ightly startled by her bewitching voice, Declan turned to look at her. Then he excused himself perfunctorily and took Valery to a quiet corner of the hall.
“How is everything going?”
Valery’s eyes glinted with a dark smile.
“I have everything under control. I have bribed the waiter, and the drug has been put in the wine and juice.”
“Don’t you know Hannah is always cautious and may not drink the wine the waiter gives her?” There was a distrustful frown on Declan’s face Still smiling mischievously, Valery clinked Declan’s glass with hers.
“I’ve got someone watching her cousin, Edwin. He’s naive, and if we can get him to give her the drink, then our plan will be sure to work.”
“No,” Declan growled.
“Edwin will ruin everything if he drinks the wine.”
“Don’t worry; we’ve got one glass of wine and one glass of juice for Hannah to choose from. And as for the one for Edwin…”
Valery held Declan’s arm, leaned forward, and whispered softly, “I’1l take care of him.”
Declan snorted a laugh.
“Aren’t you just so cunning?”
“Would I be in this kind of occasion if I weren’t cunning?” Valery grinned.
Declan stepped back.
“When this is all over, I’ll reward you generously.” His voice had turned cold now.
“Thank you, Declan,” Valery said and turned to leave.
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Declan glanced at Hannah with squinted eyes. She was at the other end of the banquet hall, speaking with Edwin. As he watched her, his grip on his glass tightened.
Bryson sat on a sofa, bored but still gazing at Hannah.
A man’s shadow suddenly fell over his face.
“And I guess you are Bryson Mitchell,” the man said with a smile. It was Keith.
Bryson maintained his stoic expression and spoke with an air of indifference.
“Why did you go through all this trouble to select this venue for the bidding? What’s the point of it?”
“To see if anyone is actually qualified for this job,” Keith replied cryptically, fixing Bryson with a meaningful gaze.