71. DEAD

Darian was striding toward his study when he remembered that Jay was in the living room earlier on. He halted his steps, turning back to the living room. He sat down and called Jay on the phone. Some minutes later, Jay was standing in front of him.

"Why were you in the living room earlier?" He questioned Jay.

"To give a report that we found Nessa, but—" he drawled, his expression turning dark. "We lost her too, she took poison before we got to her, the same polonium poison she used in poisoning Gaius." Jay showed pictures of Nessa's corpse to Darian.

Darian shut his eyes regretfully, he wanted her alive. "Did you find anything on her?" He inquired.

"Yes, we did. She wrote a letter saying she'd rather die than stay alive to face the humiliation. She also confessed to poisoning Gaius' cup, but she didn't state why she did that." Jay told him all that happened when they got to her hiding place. She was still breathing faintly, but they were not able to save her. The poison had spread to