Chapter 36

Isabelle's eyes were red and watery as she spoke between sobs. "Charles, Olivia eats the cereal with milk I make for her every morning. Everything else she eats, I test myself to be sure it's safe." She wiped at her tears, her voice cracking as she went on, "It's just... those snacks Stella brought. I didn't get a chance to try them. Who could've thought something like this would happen..." The implication in her words couldn't be more obvious—she was clearly pinning the blame on Stella. Charles's brows were furrowed tight, and his face darkened. He didn't respond right away but turned and strode straight for the hospital's surveillance room. He couldn't just take one side of the story again and risk wrongly accusing Stella like before. Stella was actually surprised Charles hadn't immediately stormed over to question her. That was his usual move. Had... he changed? Surveillance Room. Charles went through all the CCTV footage from the hospital room that day. Just as Isabelle had said, e