"If it's a secret, how can I tell it to someone else so easily?" Adam did not seem to want to go into detail, but he was not hiding it either. He met Jeremy's inquiring gaze and said truthfully, "Jeremy, if I tell you that I didn't develop this slow-acting poison, would you believe me?"

Jeremy would not have believed him if it was before.

Now, he answered without hesitation, "Yes."

There was a glint in Adam's eye when he got the answer, and gloom appeared on his handsome face.

"Do you know