Chapter 7 - The Poison in the Bottle
Before Marcus could speak, his phone rang in his hand. It was his brother, David, calling from the toxicology lab after receiving an urgent photo of the liquid's color profile and serial number from a bottle Marcus had spotted in the pantry.
Marcus put the phone on speaker.
“Marcus, listen to me very carefully,” David’s urgent voice echoed through the hallway. “The chemical signature matches high-potency liquid thyroid hormone combined with concentrated stimulants. In small doses, it induces severe panic attacks, elevated heart rate, and confusion in young children. In high doses, it causes cardiac arrest.”
Marcus looked at Sarah, horror seizing his soul.
“You were poisoning my baby...” Marcus choked out, the words burning his throat. “You were inducing heart palpitations to make her look unstable!”
“She’s not your biological child anyway!” Sarah screamed, losing all restraint, her face twisted in greed and hatred. “Elena was already pregnant when you married her! You’re raising a bastard, Marcus! She doesn’t deserve a dime of that money, and neither do you!”
Lily began to cry loudly, hiding her face in Marcus’s suit jacket.
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Marcus pulled his daughter close, shielding her eyes. “Stay behind me, Lily. It’s over now.”
👉 Read PART 8 to see what Sarah does when she realizes the police are outside!
