Chapter 1319
Chapter 1319:
Her grandfather hadn’t cared for their drama, but he had told her in passing. Annabel remembered it now, and her guess landed with startling accuracy.
Omar said nothing, but the strange look on his face deepened.
“You don’t have to deny it. Rupert must’ve discovered who you are.” Annabel tilted her head slightly. “Do you want me to confirm it with him p>
Omar smiled as he lifted his chin. “Annabel, I love you so much. Please don’t marry Rupert. What do you think p>
“So, what is it? What exactly did you do?” Annabel went straight to the point.
“Since you’re so smart, why don’t you figure out what I did?” Omar leaned back in the chair and added, “I might reward you if you guess right p>
Annabel tried to think, but nothing clicked.
After all, she had been with Rupert the entire time, so she couldn’t understand how Rupert alone could have come into contact with whatever drug it was.
Without warning, Annabel seemed to notice something off and quickly stepped closer to Omar. Just as she suspected, the faint scent she’d caught earlier grew noticeably stronger around him.
“Oh, I’d be shy if you came this close all of a sudden,” Omar teased.
His expression didn’t change. His pallor made the veins beneath his skin stand out, giving him an unsettling, almost fascinating aura. Annabel grabbed him by the neck. His body was colder than a normal person’s, and the chill inexplicably reminded her of a python.
“Dalores!” she called.
Several people who had been waiting outside rushed in at once. The moment they saw what Annabel was doing, their guard went up.
“Take him away and check his mouth. He’s hiding something in there—drugs,” Annabel ordered.
Straightening, she turned and walked back to Rupert. “Have you confirmed his identity p>
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Rupert nodded. “He’s the Jenkins family’s illegitimate son. It seems he was involved in an incident three years ago and managed to escape p>
Annabel’s suspicions were confirmed. She blinked slowly, thinking, yet Omar’s real purpose still didn’t add up. If he only wanted to work with them to bring down the Jenkins family, why go this far?
When Rupert learned Omar’s true identity, even he had been caught off guard. Omar’s demeanor now was nothing like it had been yesterday.
Rupert had never intended to get tangled in something this messy, but it seemed he had been dragged into Omar’s web anyway.
A flash of coldness passed through Rupert’s eyes. He hadn’t expected to be manipulated.
The Jenkins family’s illegitimate son had truly caught his attention.
After Omar was taken away, Rupert, worried about Annabel, immediately asked Dalores to examine her.
Before long, Dalores found a drug hidden inside Omar’s mouth. More intriguingly, the same substance showed up in Rupert’s blood test. It was obvious now—Rupert’s strange behavior had been caused by the drug.