Chapter 1257

Levant scoffed. “Don’t you think the twist of events in my family is too ironic, considering the
relationship between my family members? My father betrayed Crystal Rose, so she abandoned me.
Then I hate her for doing that to me, while she hates my father. I don’t accept her as my biological
mother, yet she wants to kill my father. What a series of melodramatic plot twists! There’s no love in this
household, only hatred and vengeance!”

Davin stood off to the side and wondered if Levant would feel bad when he discovered Murphy’s
wicked intention to poison Crystal Rose to her death.

“Fine, I’ll leave right now. Please take care of yourselves. This woman has no heart, so you can
imagine what she’ll do to you. After all, she was cruel enough to abandon her own son. Be wary of her
imposing onerous terms on you in exchange for her help!”

You’re mistaking Crystal Rose for a bad person. She did what she did for a painful reason. It must have
been difficult for such a heavily poisoned woman to abandon you in an orphanage. I’m sure you’ll find
out the truth someday.

As Levant opened the door to leave the place, he bumped into a woman in white, who was standing
outside the door and glaring at him.

“Get the hell out of my way!”

“Are you leaving?”

“Yes. Now get out of the way!”

“I have something to tell you.”

“Did Crystal Rose send you? I’m not interested in what she has to say. I’m not interested in hearing any
of it!”



Suddenly, the woman in white let out a burst of laughter. “Are you really not interested? Or are you just
too afraid to hear it?”

“I simply don’t give a d*mn about the lies she made up to defend herself!”

“She’s your mother. Aren’t you curious why she abandoned you and came to Nepenthe Valley? Don’t
you want to know how she became Crystal Rose?”

“I don’t care!”

“Even so, you must listen to her story before you leave. After that, you’re free to go. If not, you will
regret it for the rest of your life,” advised the woman in white.

She then started narrating Crystal Rose’s story to Levant, “If Crystal Rose hadn’t been fatally poisoned,
she would never have had the heart to hand you over to an orphanage. The orphanage’s dean was her
best friend, and she gave the dean her entire life savings just to ensure you were going to be well-
taken care of. She expected she only had a few days left before she met her end.

“She was fortunate, however, to come across Scarlet Witch, Nepenthe Valley’s former Lady of the
Valley, who then cured her of the lethal poison. Scarlet Witch also demanded that Crystal Rose agree
to some harsh terms. Crystal Rose would have passed away if it hadn’t been for Scarlet Witch’s
intervention.”

Never in a million years would Levant have expected to hear this explanation. Crystal Rose was
poisoned back then?

“Was she really poisoned? How did she get poisoned?”

“Who do you think would poison her at Wicked Palace?”



Levant was speechless. Did someone poison her? Was it Murphy who did that? Why didn’t he mention
anything about it when we were on the phone earlier?

Levant’s face fell. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

“She would’ve gone and sought revenge on Murphy if it hadn’t been for Scarlet Witch’s cure and the
establishment of those harsh terms.”

Speechless and appalled, Levant was stunned for a short while before he turned around and went back
inside the house. Next, he contacted Murphy on the phone.

This was a serious matter, and Levant wished to know the truth immediately.

Finally, the call was answered.

“What’s the matter?”

“Did you poison Jordyn back then?” Levant didn’t bother to beat around the bush.

Murphy was puzzled. “Hold on a second, Levant. What are you talking about? Are you accusing me of
poisoning her?”

“That’s right. What kind of poison did you use on her?”

“You… Where did you even hear that from? This is such a ridiculous accusation!”

“So you’re telling me you didn’t do it?”

“Of course not! Did Crystal Rose tell you about this, Levant? Is she with you right now? Pass her the
phone and let me talk to her for a second. I’ll ask her when exactly I poisoned her!”


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