Chapter 248 An Idea

Sophia bit her lip hard as she dug her nails into her palms. She knew that she couldn't admit that she had been acting on somebody else's orders. She would be left with nothing the moment that she did. She inhaled deeply and forced tears to well up in her eyes. "What are you talking about, Gabriel? I… I don't understand." Sophia's heart was hammering against her chest, and she was overwhelmed with fear. Gabriel slowly raised his hand and threw the report on the bed. The papers scattered all over the floor as the results of the laboratory tests filled Sophia's vision. The tests clearly stated that the painkillers she had been injected with were made with ingredients that wouldn't have caused an allergic reaction. Sophia's pupils contracted as the color drained from her face. Her lips trembled, and she had no idea what to say. Still, she tried to talk her way out of the predicament she was in. "Maybe… Maybe it was just a coincidence, Gabriel. My body has always been on the sensitiv