Chapter: 356
“I-“Claudia stuttered as her face turned bright red. She was stunned and speechless after being bombarded with a series of valid accusations.
This even caused Sheila to be at a loss for words, as she simply did not know what she should do now. On one hand, there was the savior of her life, and on the other, a long–time friend.
After getting caught up in the middle, she was at a loss for words.
“I’m done with him, Brother–in–law!” Ruth announced after she finally came to a stop. Her hands had become numb from all the brutal slapping.
As for Xavier, his face had long since swollen enough to resemble a pig’s head. He felt dizzy all over, as he didn’t get any chance to catch his breath the whole time.
“I don’t care what you say. The fact that you laid a finger on Xavier means that you’re now an enemy of the Horst family. I’m afraid no one will be able to save your asses if you don’t state your case right now!” Claudia shrieked.
Despite everything, the Doyle family had been friends with the Horst family for generations, so she couldn’t possibly stand up for mere outsiders now.
“You want us to state our case, right? Fine, I’ll grant you your wish,” Dustin said and suddenly turned to face Sheila before continuing.
“May I know if the sachet in front of your chest is a gift from Xavier, Miss Murray?”
“I–I’m not sure. All I know is that Claudia gave it to me.” Sheila said with her head lowered.
“What if I told you it was from Xavier?” Dustin continued to probe.
Claudia felt that she had nothing to hide, so she immediately shot back, “Xavier had to beg an expert to procure this sachet, and he had me deliver it to Sheila afterward. It was said to aid in one’s sleep and nourish the soul, so why are you finding fault in this?”
“It was said to aid in one’s sleep and nourish the soul? What a load of crap!” Dustin snickered before snatching the sachet off her chest and throwing it into a glass of wine.
“Gurgle gurgle.” The sound of bubbles could be heard as the sachet suddenly started expanding in size, as if hinting that there was something inside.
Immediately after, a thin, red–colored snake slithered out of the sachet and began thrashing about wildly in the wine.
“W–what is that?!“.
“It’s a snake! My goodness, it’s a snake!”
“How horrifying! How can there be a snake inside the sachet? What if it bites someone?”
A sea of horrified looks could be seen almost immediately from the crowd. More and more started to murmur among themselves at the sight before them as their hearts raced with fear.
“How could this be?” Claudia gasped and didn’t know how to react to this.
“Do you know what this is, Miss Murray?” Dustin probed while pointing at the small red snake.
Sheila remained frozen on the spot as she shook her head, still reeling from her shock.
“This is called a Serpent Love Charm and it can be used to confuse people’s minds. Once the snake enters one’s body, the charm will slowly take effect until the host completely falls head over heels for someone. The host’s heart could even stop beating after that!” Dustin explained plainly.
“That was a “Serpent Love Charm“?”
Everyone in the room was stunned after they heard this.