A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

However, Denise didn’t realize at all that she was on the brink of danger. She was crying pitifully, and sobbing uncontrollably.

At this time, the waiter sitting next to the sofa was shaking with fear. He hadn’t reacted to what had happened yet, but the one thing he was sure of was that he might be helpless.

Victor looked at Denise without changing his expression. His gaze grew colder and colder as he asked,

– Are you innocent? So tell me, why was the tea I drank drugged?

Hearing Victor’s words, Denise was slightly stunned. There were still tears on her face. She raised her hand to wipe them off and said annoyed,

“How can there be drugs in cousin’s tea?” Even if you gave me a hundred times more courage, I wouldn’t dare put drugs in your tea.

Victor’s eyebrows arched.

– Cousin, you have to believe me. I really didn’t drug you. This tea…

Denise stopped mid-sentence. She pointed to Julie and said angrily:

– Julie is the one who gave me the tea. She said it was good tea leaves. I just wanted to give it to you. I wouldn’t dare drug addicts.

At this moment, Denise reacted and immediately stood up. She asked Julie out loud:

– Why did you drug my tea leaves?

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Julie stood there with a calm expression, without the slightest trace of panic on her face. Her red lips curved into a slight smile and she replied:

– Miss Denise, what are you saying? Didn’t you say you like to drink tea a lot? I was just giving you my tea leaves. I really didn’t expect you to have planned so much in advance. Now you even want to drag me down with you. You deliberately make me your scapegoat. You are just too much.

Julie’s words directly dispelled his suspicions.

When Denise heard Julie’s words, she was instantly stunned. She didn’t expect Julie to be able to refute everything. Her face flushed with anxiety and she hastened to explain:

– Cousin, that’s not at all what Julie said. She was the first to ask me if I liked tea leaves. She only gave me the tea leaves in her hand when I said I liked them.

After saying this, Denise was so anxious she was about to cry. Why did she feel like she was making things worse?

Victor’s expression turned cold and he said sternly:

– If I remember correctly, you don’t like tea at all.

Julie chuckled and asked:

– Miss Denise, since you don’t like tea, why did you lie to me just now? Or have you already thought about it and wanted to put all the blame on me?

– But cousin, you like to drink tea! Denise didn’t even look at Julie. She looked at Victor pitifully and exclaimed

– Cousin, I am very grateful to Aunt and Cousin for taking care of Mom and me all these years. When Julie gave me the tea leaves, my first reaction was to give them to you. If I had known those tea leaves were drugged, I would never have given them to you even if I were dead.

Tears streamed down Denise’s face as her voice choked.

– Cousin, you must know that my family is poor and cannot afford such good tea leaves.

Julie looked at Denise, who was crying pitifully, and said speechless:

– I was kind enough to give you some tea leaves, but you actually poured dirty water on me. Miss Denise Devaux, you are too.

Lyana’s gaze fell on Julie’s face. Although there was no flaw in Julie’s words, she felt that what Denise had just said was true.

Lyana had seen many people like Denise. If Denise was really trying to please Victor, it would be normal for her to lie and say she liked tea leaves when talking to Julie.

However, what made Lyana suspicious was a woman like Julie who could read people’s minds.

Julie must have long understood Denise’s intentions, so she chose to give her the already drugged tea leaves.

Stupid Denise gave the tea leaves to Victor.

This way, Julie was able to easily deceive Victor, and she was also able to remove all responsibility.

A slight smile appeared on Julie’s face and she said:

– Miss Denise, I feel like I’ve been cheated. Even if I had drugged the tea leaves, how could I be sure that you would give them to Victor according to my plan? Besides, how could I be sure that Victor was going to drink the tea leaves tonight?

When Denise heard Julie’s question, she was stunned.

She didn’t know how to explain herself. His eyes were red with anxiety.

Lyana stood there, calm, her gaze slightly cold.

Julie’s kick was really brilliant.

Denise was no match for Julie at all, as she had no idea where she had lost.

Victor stood to the side, his hands gripping the door frame tightly. He says angrily:

– Denise, you accepted Julie’s tea leaves and drugged me. You even brought in Miss Lyana. Why do you do that ?

Denise was crying profusely. She quickly shook her head and explained:

– Cousin, you really misunderstood me. I had no intention of hurting you at all. At that time, your face turned red after drinking the tea. I thought you were sick, so I asked the waiter to invite Miss Dubois.

– When I entered, I heard that Miss Dubois was Mr. Vincent Sanchez’s attending physician. Therefore, I thought that if she saw that you weren’t feeling well, she certainly wouldn’t let you down. She would certainly be able to heal you. However, I had a disagreement with Miss Lyana once. I was afraid that when I got here Miss Dubois wouldn’t help me, so I could only hide. Cousin, I really never thought of hurting you.

When Lyana heard this, it didn’t seem like a problem. She asked :

– Since it has nothing to do with you, why did you hide so slyly?

– I’m worried about my cousin. If you don’t want to save him, I’m going to have to call an ambulance quickly. Who would have thought that by coming here, you would have knocked me out and…

The more Denise thought about it, the more upset she felt. Tears were streaming down her face and she was sobbing.

Victor stood to the side and said nothing. Denise was a shy person who ran away as soon as something happened. It totally matched his personality.

Lyana pretended to be enlightened and said:

– At that time, you really didn’t know what was going on with your cousin?

Denise raised her hand to wipe away her tears. In fact, she had actually wanted to match her cousin and Lyana.

However, she absolutely couldn’t say it out loud. She looked up at Lyana, pretending not to understand.

– I’m not a medical student. How could I know?

Lyana looked at Denise. Seeing that she had lowered her head to cry again, she frowned.

This matter was becoming confused again. If she was right, Denise certainly knew there was a problem with the tea leaves, and Julie was certainly involved.

Seeing that Lyana was frowning and pretending not to care, Julie smiled and said:

– Miss Devaux, you are truly amazing. You blame me. I didn’t even know I had the ability to predict the future.

Julie immediately said:

– Since Miss Devaux thinks it’s me, pretend it’s me.

Lyana’s gaze fell on Julie’s face. It seemed that Julie had long considered making Denise the scapegoat. With Denise’s intelligence, she must have played her like a violin.