I raised an eyebrow.
“Then explain what happened.”
Jason hesitated for a moment, and I noticed it. His eyes shifted briefly before returning to mine.
“It was an accident,” he said.
I stared at him.
“An accident?”
“Yes,” he said.
“Are you saying Alice accidentally put poison in Sage's food and then accidentally watched her eat it?”
“No.” He answered quickly. “That's not what I mean.”
“Then what exactly do you mean, Jason? Explain it to me.”
He released a frustrated breath, apparently struggling to explain himself in a way he believed I would accept.
“The poison wasn't meant for Sage in the first place,” he finally said. “It was meant for you. Sage was the one who ended up eating the food, but it wasn't intended for her. How can you then say I planned all of this with Alice to kil
