Save Her Lose Us (Evangeline and Soren) novel Chapter 140

The moment Helena arrived at the hospital, Flora burst into tears again the instant she saw her.

Once Flora had calmed down, Helena pressed her for details, coaxing the whole story out of her—except Flora conveniently glossed over the harrowing effects of the drug itself.

The more Helena listened, the deeper her frown grew.

But when Flora mentioned that Evangeline had found someone to provide the antidote, Helena abruptly cut in. "Was this friend of hers a man or a woman?"

Flora wiped her eyes. "A man."

Helena's frown tightened, her gaze sharp and contemplative. "So you get poisoned, and she just happens to have access to the antidote—doesn't that seem a little too convenient?"

Helena's words struck Flora like a bolt of lightning.

Up until now, she'd simply followed Evangeline's lead, never once questioning her motives. But thinking back, the strangest thing about the whole ordeal was how, the moment she was drugged, Evangeline immediately produced the antidote—within minutes, no less.

Unless it was all planned in advance, it was almost impossible to explain.

Evangeline must have orchestrated tonight's accident to get back at her.

The realization left Flora fuming.

She'd even called her "sister-in-law" just a little while ago. What a joke.

The more Flora stewed, the angrier she became. She blurted out her suspicions to Helena. "Mom, I'm almost certain it was her."

Helena shared the same suspicion, but at this point, suspicion was all they had.

Without concrete evidence, there was nothing she could do to Evangeline.

She asked Flora if she knew when Evangeline had slipped her the drug.

Flora was at a loss. She had no idea when or how Evangeline could have done it.

But…

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