Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 394

Chapter 394: He Bit the Hand That Fed Him

Why would he do something like that? Why else?!

"Because he’s jealous of Owen! He thinks Owen stole his rightful place. He’s vicious and ruthless—he wants Owen dead!"

Selina tilted her head slightly, her tone layered with meaning.

"So, Logan resents Young Master Reid... and wants him dead?"

Amelia’s throat bobbed. "Exactly!"

"But here’s the thing."

Selina’s lips curved into a faint, ambiguous smile.

"If Logan really wanted Owen dead, why use such a weak poison? You just said yourself that Logan is cruel and merciless. Would a truly cold-blooded man go easy on his target?"

Everyone froze.

She had a point.

Owen only had a faint scar on his arm—barely visible if he wore long sleeves. That hardly counted as being poisoned.

If Logan truly hated Owen, and had such a golden opportunity, why wouldn’t he go all the way and kill him? Why leave him alive to testify?

It could only mean one thing: Logan never poisoned anyone at all.

And not to mention, the surveillance clearly showed Logan never left the courtyard. How could he have poisoned Amelia and Owen if he was never near them?

"But you, Young Master Reid..." Selina continued, voice calm but piercing.

"You were the one caught sneaking into Mrs. Perry’s room with a bottle in your hand. And right after that, both of you were poisoned."

"And then... you both pointed fingers at Logan. Don’t you think that’s just a little too convenient?"

People exchanged uneasy glances.

Yeah.

It was a little too perfect.

Like the whole thing had been orchestrated—specifically to take down Mr. Reid.

Amelia’s face twisted with rage. "Selina, you’re spouting nonsense!"

Selina just smiled and shook her head gently, like she was being patient with a child.

"Mrs. Perry, there’s no need to get upset. Oh right—if Young Master Reid was the one who poisoned you, wouldn’t the bottle still be in his room?"

"Why don’t we have someone check? Who knows, maybe we’ll get a little surprise."

Before Selina had even finished, the officers had already sent someone upstairs.

Moments later, the butler returned, looking conflicted—but his words rang loud and clear through the room. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

"Ma’am, we did find a bottle in Young Master Reid’s room. The police tested the powder inside, and it matches the substance that caused your scarring. His fingerprints were the only ones on the bottle... Would you like Young Master Reid to apologize to Mr. Reid before this blows up even further?"

Right after that, the officers came down the stairs, their expressions grim.

Not only had they found the poison and the bottle, but Owen’s phone had a full plan saved on it—outlining every detail: the reason for coming to Pear Blossom Estate, and step-by-step instructions on how to poison and frame Logan.

Worst of all, Owen had staged the entire thing—then called the police, just to put on this ridiculous midnight performance in front of an audience!

As the butler finished speaking, Amelia looked as if the air had been choked out of her.

Selina was honestly a bit shocked.

So there was evidence in Owen’s room? And not just that—why announce it so loudly? That was basically telling everyone: Owen is the culprit.

This butler had served the Perry Family for decades, well into his sixties. He’d watched Amelia grow up and had been planted here as a Perry Family "watchdog" to keep tabs on Logan.

He was supposed to be loyal to Perry.

But now...

Selina’s pupils contracted. She instinctively turned to look at Logan.

Unless—Logan had already bought him off long ago.

Amelia and Grandpa Perry probably thought the butler was one of theirs, but in truth, he was Logan’s man all along.

No wonder, no matter what Perry Family tried to do over the years, Logan always seemed one step ahead.

Selina suddenly met Logan’s gaze.

It was calm. Serene. Unbothered.

As if the butler’s actions had nothing to do with him at all—like everything that happened was simply Owen reaping what he sowed.

Selina’s heartbeat quickened as she looked away.

She couldn’t help but wonder—had she ever done anything to cross Logan?

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