Chapter 1251 Was She Poisoned


    The two women went out after washing their hands. The sound of heeled shoes click-cking on the


    floor reverberated in the washroom long after they had left.


    Lost in thought, Rachel followed the two out of the washroom.


    She always had the impression that Lance was in good terms with his wife. After all, Miranda had been


    determined to marry him even when he was still a penniless young man.


    If, as the two women said, Miranda was indifferent to Lance''s death, Rachel couldn''t help but doubt if


    the woman truly loved her husband.


    She seemed to recall something relevant but ended up being confusedter. Rachel didn''t quite know


    how to sort things out.


    The day for the public trial finally came. Rachel got up early and headed off to court.


    It was only a few days since shest saw Holley, but Rachel found her looking very haggard when they


    met again. Holley''s face was sallow, and her eyes were dull; she looked like a different person.


    She felt sorry for Holley, but at the same time, she felt a little relieved she was not in her situation. She


    was slightly worried that Holley would suddenly reverse her confession in court.


    At the moment, it was quite hard for her to express her mixed feelings.


    The formal atmosphere in the courtroom made Rachel feel involuntarily depressed.


    Thewyer she hired for Holley did everything possible to defend her, but the woman was still


    sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of ten years.


    As the judge was about to announce the verdict, Rachel felt extremely nervous. And when she finally


    heard the decision, her heart sank.


    On the other hand, Holley just epted everything very calmly. She didn''t offer any exnations, nor


    did shein about her fate. Perhaps, she had already epted the oue.


    Before she was brought out of the courtroom, she gave Rachel a grave look.


    In her gut, Holley believed she hadpletely gained Rachel''s trust this time. As for the rest, Holley


    could do nothing for now but make gradual ns.


    When she remembered the way Holley looked at her before leaving the courtroom, Rachel was more


    determined to get her out of jail.


    If Holley hadn''t taken the fall for her, she would have suffered all this herself.


    Although it would take a while to prove Holley''s innocence, Rachel thought she could use her social


    connections to help spring her out of jail. Saving Holley from being tortured in prison was the least she


    could do.


    But at this point, who should she turn to for help? The truth was that her social ties weren''t great.


    After careful consideration, Rachel decided to call Dustin. He knew people from various trades and


    mighte up with a good idea to help her.


    "Hello, is this Mr. Zhang? I''m Rachel. I want to apologize for offending you thest time. I hope you can


    forgive me," Rachel said contritely.


    "Didn''t I tell you not to call me again? I recently heard you and Holley murdered Lance. How can you


    be so cruel?" Dustin said.


    There was a sharp usation in his tone.


    After he heard the news about Lance, he didn''t want to believe it. In his mind, Rachel was a simple-


    minded woman, so it never urred to him that she would have the guts to do such a thing.


    But he also understood that it was unwise to judge a woman based on her appearance alone. So, he


    had to watch out for Rachel, and stay away from her.


    When she heard what Dustin said, Rachel felt very disappointed. She suddenly realized how difficult it


    was to ask the man for help.


    "Please, believe me, Mr. Zhang. Holley and I were set up. We didn''t murder Lance. Would you be open


    to having dinner with me tonight? I''ll exin the whole thing to you then," Rachel said imploringly.


    "That won''t be necessary. I''m not interested in hearing anything you have to say. So, let''s stop this.


    Don''t bother me anymore! I don''t want to see you again," Dustin snapped, losing his temper.


    He had to admit that Rachel was very attractive, and he had thought of making her his mistress again.


    However, he knew Rachel to be very persistent. If he developed an intimate rtionship with her, she


    would haunt him. Besides, she was a threat to him now. When he thought of all this, Dustin decided to


    stay away from Rachel.


    Because of his indifference towards her, Rachel had no choice but to hang up. She was dismayed but


    refused to let it go.


    So many men like Dustin had crossed paths with Rachel. She still remembered how they would


    whisper sweet nothings to her ear, almost like they would be willing to sacrifice their lives for her.


    Eventually, they showed the ruthless side of their character. And it was incredible, and terrifying, to see


    the changes.


