Thud!

As soon as Morton finished speaking, Caroline was the first to collapse as she ate the most buns. Despite feeling dizzy and disoriented, she only thought it was due to hunger. She never suspected Morton.

Arlo struggled to stay upright. "What did you put in the food?"

"It shouldn’t be poisonous!" Bucky quickly supported Arlo and observed his pale lips. "My guess is that it’s a drug that knocks people out."

"Very clever!" Morton said excitedly, "I showed you mercy, so please don’t blame me. My family is in Sylvas’ hands, so I have no choice."

"You!" Arlo was too exasperated to speak. He looked at Adrian and said, "I should’ve trusted your judgment, Adrian. I’m totally powerless now. I’m entrusting Ivory Cloud to you."

"You’ll be fine." Adrian took out a pill and popped it into Arlo’s mouth. It was an antidote Lionel had invented. "We need to get through this together."

Morton was shocked. He quickly grabbed Caroline and threatened, "Stand back, or I’ll kill Caroline right no