Chapter 889

Lester arrived that very night. He showed up just as Lucas, Eden, and Melanie were returning home after cooperating with the police. Taking in Lucas’s stormy expression, Lester asked, "Didn’t you have everything under control, John? And with you here, how did things still go wrong?" Lucas didn’t answer, but his face darkened visibly, a cold glint flashing behind his gold-rimmed glasses. Lester understood without needing further explanation. He gave Lucas’s shoulder a reassuring pat. "Come on, take me to see Bryan first." Once there, Lester immediately drew Bryan’s blood for testing. The results came back quickly. Studying the data on his computer, he let out a quiet sigh of relief before turning to John and Lucas. "There’s only a minimal trace left in Bryan’s system. It’ll flush out naturally without causing any lasting harm. As long as he’s psychologically unaffected, he won’t have to endure the suffering Mateo went through." "Does he know what he ingested?" "No," John answered bluntl