Female Novel
Chapter 958 Walking Right Into The Trap
Inside the manor's laboratory.
Bailey narrowed her eyes at the test report in her hand, her expression inscrutable.
Cameron spoke up from the side. “It seems the poison has mutated within Juliana's body. The formulaKurt gave us is indeed genuine, but the antidote we developed is ineffective.”
After hearing that, Bailey furrowed her delicate eyebrows slightly.
After a moment of silence, she paced over to the iron cage.
Inside, there were a few little white mice that had been injected with Juliana's blood and had beenpoisoned.
Earlier, they fed them the antidote they had developed, but in the end, they still died of poisoning.
In other words, the antidote they'd been researching was ineffective.
“Cameron, how do you usually handle such mutated toxins?”
Cameron furrowed his brows as he spoke in a deep voice. “Increase the ingredients in the formula, butI'm not sure if Juliana's body can withstand it. The reason why Kurt so readily gave us the formula isprobably because he guessed that the toxin had mutated within Juliana's body. Even if we coulddevelop an antidote, it wouldn't neutralize the mutated toxin in Juliana's body. The situation is quitedifficult to deal with.”
No sooner had his words fallen than Zeke walked in from outside, saying as he walked, “No matter howdifficult it is, we have to do it. We can't just stand by and watch her die. First, conduct experimentsusing lab mice and gradually increase the dosage of the formula. The day the mice stop dying, that'swhen you can administer the injection to her. Either way, we're facing a dead end. Why not take agamble? Besides, I don't think she's as fragile as you think. Go ahead and make the arrangements.”
After he finished speaking, he quickly changed the subject and continued, “An hour ago, Mrs. Rogerscame to the manor and took Catherine away. I actually wanted to let you know, but Catherine didn'twant to bother you, so she didn't come to say goodbye.”
Bailey was taken aback. She turned to look at him, and her expression was somewhat gloomy. “TheRogers family is in a dire situation. If Catherine goes back now, she will either have to take over as thehead of the family or become a cannon fodder,” she said. novelbin
“Zeke, you should have told me. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have let her go. By the way,where's that brat, Simon? Didn't he try to stop her?”
Zeke sighed lightly. “When Mrs. Rogers came over, she brought a few bodyguards. When she left, oneof the bodyguards stayed behind.”
After pondering for a bit, Bailey immediately understood what he meant. “Simon disguised himself asthat bodyguard and sneaked into the Rogers family? Who gave him the hyper-realistic mask?”
“Juliana. Don't forget, you were the one who trained that girl. Whatever you can do, she may not be anexpert, but she can do it too. She also hypnotized the bodyguard to extract some basic informationfrom him. Simon, disguised as him, should be able to pull it off without arousing suspicion.”
Bailey rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache coming on. She said helplessly, “They'rewalking into a trap. I always feel that the head of the Rogers family isn't very willing to hand over hisposition to Catherine. If he truly wanted to support his own daughter, with his status in the family, evenif the elders were against it, he would have ways to ensure Catherine ascends to power. The reasonCatherine hasn't become the head of the family all these years is likely because the current head of theRogers family never intended to hand over power to her. If she goes to the Rogers residence now, shemight end up being a mere pawn.”
“You're suggesting that the head of the Rogers family has another successor in mind, and he doesn'tfavor Catherine? But as far as I know, the head of the Rogers family only has one son and onedaughter. His son, who was schemed against when he was young, turned into a fool and is absolutelyincapable of shouldering the responsibilities of the family.”
Bailey glanced at him and said calmly, “Becoming a fool later in life is not the same as being born one.Who knows? Maybe Mr. Joseph refused to accept the fact and secretly sought out a divine physicianfor treatment.”
For ancient families like theirs, the most valued aspect was the succession of their offspring. Unlessabsolutely necessary, how could they let their daughter take charge? Moreover, Catherine had evengiven birth to a child from another family.
“The situation in the Rogers family is actually very similar to the Hoffman family. Neither Juliana norCatherine are the most important heirs in their respective families.”
Zeke nodded, expressing his concern, “From what you're saying, it seems they've indeed walked rightinto a trap.”
At that moment, Artemis walked in from outside.
Seeing the situation, Bailey quickly approached and asked, “How did it go? Did you manage to reachan agreement?”
Artemis gave a light hum. “I chose the best time to go, so it went rather smoothly. The head of theWhite family isn't actually bedridden due to illness but is being controlled by poison from his mistress. Idon't understand poisons, so I can't tell. He gave me a stack of information, saying that you woulddefinitely be able to concoct an antidote. As long as we help him detoxify, he will collaborate with us.”
After he finished speaking, he pulled out a crumpled pile of papers from his pocket.
The moment Bailey received it, she casually tossed it to Cameron. “See if you can concoct anantidote.”
After she finished speaking, she turned her head toward Artemis and told him about Simon andCatherine going to the Rogers residence.
Artemis slightly furrowed his brows. After a moment of silence, he ventured, “It should be fine. Josephwon't make a move until his son is healed. Since that old man agreed to discreetly open the ForbiddenGround and allow Catherine to copy the Fragrance Journal, their journey then has a purpose. Luna istheir daughter. As parents, if they don't risk their own lives to save their child, who else can? Don'tworry too much. Simon is not as useless as you think. Of course, if he really died in the Rogers family'shands, it only means he isn't skilled enough. His death would not be unjust. We, the Luther family, donot house incompetency.”
Nighttime.
Inside the Rogers residence's main house's study.
Joseph looked at his daughter, who was standing in front of the coffee table, and said in a calm voice,“You're back? Originally, I planned to exchange the Fragrance Journal for Eunice's life and then let youtake over the position of the head of the family smoothly. But your uncle has repeatedly interfered, sothe plan has been disrupted. However, don't worry. I will find other ways to help you ascend to power.”
Catherine slightly lowered her head. It wasn't sure what was going through her mind while her eyesreflected an inscrutable emotion.
Joseph added, “If you aspire to hold power, keep your distance from the Luther family. Now that Lunahas been returned to the Luther family, she has no further ties with you. Pull yourself together and helpme deal with the first branch of the family. Only when we completely suppress them can we truly resteasy. And once you rise to power, you can rest without worries.”
Catherine slowly raised her head and spoke clearly. “We can discuss these matters later. Luna is inimminent danger right now, so I simply can't calm my mind. If you truly wish for me to help youeliminate the first branch of the family, then I ask you to fulfill your promise. Allow me into the ForbiddenGround to transcribe the Fragrance Journal. The parasite inside Luna can only be cured by themethods within that journal.”
Joseph remained silent as he narrowed his eyes at her. It seemed as if a hint of malice was brewingdeep within his eyes.
If it weren't for the fact that this girl still has some use and is able to shield my son from the attacks, Iwould have kicked her out of the house long ago. Her pregnancy before marriage has completely
disgraced the family.
Observing his silence, Catherine continued, “Father, please fulfill your promise and allow me to go tothe Forbidden Ground to copy the Fragrance Journal.”