The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 1173

"I thought they'd spit out the disgusting chocolate, hop up and down and make a fuss. I was ready to have a good laugh, but to my surprise, they said they liked it! I was disappointed then. After I got back, I handed the chocolate to Ms. Jelena. Since Ms. Jelena has been on a diet and avoided chocolate like the plague, she passed it to Dad, and then it somehow ended up with Mira. I didn't want Mira to suffer through that ghastly taste, so I snatched it back and chucked it into the bathroom trash. I even took a whiff of that chocolate. It reeked of almond, and I absolutely loathe almonds. At dinner that night, the folks at the next table were gabbing about a murder at the resort and some poor soul had been poisoned. I hadn't a clue who had kicked the bucket. It wasn't until you guys showed up the next day that I realized it was the couple from the palm grove yesterday. The fake mom warned me not to spill the beans about her visit to anyone, or she'd be dead meat. I didn't want 'mom' to end up six feet under, so I lied that the chocolate was bought by me."

The policewoman pressed, "Think hard, was there anything different about that woman compared to your mother?"

Nina replied, "She had a weird red mark on her neck that mom doesn't have. It's like the mark of an imposter. I asked her about it, and she said it was just a bug bite."

After taking Nina’s statement, the police left. Aurelia gently stroked her hair, comforting, "It’s fine now, sweetheart. Go play."

Nina thumped upstairs in search of her playmates.

The kids had also seen the whistleblower video online. William clapped Nina on the shoulder. "Don't worry. We at SkyWill got your back."

Mira slapped her forehead dramatically. "Ugh, I almost got poisoned again. Why's it so risky to eat anything these days? I'm not ready to kick the bucket!"

Nina pinched Mira's chubby cheek with a smirk. "Because you've got an appetite like a horse, always nibbling on something. It'll be the death of you one day."

Mira spread her hands wide, a picture of innocence. "It's not my fault. There are too many baddies out there, always plotting against a princess like me."

"They're not out to get Mira but me," Kane chimed in, "Gluttonous Mira always seemed to get in the way of my would-be assassins.

Mira puffed up her cheeks, hands on hips in indignation. "These villains are the worst. We need to wipe them out, every last one."

Nova seemed to understand, sitting on the play mat, waving her tiny arms, "Fight... the baddies... fight... the baddies."