Chapter 263

It took Elodie under an hour to recount everything, but it took her brother another two to absorb the shock. ‘Are you sure?’ Gabriel finally asked. Elodie nodded. ‘She confessed.’ ‘And this…this poison, what is it?’ ‘I don’t know. Probably something cooked up in a lab.’ ‘And it’s going to kill her?’ ‘If it was as good as advertised, yes.’ Gabriel’s mouth opened and closed, opened and closed. ‘I…I still can’t believe she killed our parents. And for what? Because she was jealous?’ ‘Don’t try to understand the mind of a madwoman. You’ll end up losing your own.’ ‘And Jay’s going to find out?’ Elodie shrugged. ‘He owns the poison. Probably paid someone to invent it. So, yeah, sooner or later, he’ll start noticing his wife’s symptoms.’ ‘But he doesn’t know it’s you.’ ‘He’s smart enough to figure it out. Who else has a grudge against his wife and access to her room?’ ‘But…’ ‘You are not mad?’ Elodie asked. ‘Mad at what? At that woman for murdering our parents? Of course I am.’ ‘Mad at me.’ El