From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 65

Irvin flashed Laurinda a sly smile. He promised his laxatives wouldn’t actually hurt anyone, just cause some serious embarrassment.

Now Laurinda got why Adolphus always looked so conflicted whenever Irvin’s “medicine” came up. This guy really was something else.

“Isn’t giving laxatives to an old man a little messed up? If something goes wrong, we’re in big trouble. Maybe we should just drop it,” she said.

“It’ll be fine. My stuff’s impossible to trace and totally harmless. Want some? I can hook you up.”

Before Laurinda could answer, Irvin started pulling a handful of little bottles from his pocket. There were red ones, blue ones, yellow, green—every color you could think of.

She stared, amazed, as he lined them up on the table like he was showing off his prized collection. Did he really just carry these around?

“Didn’t Foley confiscate all your stuff?” she asked.

Irvin looked smug. “No way. These are my backup stash. I’d never let Foley take everything. He only got a few.”

He started explaining, his eyes lighting up. “This red one gives you a rash. The white one is that paralysis thing I gave you before. Purple makes your nose bleed. Green knocks you out for a whole day. Careful with that one, you don’t wanna end up dosing yourself.”

He pointed to more bottles. “Black makes people hallucinate. They’ll do whatever you say. The yellow one is the laxative. Just a drop and they’ll never forget it…”

Laurinda looked at all those colorful bottles and couldn’t help but think Irvin was a total menace. He was basically a walking chemistry set.

“You got anything else?” she asked, suddenly curious.

She didn’t buy it for a second. His face said he was hiding something, but she let it go. There was time. Someday, Irvin would show all his cards.

“Alright, keep your secrets. I’m not that nosy. But just remember, it’s fine to give this stuff to me, but don’t go handing it out. You don’t want to get arrested because of this.”

Irvin scratched his head, a little embarrassed. “Don’t worry. You’re the only one I trust with this stuff. No one else even knows I have it.”

He didn’t really know why, but he trusted Laurinda. He just had a gut feeling she’d never use anything against him.

“Good. Jack’s here. Time to go home,” Laurinda said, spotting Jack’s car outside. She grabbed her bubble tea, slung her bag over her shoulder, and stood up, ready to head out.