bChapter /bb79 /b

Once Roy had bleft/b, Joshua immediately summoned Bradley.

Bradley stepped in and immediately sensed the tension. “Mr. York,” he called out cautiously.

Joshua ordered, “Check the surveince footage and see who else has handled the red wine.” After a brief pause, he added, “Start with bthe /btroublemakersb./bb” /b

Bradley nced at the desserts and wine–he’d had the kitchen prepare them per Joshua’s instructions. Now, it seemed the wine had been btampered /bwith. A pang of guilt shot through him, but he kept hisposure. “Yes, Mr. York,” he replied.

The moment Bradley left, silence fell over the dressing room.

Meanwhile, their hands remained intertwined.

Shermaine came to her senses first, gently pulling her hand away.

As her hand slipped away, Joshua’s eyes darkened. He asked, “What was put in this wine?”

Shermaine returned to the sofa and sat down. “Either a parasite or a poisonous worm. We won’t know for sure until we find Leslie and confirm itb./bb” /b

But no matter what it really wasb, /bboth kinds could rapidly destroy human body medical tests wouldn’t pick up a thing.

I kill anyone without leaving a trace. With current technology, even

If Shermaine hadn’t been so observant and noticed something off about the wine, she would have been the one poisoned.

Judging by Leslie’s condition, this parasite or poisonous worm isn’t going to re up right away. Stillb, /bit’s best bto /bresolve it quickly to prevent anyplications.

Lily eyed the delicious food warily. “Don’t tell me these are poisoned too?”

Shermaine checked all the food. “Clean,” she dered.

The food was safe; only the wine was tampered with.

Whoever did this must know that she was a wine lover.

Since they knew about her fondness for wine, it was pretty obvious who was behind this attempt.

It was hard for anyone not living with her to know about this drinking habit. Honestly, what a stupid mistake.

Even after Shermaine confirmed the food was safe, Lily still couldn’t bring herself to eat it. Fortunately, Leslie showed up just in time before she could

take a bite.

‘What a poor sucker,’ Lily thought.

‘Why on earth did he have to drink that wine?‘

Joshua pulled out his phone and made a call. Shortly afterb, /ba burly bodyguard entered. He binstructed/b, “Swap out the food and bring bin /bba /bbfresh /bbset/bb. /bbMake /bsure ino /ione notices.”

The bodyguard nodded and left.

After he left, Shermaine grabbed a selection of lipsticks from the table, chose ba /bshade, and applied it while looking bin /bbthe /bbmirror/b. bOnce /bbshe /bbfinished/bb, /bbshe /bblotted her lips on a tissue, then deliberately pressed them to the rim of bthe /bssb. /b

Then, she told Joshua, “Take this wine ss outter. Someone’s definitely going bto /bcheck bit/b. Tell Bradley to keep an eye on bthings/bb./bb” /b

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b“/bbGot /bbit/bb,/bb” /bbJoshua /bsald.

Joshua made no move to leave. Instead, he casually took a seat beside Shermaine, clearly not nning to greet the guests outside. bThen /bhe said. bThe /bone with me was Roy Shay.”

Shermaine said tly, “Oh. Seems he’s got quite the prejudice against me.”

Joshua spoke softly, “He’s got some misunderstandings about you. I’ll make sure that bastard makes a proper apology” He’d thought Roy would only badmouth Shermaine in private. Despite repeated warnings, the guy never listened, and today, he’d been downright rude to her face.

‘This is the first andst time I’ll allow such disrespect,‘ Joshua thought coldly.

If Roy remained unrepentant, then buddy or not, he wouldn’t spare him.

Shermaine smirked slightly and drawled, “Oh…”

She was Joshua’s fiancée, and Roy was supposed to be polite. After being so disrespectful to her just now, he absolutely owed her an apology.

That was why people said Joshua was the perfect husband material. He showered his partner with unwavering care and respect, never allowing anyone to slight her. And if anyone dared to cross the line, he’d be the first to stand up for her and set things right.

Sken out with the wine ss–were thrown away.

Fresh food was quickly brought in, while most of the earlier dishes–those

Lily held her breath. With the two powerful figures sitting side by side, it was a stunning sight–but she didn’t dare stare for too long.

The freshly delivered food was untouched by others, so it was safe to eat. Starving, Shermaine immediately dug in without ceremony right in front of

Joshua.

“Lily, aren’t you hungry?”

Lily was definitely hungry; she hadn’t eaten anything on the way here. With a relieved smile, she decided, “Don’t mind if I do then.”

“Dig in,” Shermaine said.

The makeup artist soon joined in, grabbing a bite to recharge with the others.

Meanwhile, Roy dispatched his men to find Leslie.

But Leslie was gone in a sh, vanished without a trace in this massive venue. With no immediate leads, all Roy could do was deploy more men to search.

Roy’s face darkened considerably. Just recalling the way Joshua red at him bsent /bba /bchill down his spine; he was still panicking. Even if he couldn’t stand Shermaine, he really shouldn’t have let it show just now. ‘Damn bit/bb, /bI’m screwed,‘ he thought desperately.

As Shermaine was halfway through her meal, the bodyguard re–entered and announced respectfully, “Mr. York, your grandfather requests that you escort Ms. Shue over.”

Shermaine licked her ilips/ii, /iset her food aside, and nodded her readiness.

“Understood,” Joshua replied.

The makeup artist swiftly touched up her lipsticki. /iIn moments, her rouged lips became even more alluring. Thenb, /bwith ba /bdazzling diamond bne /badded, her beauty was utterly irresistible.

The makeup artist looked at Shermaine with satisfaction, thinking, ‘She’s absolutely stunning–drop–dead gorgeous.‘

Joshua couldn’t help but let his gaze linger

Shermaine–her bare shouldersi, /idelicate corbones, and alluring curves bthat /bbmade /bbit /bbimpossible /bbto /bblook /b

away. He gently reminded her, “Put your shawl on.”

Meanwhile, Wendelyn received a text from Yvonne: [The wine I brought in has been finished and the ss bsent /bbout/b. Wendelyn, may I bleave /bbnow/b?i] /i

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Wendelyn texted back: [Are you sure Shermaine drank it?)

Yvonne: [Absolutely. There’s lipstick on the rim.]