    Her experience with such kind of men made Rachel vow that one day, she would stage aeback,


    and take revenge on all these unconscionable men.


    At the hospital


    As she followed the ambnce to the entrance of the hospital, Sheryl suddenly found herself


    surrounded by arge crowd of reporters.


    Her heart was beating fast, and she felt something unfortunate would happen. Sheryl was looking for


    an opportunity to leave discreetly, but eagle-eyed reporters stopped her.


    "Mrs. Lu! What are you doing here? Is it because Miss Zhang was poisoned in your house?" the


    newsmen asked. The newshounds crowded Sheryl and insisted that she give them a detailed ount


    of what happened to the woman.


    The question shocked Sheryl. She wondered, ''No one has yet found out if Le fainted due to


    poisoning. So how do these reporters know about it?''


    Since there wasn''t enough time to think about their questions, Sheryl replied,"Miss Zhang is


    unconscious now and in urgent need of medical attention. Please make way for us. Once she regains


    consciousness, she will exin everything that happened."


    After her pronouncement, the reporters turned to look at Le, who was on a stretcher, unmoving.


    Fearful of dying the rescue of the patient, most of them stepped aside to let the medical personnel


    through. Some reporters managed to take quick shots of her before making way for the stretcher-


    bearing men.


    Quickly, Sheryl took the opportunity to follow them to the emergency room.


    But once Le was inside, the reporters again turned to Sheryl to keep asking questions.


    Since they intended to distract her, the reporters were cunning as they asked the questions. If Sheryl


    gave inappropriate answers, they would see through her vulnerability. But since she had dealt with


    these fast-talking reporters in the past, Sheryl was naturally careful as she spoke to them.


    No matter what the questions they threw at her, Sheryl had a stock answer—"You have to wait for Le


    to wake up."


    Although the reporters would have wanted to badger Sheryl for not answering their questions, they did


    not dare as a sign of respect. They were in a hospital after all. If they made too much noise, security


    guards would surely drive them away. After several minutes, some reporters left the hospital, but the


    rest of them stayed.


    Heaving a sigh of relief, Sheryl waited outside the emergency room. She was not leaving even for a


    moment.


    Half an hourter, she began to feel anxious since no one wasing out to update her about Le''s


    condition.


    As much as she detested Le, Sheryl must be responsible for her. The woman was in her home when


    she had the ident. Besides, Le''s life was at risk. So, Sheryl could not afford to be careless.


    And since she was so worried about Le''s safety, she didn''t mull over clues that would help exin


    what happened.


    When she finally calmed down, Sheryl realized that there were so many doubts about Le''s alleged


    poisoning.


    The doctor''s words as he treated Le in the emergency room kept reying inside her head.


    "The patient was poisoned. She fell unconscious and has not woken up. Can you please see what''s


    wrong with her?" Sheryl told the doctor.


    "She was poisoned?" the physician repeated. "How can you be so sure? Did you see her take anything


    poisonous?" he rattled off. His questions flustered Sheryl, and confusion was all over her face as she


    failed to answer them.


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    Reying everything that transpired, Sheryl couldn''t help but ponder about the events that took ce.


    When Le fell unconscious, what made Melissa so sure it was due to poisoning?


    What Sheryl knew for sure was that Le was not sick before she arrived at her house. And when she


    sat down and talked to Melissa, she was in high spirits and didn''t look ill at all.


    Not long after, Melissa asked Le to go upstairs to get some medicine. ''So what happened in the living


    room before I went back downstairs?'' Sheryl wondered.


    Then Le took a sip of tea without eating anything else. Within half an hour, she was unconscious and


    didn''t respond.


    So, if she lost consciousness at that time, there was probably something in the tea. But how could that


    be?


    If that tea had been poisoned, Sheryl would know about it. When Nancy was boiling water and making


    the tea, Sheryl was almost with her the entire time during the process. She certainly didn''t poison the


    tea, and neither did Nancy.


    The only thing that made sense was that the tea contained something poisonous, which caused Le


    to lose consciousness after drinking the beverage. Was there some other reason for her losing


    consciousness?