Chapter 237

There was no solid proof, not even a witness. Every staff member at the café played dumb, claiming all they saw was a customer suddenly collapsing—none of them said they caught Maria Lewis in the act. This was actually the waiter's idea from the start. She didn’t want to get herself dragged into this mess. If she admitted seeing Maria poison someone, she’d be the next one hauled off for questioning. One slip-up and she’d be screwed. So, she agreed to only admit to putting the poison in Evelyn Williams’ coffee at Sarah Evans' request, but she made it super clear she wouldn’t take the fall for anything else. Sarah accepted that. Ironically, the waiter’s little self-preservation plan made this whole setup airtight. The staff could vouch for each other, which meant they were off the hook. All the suspicion fell squarely on Maria. For the police, the staff weren’t even on the radar. Which... made finding the real culprit damn near impossible. After some discussion among the officers, they u