The Antidote Trap

Rowena tensed up the moment she heard that, but she was quick to regain her composure and asked, “You're overthinking things. Why would I want to stall for time? How would I benefit from doing that?”

Naturally, Victor did not believe her one bit.

That was when he recalled what Rowena had said to him while they were arguing earlier.

She asked me if I had kept my promise to stop lying to her. Now th