"Of course, the condition is Zayn has to be their guardian." Jombo hinted, "You're a smart girl. Surely you understand what that entails."
Carla understood his insinuation if she took the kids away, they would have lost the inheritance and the protection from the Giblo family.
Layon frowned in silence as he lowered his head.
But his expression had darkened. After all his efforts and planning, everything had gone down the drain.
Zayn is not part of the inheritance lineup. Despite owning Divine Corporation and having a high network, it is still not enough.
"Are you finished?" Zayn placed hot cross bunnies on Carla's plate. "You haven't eaten anything the entire morning. Please have something."
The hot cross bunnies had gone cold. Absent-mindedly taking a bite, Carla choked on it. She was about to take a sip of some medicinal broth to wash it down.
Selena's eyes brightened when she noticed Carla's action.
"Drink this instead." Zayn took away the medicinal broth from Carla and gave her a glass of warm milk instead. "I happen to crave some medicinal broth."
Carla glared at him then sipped on the milk, washing the bun down.
The medicinal broth was about to reach Zayn's lips.
Pang!
Selena suddenly stood up and hit her glass of juice by accident.
"Selena, where are your manners?" Layon reprimanded.
Selena poured Zayn a cup of tea and signed to him frantically. "Don't drink the medicinal broth. It has gone cold. Drink this instead."
"Don't worry. It tastes even better when it's cold."
Zayn picked up his spoon and was about to take a sip of the medicinal broth when Selena urgently pushed his hand away.
The bowl flipped, and the contents spilled all over the table.
"What are you doing?" Zayn looked at her with confusion.
Selena signed urgently. "There's a bug in the broth."
"Bug or poison?"
Carla narrowed her eyes, staring coldly at Selena.
"I don't know what you're saying."
Selena hung her head, not daring to meet Carla's eyes.
"You have provoked Ms. Lierger multiple times already. You attacked her just yesterday. Today you tried to poison her. Do you think the Lierger family will let you do as you please?"
Freda held Selena captive and was about to drag her away.
Selena started screaming silently. Ah… ah..
"How dare you!" yelled Jombo.
"Freda, let her go." Carla sipped her tea. "This is the Giblo residence, so let's let the Giblos settle this fairly."
She turned to Zayn. "Am I right, Mr. Zayn?"
"I trust that Selena is not that kind of person." Zayn glanced at Selena, then called, "Naya!"
"Yes, sir."
Naya immediately led a team of doctors over and quickly set up all the apparatus and equipment. They took a sample from the medicinal broth and checked the contents on the spot.
They were familiar with every step as if they had prepared for such a scenario.
"Zayn, what are you doing?" Layon began to panic. "Selena would never poison anyone. She's a gentle and kind-hearted girl."
"Yes, I do believe in Selena. The tests are done to ensure she's not falsely accused."
Zayn cleaned his fingers elegantly and casually with a napkin. But his buried domineering attitude had started to poke its' head up.
Carla realized Zayn's intention of going through all the trouble.
Today's breakfast truly is interesting.
There might be something more interesting that awaits.
"Mr. Giblo…" Layon turned to Jombo for support.
"Zayn, what do you think you're doing?" Jombo chided, "You're investigating Selena for a bowl of medicinal broth? She would never do that."
"It's better for me to investigate this situation thoroughly now rather than allowing the Lierger family to take revenge on her." Zayn continued slowly, "What do you think, Mr. Benday?"
"This…" Layon turned to Selena.
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