Chapter 6 When I came to , I learned Nathaniel had vowed to get to the bottom of everything . Anyone tied to the incident was locked up and interrogated until they broke . Then Adrian " confessed " to the setup with me . They threw me into a basement and I found Adrian there - tied up , bruised from head to toe . Nathaniel stepped forward and spat , " You loved your childhood friend , Vanessa , didn't you ? So this was deliberate - forcing that one - handed delivery to make it fail ? " I stared at Adrian in disbelief . He answered weakly , " If we hadn't staged it , why would Mr. Graves have stepped in ? How else could we get close to the Graves family ? " " Adrian , what are you talking about ? " I bit back . He looked at me with a broken smile . " Don't pretend , Lillian . I already told everything - using Vanessa to cause a surgical incident , then you swoop in as the savior and win the Graves ' favor . The payoff was supposed to be our wedding fund - did you forget ? " " I never said that ! " I snapped , lunging Adrian laughed , a thin , bitter sound . magyarto be slammed back down by guards . good " You still play innocent ? I meant to keep this offered , and now you hoped to use him to ge gereti I couldn't believe the enormity of his lie . of " Fine , where's the evidence for that ? " I demanded . 2 Ime . Darlit you betrayed me . You fell for Nathaniel , turned down everything I I won't let you have it . " Adrian reached into his sleeve and handed Nathaniel a scrap of paper . " Check her system for this compound , " he told the billionaire . " It won't kill her outright , but it will never fully heal . Dr. Hayes used it to tie herself to your family . If you kill me and Juliette flares up again , that will be Lillian's second shot at power . " " Nathaniel- " I began . Nathaniel's men answered before I could finish , confirming Adrian's accusation ; the look in Nathaniel's eyes turned poisonous . I burst out , " It's true - those doses were necessary . Juliette has gone to the brink twice , she needed aggressive treatment . I controlled the levels - she would have been fine . " To stoke the fire , Adrian sneered , " I've never read about this method in any textbook . " " Extraordinary cases need extraordinary measures ; if I followed the book , I couldn't have saved so many , " Nathaniel's gaze snapped , reason drowned out by fury . " Of course no wonder Juliette stayed so long without recovering ; it was you , you bitch . " His hand shot out and clamped around my throat , veins bulging in his neck . " What are you ? " he hissed , " You dared to imagine I could love you ? Do you know what Juliette means to me ? " Iclawed at his hand until my nails broke his skin . didn't " I choked . shout back . Adrian cut in , voice like acid , " Mr. Graves , your sister has been poisoned deep - right now only Dr. Quinn can save her . " CHARY & 7501 % Dreame - Read Romance Stories When he foalizat his feelings , he had fast hat farver 4.4 FRCE Pigmending th Installed Open Nathaniel looked at Adrian , then at me . " The woman who did that one - handed stunt ? " he repeated . " Sir , Vanessa was forced into that - she's a foreign - trained PhD , she wouldn't be that reckless on her own , " Adrian lied . Nathaniel released me and stared at my ashen face as I gasped for air . He ordered his men to drag me to Juliette's room . There , Vanessa was already forcing a vial of medication into Juliette's mouth . " No ! " I cried . Nathaniel grabbed my arm . " What are you doing ? " he barked . I clutched his sleeve . " Mr. Graves , Juliette's weak - such a potent drug will burn out her reserves and lead only to death !" Bang ! / g I was hurled to the floor . Nathaniel's eyes were red with fury . " At this point you still dare to curse her ! " " Nathaniel ? " Juliette's eyes came into focus . " Juliette ! How do you feel ? " Juliette ran a hand over herself . " I feel much better . " Nathaniel wept with joy . I alone was frantic ; I sprang forward , clamped Juliette's jaw , and hooked my fingers in her throat . " Spit it out ! You'll die ! " " Lillian !! " A tremendous force flipped me over . Nathaniel's chest heaved . " You really want to kill my Juliette just to become Mrs. Graves ? " " Mr. Graves , I- " " Guards , throw her into the Snake Pit . " " Mr. Graves ! " My eyes burned red .