Chapter 1095

Cassius shot Ivy a scathing glare. She flinched involuntarily, her shoulders trembling as tears welled in her wide, glassy eyes. Clinging to a fragile hope, she turned toward Mrs. Meyer, her voice trembling. “Mrs. Meyer… I swear, I have no idea how those substances ended up in Mr. Meyer and Bernie’s drinks. I-I don’t even know how that bottle got into my bag. I… I think…” Her lips quivered, breath catching. “I think I might have ingested something myself. Right now, I… I can’t… control…” Her voice faded into a whisper, shame and desperation coloring every word. As everyone looked on, Ivy’s posture shifted—knees pressing tightly together, her flushed face a vivid contrast to her trembling frame. The heat creeping down her neck painted her skin a delicate pink. Her breath hitched again. A soft, involuntary whimper escaped her parted lips. An uncomfortable tension gripped the room. Cassius’s expression shifted with disturbing swiftness. His former disdain melted into a show of brotherly p