Aside from that, Montez had already gotten sick twice after eating Yesseca's cookies. Why was Qiana so unguarded against Yesseca, even allowing Montez to have her broth?
Qiana was just about to answer when she suddenly seemed to think of something and widened her eyes in disbelief.
She looked at Tremaine and said in a quavering voice, "Mr. Tremaine, you're suspecting me! No wonder Madam Quartley told me to stay here and not to leave! You locked me up because you were suspecting me!"
Qiana sounded absolutely heartbroken.
It was as though she had been grievously wronged.
Tremaine said, "Qiana, I'm not suspecting you. I'm just investigating the matter."
Qiana shakily stood up.
She said tremblingly, "Fine, fine. I'll answer your questions, then. I got Montez a dog the moment he said he wanted one because I wanted to dote on him. Even if he said he wanted the stars in the sky, I'd find a way to get it for him, because I owe him."
"Montez has always wanted his parents to be together, but I know that you're not interested in me and there's no way that we can be together. I didn't even dare wish for it, but I knew that Montez was sad. That's why I agreed to Montez's request immediately. Even if he wanted my life, I'd give it to them immediately!"
"I put the broth in the kitchen because the puppy was in the living room. I was afraid that its fur would get in the broth, that's why I moved it to the kitchen to cool it down."
"As for Miss Cowell, I've never suspected her because Montez has told me many times that she's a good person. Montez said that she would never harm him. How would I ever doubt my son's words?!"
"In fact, Miss Cowell came to see me personally to tell me that Montez got diarrhoea because of his own body, not because of her cookies. She was so sincere that I didn't even suspect her. How could I have known that she would have poisoned the broth?!"
Qiana wiped her tears.
She looked at Tremaine, her eyes red and swollen. "Mr. Tremaine, I know what you mean. You're saying that I framed Miss Cowell because I was jealous of her? I've seen how much you love her. How would I have the nerve to try to break the two of you up?"
"Also, even if I had the intention to do so, I wouldn't dare put Montez's life on the line. If Montez was the one who'd drank the broth instead of the dog, what would I do? There's no way I'd put Montez at risk at all!"
"Mr. Tremaine, you're a father, not a mother. You don't know what it's like to be a mother, and you don't know how important a child is to a mother. No matter how evil and malicious a mother is, there's no way she'd use her child to get what she wants!"
At this moment, Qiana took a deep breath and cried out sorrowfully, "I can't believe someone's suspecting me of being the type of woman who'd use her son to frame another woman. I'm a failure as a mother!"
After that, Qiana hurtled herself at the wall.
With a loud crash, Qiana crumpled on the floor.
Her forehead and the wall were covered in blood.
Tremaine was caught off guard by Qiana's actions and could only watch her, finally coming back to her senses when she lay on the ground. He immediately shouted, "Someone get a doctor here right now!"
Qiana was sent to the hospital.
She was so badly injured that the doctor at Quartley Palace couldn't handle it.
At the hospital, the doctor told Tremaine that Qiana had thrown herself at the wall with the intention of taking her own life. Fortunately, she wasn't strong enough to actually do so. If a strong, fit man had done the same thing, he would've died on the spot.
Guilt washed over Tremaine at the doctor's words.
He had not expected Qiana to be so unyielding.
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