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Chapter 1828

Chapter 1828

"Why didn't you wake me up?" he grumbled, annoyance lacing his tone.

The servant bit her lip, struggling for words. In this household, nobody dared to rouse Sean from sleep

—nobody but Hans. Yet, she dared not voice this truth, merely replying, "Next time, I'll be sure to wake

you, Mr. Sean."

Learning that his sister had already had breakfast, Sean felt his own appetite wane. He nibbled on a

few bites before setting off to find her.

At that moment, Arabella and Hans were about to check on Erik, who was locked in the basement,

when a servant rushed in with urgent news.

"Mr. Collins, Ms. Collins, Erik's been motionless for quite some time," the servant said, breathless with

worry. "We didn't dare to open the door and check, fearing a trick, but from the surveillance, he's been

in the same position for so long, it looks like he might be dead."

Without hesitation, Arabella and Hans hurried down to the basement.

There lay Erik, sprawled on the floor. As Arabella moved to check on him, Hans held her back, "Let me

go first."

Concerned for his sister's safety, he feared Erik might be faking.

Arabella nodded, watching as Hans approached and cautiously checked for Erik's breath. It took a

moment before he announced, "He's gone, cold to the touch."

Arabella stepped forward to examine the body and concluded, "He died about two hours ago, around

six-thirty this morning. Did either of you notice anything unusual at that time?"

She looked up, questioning the two servants nearby.

The servants, visibly shaken, shook their heads.

"We've been on watch the whole time, saw nothing out of the ordinary, and nobody has come by."

"Because Mr. and Mrs. Collins were worried about accomplices coming to rescue him, they set a trap

outside. If someone had slipped him poison, we couldn't have missed it."

The servants were near tears, fearing the blame for this oversight. They bowed deeply, trembling, not

daring to lift their heads as they spoke.

"You were on watch the entire time? Never stepped away?" Arabella pressed.

"We each took turns to use the restroom, but one of us always stayed. Ms. Bella, we swear it wasn't us.

We didn't kill him."

Their bodies were bent at a ninety-degree angle in fear.

They knew the man was of great importance to the Collins family, and now with him dead, they were

naturally the prime suspects.

"Mr. Cooper brought him in last night unconscious. We assure you, he didn't wake up for a moment."

"We kept a close eye on the surveillance; there couldn't be a mistake. At first, he was just lying there,

occasionally moving a bit. Then he was still for so long, we thought perhaps he was trying to lure us in."

"We didn't want to disturb your rest since you hadn't gotten up yet, so we didn't voice our suspicions,

just kept watching."

"Ms. Bella, his death has nothing to do with us, we're not his accomplices."

Their voices were tinged with a cry, anxious and unsure of what to do.

"I'm not suspecting you, just asking for details. Calm down," Arabella reassured them before turning to

Hans, "I need to get something."

Hans nodded, staying by Erik's side.

Arabella returned shortly with her medical kit. Inside, alongside the acupuncture set, were various other

items. She took a detection kit from it and took his blood as sample. Several minutes passed, the

detection kit finally showed the result.

"He died of poisoning."