Chapter 261
Chapter 261
In terms of closeness, Dominic was definitely the one closest to Chris. But Zac had grown up with them too. They were like brothers. He couldn’t just stand by and watch Zac push himself this hard. What if he really worked himself to death?
Dominic was already sick with worry over both of them. Seriously, what had he done to deserve this?
“What I mean is, Eugene brought this on himself. Go after him if you want. He deserves it. But Zac didn’t do anything wrong. No, that isn’t completely true. He did do something wrong. He shouldn’t have gone after Winter. But still, he hasn’t done anything too far p>
After saying all that, Dominic had hoped Chris’s expression might ease up a little.
Instead, before he spoke, Chris had only looked grim. After he finished, Chris’s expression turned even darker.
What had he said wrong?
“Eugene hasn’t even started suffering yet,” Chris said coldly. “As for the rest of the Davis family, that has nothing to do with me p>
“ You…” Dominic clicked his tongue.
Then he stopped.
“ That has nothing to do with me…” Dominic repeated to himself, turning the words over in his mind.
Then it hit him.
Chris only meant to go after Eugene. Whatever happened to the rest of the Davis family was none of his concern. Which meant that as long as Dominic stayed out of what Chris planned to do to Eugene, helping Zac here and there wasn’t something Chris would interfere with.
Dominic finally let out a quiet breath of relief.
Chris’s mind worked in twists and turns, and Dominic was probably the only one who could keep up with it. No wonder they had been close since before they were even born.
“Oh, right. There’s one more thing. I almost forgot the most important part.” Dominic stubbed out his cigarette, then pulled a report from his coat pocket and handed it to Chris.
“This is the test report on the incense from your grandmother’s room, along with the tea she drank and the food she ate. Everything Gavin gave me, I had tested p>
“Don’t worry. I used people I trust. There’s no way there was a mistake, and no one could have tampered with it p>
Chris took the report and looked at the final result:
“No abnormalities were found in any of the tested items p>
His fingers tightened around the paper until it wrinkled slightly, the soft crackle of it breaking the silence.
“What’s going on?” Dominic asked. “Do you think her death wasn’t as simple as it looked p>
Everything that had been tested was something Mrs. Xander Sr. had been in regular contact with.
Chris gave a low hum. His eyes stayed fixed on the report, and his lips pressed into a thin line.
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That day, when her body was sent to the crematorium, the rest of the Xander family kept their distance. Chris had been the only one in the cremation room, seeing her off one last time.
When the staff brought out her remains, one of them had sucked in a sharp breath.
Chris’s already cold voice had turned even colder. “I saw it myself. My grandmother’s bones were a pale blue- green p>
Even in broad daylight, a chill crept over Dominic’s skin.
Without thinking, he shifted a little closer to Chris.
He had heard before that after cremation, a normal person’s remains were usually pale yellow, white, or grayish white. The shade could vary, but it was always some version of off–white.
He glanced at Chris, then looked at Gavin. “What does that mean p>
Gavin explained, “Green or blue remains are relatively rare. They can sometimes appear in people who had chemotherapy before death, or in people who were exposed to radioactive substances over a long period of time. But Mrs. Xander Sr. was never on that kind of medication, and she was never exposed to radioactive material p>
“So what are you suspecting?” Dominic asked Chris.
Blue–green bones. There was, of course, one other possibility.
A dark shadow settled over Chris’s face.
“ My grandmother may have been poisoned p>
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