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Conveniently Poisoned

Aвтор: Daphne
(Eliza's POV)

I saw the knife in William's hand, his eyes gleaming with anticipation. This scene was all too familiar—a cruel replay of my previous life's humiliation.

"Wait," I whispered, feigning fear. "I'll do it. Let me."

I reached for the knife with trembling fingers. William smirked, believing he had broken my resolve.

But this time, I had a plan.

As I held the blade to my wrist, I began to cry. Not the silent, dignified tears of a martyr, but the desperate, heaving sobs of someone overwhelmed.

"You misunderstand, William," I choked out. "It's not like that. It's just that because Maple Garden was under renovation, I ate some pastries in the courtyard yesterday but didn't pay attention to the oleander flower blooming on the wall."

William's smug expression faltered.

"Perhaps the pollen fell on the pastries," I continued, my voice growing weaker. "I felt dizzy and nauseous when I woke early this morning, and even suffered stomach pains."

The knife slipped from my fingers,
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