Chapter 97 She Must Be the One Who Drugged Him

With theA chime echoed through the room, a sound as clear and pleasant sound,as a mountain stream, causing Louis' eyes fluttered slightlyto flutter open. 

Suddenly, with an urgency that startled her, he pushed past Xena in front of him, steadied himself against the wall, and staggered toward the door.

Xena didn't know who itwas left in his wake, a frown of confusion etched on her face. Who could be, interrupting at such a critical moment.

Watching?As Louis stumble quicklystumbled toward the door, Xena sprang into action behind him.

She prayed, her heart pounding in her chest. She sent a silent prayer into the ether, hoping against hope that nothing would ruin her meticulously laid plans for the evening.

As By the time Xena caught up with him, Louis was already clumsily unlockingfumbling with the door. Xenalock. She tried to intervene, but she was a moment too late. Louis' hand had already reached the doorknob, and in the next second, the room door swung open.

Paige stood at the threshold with a, her gaze as cold gazeas ice, fixed on the room's interior, causing. Xena's heart to sinksank instantly.
She confrontedswallowed hard, confronting the situation head-on. "Paige, what are you doing here?"

Just asBefore Paige was about to speakcould respond, Louis lunged at her.

Caught off guard, Paigeshe found herself enveloped in a full embrace by Louis.

Hanging onto his last bit of sanity, Louis whispered weakly, "Thank you for coming."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he fainted.

collapsed.Feeling the full weight of Louis bearing down on her, Paige immediately patted him., her voice filled with concern. "Hey, what's wrong with you?"

It was just a little party drug, it shouldn't have this effect, right?

Xena had clearly heard Louis thank Paige for coming.

Annoyance and shame surged within her, prompting her to reach for Louis, trying to pull him from Paige's arms.

"Paige, hand Elijah over to me. You two hugging like that, what does it look like?"

Xena went to assist Louis withoutWithout noticing the burning anger in Paige's eyes.

With, Xena moved to assist Louis. But with one arm holding Louis, Paige turned her body to the side, causing Xena, who was leaning forward, to stumble nearly falling flat on her face at the doorway.

Paige's cold gaze met Xena's. "I really wouldn't have guessed, Xena. You would stoop to drugging?"

Xena, who had just regained her balance, suddenly trembled: How did Paige know?

No matter what Paige knew, Xena certainly couldn't just admit to such a thing.

Xena She turned around to confront Paige. "What are you talking about, drugging? I'm warning you, Paige, don't spout nonsense. And you, as Elijah's aunt by marriage, hugging him like that, have you no shame?"

Just as Xena was about to attempt to snatch Louis again, Paige skillfully shifted Louis to her other arm, while he continued to cling to her.

Xena's attempt to grab Louis was futile yet again, but Raymond, who was approaching from another direction, only witnessed Paige and Louis in a close embrace.

Charles, pushing the wheelchair, had not noticed this scene. However, Raymond suddenly stopped the wheelchair.

Charles was about to ask what was wrong when he saw the embrace between Paige and Louis in front of them. Charles took a sharp breath; this was...

However, Charles, having been by Raymond's side for so long, quickly understood the situation and rushed to make amends.

"Raymond, look, the young master seems to have gotten into trouble."

Raymond's stormy expression lightened ever so slightly, but only by a little.

Xena, failing twice to forcefully take Louis, was fuming with rage.
"Paige, you're married now. Are you still trying to compete with me for a man?" Xena's words, barely a whisper, sent a chill through Paige's eyes.

Before Paige could respond, a deep voice carried over from a short distance: "Louis is our nephew, just like our own kid, and I'd appreciate it, Mr. Sackler, if you watched your language."

Both Paige and Xena turned to look. Raymond was being pushed towards them in a wheelchair.

Paige hadn't expected Raymond to show up after she called him.

Xena, who had been boldly trying to manipulate Paige on a moral high ground, instantly lost her steam at Raymond's arrival.

Xena thought to herself, '"My efforts today were wasted!'"

The medication was a waste, Louis had been under the cold shower for so long and then he had suddenly passed out, leaving Xena struggling for an explanation.

Yet, Xena's mind raced, no matter who Raymond and Paige got to investigate, she couldn't admit to drugging Louis.

Paige glanced at Raymond, then Raymond, looking past her to Charles behind them, said, "Don't just stand there, help the young master, he's drunk."

