Dangerous Fiancee

Chapter 94

It was commonly called the Star of Roshan. It was the grass that he chewed while he was moving all the way from the cave to the temple. It was the flower that she separated the leaves from and threw away. It was the poisonous plant that should not be used without permission, often called scopolia japonica because animals could eat it by mistake and run wild.

"... This was the cause of the accident."

"Yes. I think someone fed the horses this on purpose. It's not the type type of grass that horsemen can mix in the feed by mistake. Not only the horsemen, but also the servants who work in the stable know how dangerous this grass is to horses."

"Did you say Barton brought it to you?"

"Yes. I made sure he would not leak it to anybody else. I told him to report to me first about any other evidence he finds."

"What is the probability that Barton stole the show to put himself in the clear after he had caused the accident?" he asked calmly.

"Well... I can't rule out that possibility, but..."

She bit her lip once more.

"Please consider the possibility that he provided me this information as a favor."

He encountered her clean and faithful eyes.

Her eyes showed she believed in his goodwill. Marianne would always check somebody's background first, which was something he didn't realize or didn't want to see.

"Marianne, who do you think is behind this accident?"

At his random question, she pondered for a while and then opened her mouth.

"Well, it is a vicious and evil person who wouldn't care even if you and your entourage were injured."

He could not help but laugh at her reply unconsciously.

She immediately frowned and made a sullen expression.

"Why are you laughing?"

"Oh, I just...I just felt the way you express your opinion was a little different."

A vicious and evil person? He admired her ability to describe her political enemy simply and clearly in this way.

"Don't you think so? The suspect didn't target your wagon alone. He put all of us in danger. Even if the suspect is included in your entourage, he or she is definitely an evil person. The suspect caused this accident at the risk of their life."

"Okay. I agree with you. So, I think it's unlikely that there is a suspect among the important men accompanying me on this journey."

"Really? You don't think the marquise could have plotted this accident at the risk of her own life?"

With her sparkling eyes, she asked this after he agreed with her. It had been a long time since he did that.

"For now, I mean. Of course, I'm bothered by the wounds on Mrs. Chester's neck..."

Eckart put the bit d of anesthetic grass he had been rolling with his fingertips back into the glass bottle. As if he was lost in thought, he slowly touched the mouth of the bottle with his slender fingers.

"If she had been behind the accident, she never would have answered my question that way. She is not the type of woman who hides her weapon."

There was something cold and terrible in his remarks.

"Mrs. Chester first raised someone's involvement in this accident, assuming there were those involved and those responsible. In other words, she put more weight on the premeditated scheme than an accident."