Chapter 5 - The Toxic Brew
I intentionally dropped the ceramic coffee mug onto the marble floor.
It shattered loudly, spilling the toxic liquid everywhere.
I feigned a sudden, severe work emergency and stumbled out the front door.
I managed to reach my car before my legs completely gave out.
Marcus was waiting in the driver’s seat and immediately sped away.
He drove me to a highly secure, off-the-books medical clinic across town.
The doctors worked frantically to flush the poison out of my system.
They saved my life with only a few minutes to spare.
The lead toxicologist confirmed that I had ingested a dangerous dose of digitalis.
Vanessa was trying to simulate a natural heart failure over time.
I knew I had to play dead to catch her completely off guard.
I ordered Marcus to release a fake press statement to the local news.
The statement announced that Daniel Whitmore had collapsed and fallen into a coma.
We needed Vanessa to believe she had finally won.
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She did exactly what we expected her to do.
Less than six hours later, she threw a lavish celebration party at my estate.
