Chapter 736

The doorbell rang as Zoe Chamberlain paced anxiously across the living room.

Her footsteps halted abruptly, fingers trembling slightly.

A courier handed her a small sealed package when she opened the door.

Zoe's pupils constricted at the address label. That woman even knew her exact apartment number.

Inside the package lay several vials of clear liquid.

She immediately dialed Annika Heilbronn. "This is morphine! It's a controlled substance!"

A mocking laugh came through the phone. "Illegal? I've committed more crimes than you've had hot meals."

"They'll revoke my medical license!" Zoe's voice shook.

"Oh?" Annika drawled. "Should I let your parents sample it too? Imagine two university professors begging me on their knees for their next fix..."

"Shut up!"

"Three days." The line went dead. "Either Madeline Delmonico or your parents."

The veins on Zoe's hand bulged as she clenched the vials.

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Her fingers turned icy when she handed the medication to Madeline Delmonico in the Delmonico mansion.

"A special painkiller." Zoe avoided the older woman's gaze.

Madeline swallowed the pill without hesitation. "Anything Dr. Luna recommends must be trustworthy."

"Wait!" Zoe's protest died in her throat.

"What is it?"

"N-nothing."

The drug took effect rapidly.

Madeline clutched Zoe's hand in delight. "My headache's gone! Dr. Luna, you're a miracle worker!"

Zoe forced a smile.

Her stomach churned as she watched Madeline's euphoric expression.

This wasn't medicine.

It was poison.

And Madeline Delmonico was happily marching toward her own destruction.