Belinda knew Darren was worried about Caroline. She said confidently, “Don’t worry. This drug won’t take her life. It’ll only put her to sleep for a few days. When she wakes, she’ll feel groggy for about half a month.

“I won’t take my only daughter’s life.”

Darren accepted the drug and put it in his pocket. He said, “I take this, but I can’t guarantee that I can make Ms. Caroline eat it.”

If he did not take the drug, Belinda would simply ask someone else to drug Caroline.

He would take the