Pretend To Be Vulnerable
"Did you drink it?" Derila was still eating.
Yela held the cup of fruit tea and gave Derila a helpless look.
"You'll be fine, don't worry." Derila then took a sip of the tea.
"What?"
Yela was stunned. Didn't she say there's poison in the fruit tea? Why did she drink it?
While Yela was working out the logic in her mind, she started feeling dizzy. She cupped her head with her hands and panicked. "M-My head is spinning. Is it because of the poison?"
"Go on, and take a little nap. You'll be fine." Derila continued taking another sip of the fruit tea as if she was not bothered.
"Help-"
The color drained out of Yela's face. She wanted to run out to get help, but the moment she stood up, she instantly collapsed onto the couch.
"You poor thing. I must have frightened you."
After taking a glance at Yela, Derila turned around to check the surroundings. There was dead silence outside the room. It looks like someone had distracted the two female bodyguards.
She was determined to find out the culprit who tried to poison her.
Derila clapped her hands and lolled on the couch. She then shut her eyes and pretended to fall asleep.
Seconds later, someone opened the door and entered the room.
"Quick."
"All right."
Someone walked up to Derila.
Derila could feel danger approaching. She opened her eyes and saw a woman standing in front of her.
The woman dressing as a maid was about to inject her with a syringe.
Upon noticing the hard glint in Derila's eyes, the maid froze and did not know what to do.
She was surprised that Derila was wide awake.
Another maid, who seemed to be more alert, immediately stepped up and pinned Derila to the couch. She then turned to her partner and said, "Quick!"
The maid was ready to jab Derila with the syringe.
Derila immediately lifted her leg and kicked the maid. She then grabbed the other maid's shoulders and shoved her to the back, causing the maid to collapse onto the coffee table.
"You-"
The two maids' faces turned pallid. They looked at Derila in disbelief and were taken aback by how strong the petite woman was.
Derila smirked and looked up at them with a cold look.
When the two maids were about to take her down, Derila looked out of the room and yelled, "Help-"
Her reaction caught the two maids off guard. They had no choice but to flee from the window.
At the same time, two bodyguards then barged into the room.
One of the bodyguards ran after the two maids, while the other walked up to Derila to check on her. "Are you all right, Ms. Riri?"
"My head is spinning-" Derila massaged her temples. She acted as if she was vulnerable.
Soon, Daemon walked in and noticed how frail Derila looked. His expression turned grim and ordered, "Find them, and bring them back alive!"
"Yes, Sir!" Charles immediately instructed his subordinates to look for the two maids.
"What happened?"
Kevin and Gerard rushed over and were shocked to see Derila like this.
On the contrary, Holliga remained calm. "Are you all right? Shall we call a doctor?"
"Yela-" Donald walked up to Yela when he noticed she was lying unconscious on the couch. "What's going on?"
"I want all of you to get to the bottom of this."
"Yes, Sir."
Daemon scanned the room and noticed the coffee table was shoved out of its original position. After studying the mess on the carpet for a few seconds, he turned around and asked Derila, "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine." Derila looked like she had jumped out of her skin.
Daemon kept mum. He carried her in his arms and walked out of the room.
Derila leaned on his chest as if she had found a haven.
After leaving the room, she bumped into Penny, who looked bewildered.
When their gaze met, Derila could see the jealousy in her eyes. Nonetheless, Penny did not give out any other complicated emotions.
I don't think she's the one behind this.
Who is the mastermind then? That few men?
Men are indeed vicious and cunning creatures.
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