Elizabeth stared at me, she couldn't believe what I said. “Ryder, what are you saying? Someone brought the poison into this house. How could that be possible?”
I stood up slowly. I locked my eyes with Miss Clara, the nanny. Her hands were fidgeting obviously. I stepped toward her, where she stood.
“Miss Clara,” I called out her name. “Are you disappointed that Eleanor survived?” I asked.
She looked totally shocked, and she stammered, “W-what are you talking about? Why would I—”
Before she could finish, I pulled the small bottle of medicine from my pocket and held it up for everyone to see. “This. Isn’t this what you lost earlier tonight?”
she put her hand inside her pocket to find, and she realized that she had actually lost it. She bit her lip; she was looking nervously.
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