Chapter 957

Vivian Laurent recounted the incident in detail.

Isabella Langley's eyes widened. "Poison? Are you sure it was Zero?"

"I can't say with absolute certainty, but all evidence points to him."

Vivian's brow furrowed slightly as her fingers absently traced the rim of her teacup.

"Should I send someone to investigate further? Or confront him directly?" Isabella suggested.

Vivian shook her head. "It's not time to reveal our hand yet. Once we break cover, there's no going back."

She gently touched her rounded abdomen. "Let's wait until the baby is safely born. I'm just worried something might happen in these next two months."

"The Queen conceiving at her age was already high-risk, then she went into premature labor." Isabella's expression darkened. "If you hadn't intervened, the child wouldn't have survived."

She grasped Vivian's hand. "You're a target now too. So many people are watching your pregnancy like vultures."

"That's why I came back." Vivian smiled faintly. "With you and Lucas here, who would dare touch me?"

Isabella snorted. "Easy to say, but you still need to be careful. Speaking of which... what about Ethan?"

"He knows everything." Vivian lowered her gaze. "I gave him a chance, but haven't made a final decision yet. Consider it... an opportunity for us to start over."

She paused. "At least for now, I feel at ease when I'm with him."

Ethan's cooking always made her eat more than usual.

Stranger still, she slept more soundly with him nearby. That long-lost sense of security made her wonder if she'd been drugged with sleeping pills.

"What a lucky bastard!" Isabella gritted her teeth. "Getting a wife and child handed to him. I wish the baby wasn't his!"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became—she wanted Ethan to experience raising another man's child.

Unfortunately, the DNA results were indisputable.

"Let's not talk about this." Vivian changed the subject. "I need to contact Nathan and have him examine what poison Mia was given."

Isabella rolled her eyes. "After she tried to poison you, you still want to save her? I would've dealt with her already!"

"The attack was aimed at me. Mia was just a pawn." Vivian sighed. "She's not inherently bad. I can't just let her die."

"Fine, fine." Isabella waved a hand in resignation. "Have it your way."