They were right at the entrance of a hotel room, where surveillance cameras that could capture audio were operating. Even though Raymond knew someone had drugged Louis, this wasn't the place to discuss it.Charles immediately stepped forward, taking Louis from Paige's hands to support him.

Even though Raymond knew someone had drugged Louis, this wasn't the place to discuss it.

Charles immediately stepped forward, taking LouisIn a hasty departure from Paige's hands to support him.

the room, Paige had left the room so hastily she hadn't grabbedneglected to grab her coat, which was now soaked through from holding a drenched from cradling a soaked Louis for so long. Her clothing clung to her, revealing form, the outline of her undergarments visible, an innocent victimcasualty of desire.

Raymond circumstance.Raymond, bound by his seated position, yearned to rise. He knew, however, that doing so would have given anything to stand up at that moment, but he knew it was better to avoidonly invite further complications. He took offInstead, he removed his jacket and handedextended it to Paige.

Paige looked down atPaige's gaze fell upon her soaked clothes, tooksodden attire. She accepted the jacket without complaint, and shrugged it on.

protest, shrugging it onto her shoulders."Why didare you come?" Paige asked.

Raymond frowned slightly,here?" Paige inquired.A slight frown tugged at Raymond's lips. "When kids getchildren are in trouble, it's the duty of both sets of parents need to be there to address the issue."

"Kids"Children? Parents?" Paige glanced atPaige's eyes flicked to Charles helping, who was assisting Louis into the room and Xena, who , followed closely by a hurried after. "Heh, twoXena. "Two undutiful brats," she thought.

Slipping onmused internally.Donning Raymond's jacket, Paige efficiently pushedmaneuvered his wheelchair into the room and kicked, shutting the door shut with the backa swift kick of her heel.

Charles had already helpedassisted Louis change out ofin changing from his wet clothes and into a dry bathrobe.
Then Paige then stepped forward and conducted, conducting a quickswift examination, her. Her gaze sweepingswept over Xena coldly. 

with an icy indifference."What kind of medicine?"

she asked.Xena nervously picked at fidgeted with her foot, putting onattempting to maintain a brave front, "What medicine? I have no ideafacade. "Medicine? I'm not sure what you're talking about.referring to. I thought Elijah had simply had too much to drink, so I was just helping him back to his room."

Paige openedretrieved a silver needle from the medical kit and drew out a silver needle, sterilized it, and inserted it into one of Louis's acupuncture points.

"Ordinary medicine doesn't knockincapacitate a person out like this. The guy's passed out cold.He's unconscious. If we don't find outdetermine what he tookingested soon, Louis mightmay not come around, and we'll haverecover. We'll need to rush him to the hospital for emergency care."

The mention of the hospital madesent Xena waveinto a panic, her hands waving frantically,. "We can't take him to the hospital... if we go there..."

Raymond glancedcast a glance at Xena,. "What's the issueproblem with the hospital, Mr. Sackler? Don't you think you should explain?"

owe us an explanation?"Xena bit her lip, tryingstraining to recall what Elijah had saidremember Elijah's words about the medicine not being very strong.

Sopotent.Despite this, she stubbornly denied everything, "Everything tonightany knowledge. "Tonight has been so strange. I also feel likesuspect that Elijah ate or drankconsumed something dirtyunsanitary. But if we take him to the hospital, there's going tothere will be a huge news storyscandal by tomorrow. The Hawke Corporation's anniversary is just one day away, Raymond,. Surely you wouldn'tdon't want a scandal breaking out at this time, woulddo you?"

Having grown up in the world ofbeen raised among the elite, Xena naturally understoodwas well-versed in the rules of survival inwithin their circles.

However, Raymond just gave, however, merely offered a faint smile and turned, turning his attention to look at Paige.

Paige carefullyskillfully manipulated the silver needle in her hand, finally pullingeventually withdrawing it out and observing, "This is, two kinds ofTwo different drugs?" She said, looking towardsquestioned, her gaze shifting to Xena.

Internally, Xena let outheaved a huge sigh of relief internally.

Although.While she wonderedwas puzzled as to why Louis would be given two different drugs, this twistunexpected turn of events could muddy the waterspotentially provide enough confusion for her to slip throughescape unnoticed.

"Don't look at me like that, this. This has nothing to do with me. Both Elijah and I just happened to bewere simply here tonight with our ownrespective friends. I was lookingsearching for Isadora when... rightYes, Isadora, it. It must have been her. She's been afterpursuing Elijah for a longquite some time. She must have beenbe the one who drugged him!"