Chapter 93
Felicia did not expect things to turn out like this, nor did she imagine Roberta would make
such an extreme decision.
“Aunt Felicia…”
Roberta, who was on the ground, coughed up a mouthful of blood. The poison was extremely potent. The blood coming out of Roberta’s body was all black in color.
Her face was ghastly pale. She knitted her brows due to the excruciating pain.
Felicia quickly said, “Don’t speak, and don’t try to move.”
She was glad she had the habit of carrying silver needles and medicine with her. She immediately produced a silver needle and stuck it into a specific spot on Roberta’s body to stop the poison from spreading quickly.
At the same time, Felicia fed Roberta several medicines that might be useful.
“Swallow them! Hurry!”
Roberta shook her head. She choked on some blood as she mustered the little strength left in her body and said, “Aunt Felicia, I’ve betrayed you once, but that won’t happen a second time. I’ve accomplished that now.”
“That’s enough. You shouldn’t talk anymore. Be good and swallow the medicine. I’ll insert the needles into your body, and you’ll be alright!”
Felicia swiftly stuck her silver needles into Roberta’s meridians. Despite her quick actions, the poison was still spreading in Roberta’s body at an alarming speed. The acupuncture treatment. did not help much in stopping the spread.
Roberta’s breath came in short pants. She smiled. “Don’t bother trying, Aunt Felicia. It’s pointless. The poison… There’s no antidote to it…“”
Felicia ignored her and continued to insert more needles.
Roberta looked up at the sky, her smile waning. “Aunt Felicia, do you think my mom will come and take me away with her?”
Without pausing for a response, she continued, “I think she will. She died in my arms just this morning. She said she didn’t want to be a burden for me anymore..
“With her around, she said I would never be able to escape Talia’s control and torment.
“My mom had no idea, though… With her gone, I can’t take any more of this either… It’s better this way. No one will be able to harm or torture us anymore…
Roberta’s breathing grew weaker by the second. She dug deep into her pocket with great
difficulty and took out a voice recorder. Then, she pushed the voice recorder into Felicia’s
hand.
“Aunt Felicia, you need to be careful of Kayla. She… She’s trying to get rid of you…
“Also, thank you for being the light in my life. I don’t have the strength to continue fighting. You’re probably disappointed in me. I’m sorry, Aunt Felicia.”
With her final word, Roberta shut her eyes. A tear rolled down her cheeks as she dropped her hand to the ground.
Roberta was dead.
She died in Felicia’s arms.
Felicia could feel a lump in her throat as she checked and confirmed that Roberta no longer had a pulse.
After some time, she placed her hand over Roberta’s eyes to shield them from the bright sunlight. She was crying silently as she said, “It wasn’t your fault. You were very brave, Roberta.”
At her back, she could hear approaching footsteps.
It was not just Clive. Kayla and Talia had also hurried over after receiving the news.
Earlier, a maid had come running to them nervously and reported that someone had died. Kayla and Talia could hardly hide the excitement in their eyes as they discreetly exchanged glance.
By the time they arrived, they were momentarily stunned when they saw Roberta lying on the ground.
They could not understand what was happening Felicia was supposed to be the one killed by the poison!
Clive came forward and felt Roberta’s pulse. He could not believe the young lady who was smiling at him just 20 minutes ago was now a cold corpse.
He even promised Roberta to change the dressing for her today.
He lifted his head and directed his gaze to Felicia with a dazed look. “Licia, what happened?”
Felicia did not say anything. She gently lowered Roberta to the ground and turned around. Her eyes glinted with a cold light.
While Kayla and Talia looked innocently at her, Felicia grabbed hold of their collars and yanked them forward. Then, she gave each of them a forceful kick in the back of their knees Kayla and Talia let out a yelp of pain almost simultaneously and dropped to their knees.
