’t hold on a few times.”

His trembling voice sounded aggrieved and bitter.

It was the first time he confided his feelings. It was as if he finally had an outlet after years of enduring it

all.

Aiden was stunned by that. He wanted to comfort Charlie, but he felt that all words of comfort were

empty and weightless in comparison.

Therefore, he changed his wording and said, “Charlie, you did a good job. You are the pride of the

Shaw family. When you’ve eliminated Wolf Killer, you can make up for your mistakes and return to a

normal life.”

After saying that, Aiden pushed Charlie away and took some tissues to help wipe off the ointment on

his face.

Charlie stood obediently, not moving a finger.

It was just like when he got his face dirty when he was a kid. He would wait for Aiden to wipe his face

exactly like that.

“Aiden, how is Grandma?” he asked.

Elaine was still in the operating room, and Aiden did not know the specific situation.

In a deep voice, Aiden said, “It was not good. She fell unconscious at that time. Fortunately, Ceci has

some medical knowledge and gave her first aid.”

“What about you guys? Have you been poisoned?”

“We all inhaled a little amount of toxic gas, but the problem is not big. We will be fine after going

through detoxification later.”

Aiden didn’t feel uncomfortable, just a little exhausted.

He wiped the ointment off Charlie’s face and felt very uncomfortable once he saw the unrecognizable

face.

However, now was not the time for that.

He calmed down and asked, “Charlie, how much do you know about the poison Jeffrey gave

Grandma?”

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Although Jeffrey was a pharmacologist at his biopharmaceutical company, he did not inform Charlie of

all his research.

Charlie had to secretly observe many secret experiments before he could understand a little about

them.

For example, the poison Christopher was inflicted with.

He knew which medicines could be used for the antidote because he had been observing and

researching them for a long time.

“Aiden, please describe what the poison looks like.”

Aiden told him the shape, color, and taste of the poison, as well as the symptoms after it was

administered.

Under his expectant eyes, Charlie shook his head.

“I haven’t seen this poison before. Jeffrey was assigned to me by the shareholder of Wolf Killer and is

not under my control. If the doctor cannot save Grandma, what will you do?”

Jeffrey poisoned Elaine with the intention of using the antidote for it to control the Shaw family.

Elaine was the person everyone in the Shaw family cared about most. She was more useful as a

hostage than Cecilia.

Naturally, the chances of success were also very low.

Elaine was not the kind of person who grew more afraid of death as she got older. She never felt

threatened.

Aiden’s eyes turned cold as he said, “Of course, I will find an excuse to catch Jeffrey and force him to

give us the antidote.”

The shareholders of Wolf Killer had immeasurable wealth, and no one wanted to die.

Thinking of that, he grabbed Charlie’s arm and asked worriedly, “Did they also poison you to control

you?”

He had been tracking Wolf Killer for more than ten years. Although he hadn’t caught any big shots, he

had caught a lot of small fries.

Almost every single one of them was poisoned and would die if they didn’t take the antidote regularly.

Charlie wanted to deny it but felt that he couldn’t hide it from Aiden, so he nodded.

“As long as one joins the Wolf Killer, they will be fed poison. If they take the antidote regularly, it won’t

endanger their lives. Don’t worry, Aiden.”

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“The antidote you are taking just solves the symptoms and not the actual poison. Can’t it solve the

poison completely?”

It was not like he hadn’t thought about developing an antidote. However, over the years, doctors

haven’t even been able to study the ingredients of the poison thoroughly, hence the inability to create

an antidote.

“Shareholders have the antidote. As long as I find them and destroy them, I will be able to get rid of the

poison.”

Charlie’s words were lies that he made up and deliberately told Aiden.

Because there was no cure for the poison at all.

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regular basis would die.

Still, it was not a pity for them to die. They were all trash who had lost their humanity, anyway.

Seeing Charlie’s casual yet serious manner when he spoke of it, Aiden didn’t suspect anything.

He asked, “We’ve talked for so long. The people from Wolf Killer will definitely doubt you. Have you

figured out how to explain it?”

Charlie nodded. “I have a way to fool them. Grandma is our utmost priority now.”

“Let’s go and see if Grandma has come out of the operating room.”

Aiden opened the door of the office and went to the operating room first. The light on the door was still

on, which meant that the operation wasn’t over yet.

Charlie originally wanted to keep up with him, but he received a call from his assistant at that time. In

the end, he had to find a deserted corner to answer the phone.

Coldly, Charlie asked, “Are you calling me to explain what just happened?”

“You’re a clever man, Mr. Shaw. Your guess is correct.”

Listening to John’s sarcastic words, Charlie’s expression remained the

same.

“Aiden is very powerful. He has found out that the person who ambushed the Shaw family was from the

bar. I happened to be in the bar last night, so he took me as a suspect to interrogate.”

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“There were so many people in the bar last night. Why did Aiden think it was you?”

“Maybe because my face is too eye–catching. Everyone thinks I’m suspicious.”

This explanation made sense, so John let it go.

He asked again, “What did you say to make him not be suspicious of you?”

“I didn’t say anything about it. I just went there to drink. As for whether he still suspects me or not, I’m

not sure. After all, he is meticulous and capable. Even the shareholders can’t deal with him, let alone

me.”

Although it was true, the shareholders who heard it looked gloomy.

They claimed to be omnipotent, but they had been facing difficulties with the Shaw family.

One of the shareholders couldn’t help but say, “Don’t worry. We will take care of him soon!”

Charlie wanted to inquire further, but the call ended right there.

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