319: Chapter 319

Chapter 319

"See? No problem. You're just too paranoid," Sarah said, ensuring she didn't poison the apple.  2

Dahlia stared at the plate full of sliced apples again and then grabbed one slice. 

She opened her mouth, and her eyes continued peering at Sarah, who seemed a little too excited to see her eating the apple

So she stopped before the first bite.

Sarah frowned. She was so close to finally killing this stubborn old bitch, "What's wrong? Didn't I show you the apple is safe? Do you really think that I'm so evil to poison you?"

"Besides, I don't want to get jailed for murdering anyone," Sarah said. "You're hurting my heart, Dahlia."

Dahlia smiled and squeezed the slice of apple in her hand, "I would be more than willing to eat a good ol' fresh apple in the morning. In fact, I like to eat at least one for breakfast."

"So what's the problem?"

"Because this thing that you give me—" Dahlia dropped the apple and rubbed her thumb and index, feeling a foreign liquid on her fingers. "—Is not just an apple."

Sarah was shocked that Dahlia called her out, "W—What do you mean? I ate one just now, and it's just a normal apple."

Dahlia sniffed her thumb and index finger and deducted, "The apple you gave me has a weird texture, probably coming from whatever poison you injected into the apple."

"I don't know what kind of poison this is, but knowing that you're brave enough to poison me with so much CCTV around the mental hospital, I guess this poison will act fast and dissolve fast after being ingested. So the police won't have enough evidence to arrest you, right?"

Sarah's face paled instantly.

This old bitch.

She was so accurate with all of her answers that Sarah started to get terrified of her. 

Sarah knew that she had been defeated this time, and the best thing she could do was to leave and try again somehow, probably with the help of Marlon, so Dahlia would no longer be an obstacle. 

"Y—You're just accusing me without any proof," Sarah defended herself. "Your imagination is running wild, Dahlia. I suspect that you're seriously going insane now. Maybe a lobotomy would help."

"Oh, I don't mind if you can find anyone who'd give me a lobotomy, but before that, why don't we make a deal?" Dahlia smirked. She picked a slice of apple from the plate and handed it to Sarah. "Eat this, and once you do, I will be at your mercy."

"Heck, you can even call Henry again, and I will tell him to stop the engagement annulment."

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"So, how about it? You will solve all of your problems with just a slice of an apple," Dahlia offered.

Sarah stared at the slice of apple in Dahlia's hand. It was a tempting offer, but Sarah already knew what kind of poison she injected into the apple, and it was deadly enough for her just from a slice of an apple. 

So she shook her head, "I won't do it."

"Why?" Dahlia asked.

"Because you're being insane, Dahlia! You're accusing me of crazy stuff!"

Dahlia clicked her tongue, "Enough of your drama. This apple is poisoned, and if you want to kill me—" Dahlia dropped the plate on the floor until it shattered into pieces. "—You have to do more than this childish trick."

Sarah stared at Dahlia in disbelief, still thinking she could somehow fool her. But Dahlia made sure that Sarah shed off her last 'elegant woman' act with;

"Did you wear black today to mourn my death? I guess you need to wear another one tomorrow because I'm not going to die before you end up getting pimped in a brothel, you filthy whore."

"YOU BITCH!" Sarah finally snapped. She raised her hand that was holding the fruit knife. She was so blinded with rage that she wanted to stab Dahlia in the eyes. 

But Dahlia caught her wrist. She snatched the fruit knife from Sarah's hand and pointed it at her eye instead. Sarah gasped when that knife was only an inch away from her eye. 

Sarah tried to pull her hand away from Dahlia, but for some reason, Dahlia was a lot stronger than she expected. 

"If you want to act primitive, then I can do it better than you, Sarah," Dahlia said. "I can stab you right in the eyes and claim that I had a hallucination and general insanity. They would probably lock me in here forever, but it's worth it in exchange for making you blind."

"Let me go! LET ME FUCKING GO!" Sarah struggled as she got scared by the idea of being completely blind. Besides, that knife had been coated with poison after cutting the apple. It would probably cause more than just blindness. 

Dahlia rolled her eyes, "You act so tough, but you're not as good as I thought. I don't need to be worried about Kate and Henry. They will eventually find a way to beat the shit out of you."

Dahlia finally released Sarah's wrist, and the latter fell on her back, "Ouch!" 

Dahlia repeatedly pointed the knife at her and warned, "This is your last chance. Leave now, or I'll kill you with this poisoned fruit knife."

Sarah paled. 

She never expected this old woman to be this tough and scary. Sarah quickly retreated and dashed out of the ward.

Dahlia scoffed as she watched Sarah, who ran with her tail tucked between her legs. 

"Look at her, acting like she is some kind of brilliant mastermind," Dahlia muttered. She stared at the knife in her hand and rubbed the poison coating the knife, "You need much more than that to kill me, you pretentious, greedy witch."

Dahlia opened her window and threw the fruit knife away. She wanted to ensure that no nurse would use the same knife to serve anyone, including her.

She got up and picked up the poisoned apple slices. She crushed and flushed them all in the toilet and washed her hands at least three times.

She returned to her bed and read one of the books that Kate curated, "And now, I am at peace once more."

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