Ten minutes later.
Rosemary spotted Mr. Clarence ambling solo towards the restroom.
Before his hand even grazed the restroom door, Rosemary knocked him out cold and dragged him to the adjacent terrace, swiftly drawing the curtains closed.
The head of security had just seen Rosemary heading in the direction of the restroom, and in the next mont, she had vanished from sight.
His instincts on high alert, he first searched the area, then had one of the maids knock on the restroom door.
The maid’s hand hadn’t even touched the door when a soft cough of a woman could be heard from inside.
It was so brief that the head of security couldn’t be sure if it was Rosemary or not. He could only stand aside and keep a stealthy watch.
Behind the curtain, Rosemary transferred all the chat ssages from Mr. Clarence’s phone to her own and set up remote monitoring. Then, she slipped the phone back into Mr. Clarence’s pocket, leaped onto the roof, and flicked a pebble at him to wake him up.
Mr. Clarence grunted in pain, groggily coming to, imdiately alerting the head of security.
The head of security pulled back the curtain to find Mr. Clarence sitting on the ground and hurried over to help him up.
"Mr. Clarence, what are you doing here?"
Mr. Clarence’s head throbbed painfully. He vaguely rembered heading to the restroom but couldn’t figure out how he had passed out.
Was it possible soone had tampered with sothing?
With this thought, he frantically checked his pockets. His keys and phone were still there—nothing seed to be missing.
He breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe he had just run out of steam.
Just then, soone erged from the restroom.
It was Eunice.
She walked with a seductive grace that caught the head of security’s eye, making him suspect sothing was amiss.
Eunice made her way to the main hall, right as Rosemary returned from a different route. Rosemary smiled and asked her darling niece,
"Got it?"
"Yep, it’s on my phone now."
Not only did Rosemary secure the chat history, but she also set up real-ti monitoring of Mr. Clarence’s phone.
From then on, whatever ssages Mr. Clarence received or sent, Rosemary would see them too.
Eunice cast an approving glance at her niece. She hadn’t expected one niece to be worth a hundred others.
Rosemary’s efficiency was so high, it was a true relief.
At that mont, Rosemary noticed Calvin, Bess, and Arlen descending the stairs with grim expressions, seeming to have parted on bad terms.
Then, Mr. Clarence received a ssage, which he relayed to Arlen. The gist was that the deed was done.
Arlen’s eyes flickered with shock and delight. He seed to hardly believe it, but Mr. Clarence nodded affirmatively, as if to say, Rest assured, our people witnessed it.
Reassured, Arlen invited all the guests to the garden for a fireworks display.
Under the grand fireworks, Arlen urged all the guests to raise their glasses and drink to their heart’s content.
When the fireworks ended, he cut the cake amidst the crowd’s cheers.
"What could possibly make him so jubilant?" Eunice noticed Arlen had been beaming since the beginning, an expression of triumph she had never seen before.
"Sobody ssaged Mr. Clarence a while ago, saying the problem had been taken care of," Rosemary explained. "Perhaps this was soone who had been a thorn in Arlen’s side."
"It can only be your grandfather or uncle, but that’s impossible," Eunice stated confidently. "They don’t have the ans to take care of anyone."
A servant brought over slices of cake to them. Rosemary nibbled symbolically on a few bites, but soon after, she noticed guests collapsing one by one.
Eunice too struggled to stand, massaging her temples.
Rosemary steadied her. "Aunt Eunice."
She hadn’t expected Eunice to be such a masterful actress. Eunice put Serena’s attempts to sha.
Rosemary had already slipped Eunice the antidote earlier, so whatever they had been served, it had no effect on either of them now.
One by one, guests collapsed before their eyes, and then suddenly the lights in the entire villa dimd.
Rosemary felt a wave of malice surge toward her as a dozen n in black launched their attack.
Another group of n in black went after Eunice, who, just a second ago, seed dizzy but now sprang into action with fierce precision. Within seconds, she had laid out several attackers.
Those lurking in the shadows couldn’t believe their eyes.
"Is Eunice that skilled?"
"What kind of moves are those? When did she learn them? Why has no one ever ntioned this?"
"That woman has so deep secrets! Who is she, really?"
Rosemary was just as surprised by Eunice’s prowess. With her stunning looks, Eunice was a storm of beauty and strength in combat—not dragging Rosemary down in the slightest.
On the contrary, in the next five minutes, the two won together took down every one of the assailants.
In the darkness, Eunice’s lips curved into a seductive smile.
"Calvin, Bess, your guys are pretty weak. Aren’t you going to show yourselves now?"
No one stepped out of the night, and Eunice taunted,
"Hiding is so boring, isn’t it? And Arlen, Teresa, planning a murder and you hire these amateurs? Is this level of skill ant to tickle us?"
The lights in the living room flickered back on.
Several elders, flanked by dozens of their n, erged.
Rosemary saw that it wasn’t just Calvin, Bess, Arlen, and Teresa. There were two other elders she didn’t recognize.
Eunice kept her smile. "Calvin and Arlen are in on this too?"
This was unexpected.
"What do you an ’in on this’? We have no idea where these n in black ca from!" Arlen said with a chuckle. "Your fighting skills seem quite polished. It’s not sothing you picked up overnight, right?"
"You don’t seem like soone who’d want dead on a whim, either. When did this start?"
"Enough chit-chat, you wretch. Today’s grand birthday celebration will serve as your funeral!" Bess had never liked her. "And this little girl by your side, it’s your fault for bringing her along. You can keep each other company on the way to the underworld!"
Eunice laughed. "Bess, you’re acting high and mighty, even more so than my father-in-law. You’d think you were ready to take over this family. My in-laws aren’t dead yet, and you dare to be so bold! What, are you planning to usurp them?"
"Since your in-laws are bedridden, soone needs to take charge of this family, and you younger ones need to be kept in line!"
"The head of this family is Bard! If he knew what you’ve done today—"
Before Eunice could finish, Bess interrupted with a laugh.
"He won’t find out."
"What do you an?"
"Even if he did, he can’t do anything about it!" Bess declared triumphantly. "We just received word. The plane he was on exploded mid-flight and everyone was turned to ash."
"That’s impossible," Eunice stated flatly.
"Whether you believe or not, see for yourself in the video."
Bess pulled out her smartphone, showing footage of Bard’s private jet indeed exploding in the sky.
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