No gain without pain (2)

Alexander knows many recipes for various types of poisons

  But most of the materials required to manufacture these toxins are not available in this world

  But after extensive research in herbal books and the Internet, he was able to lay eyes on some substances that could be used to make some decent poisons.

  The first poison Alexander decided to use was Atropine, also known as belladonna

  Which can be obtained from the extract of berries that grow on deadly nightshade trees

  This substance causes severe hallucinations, and some people use it as a narcotic

  But Alexander was able to amplify the effect of this substance by adding an additional substance called Strychnine

  The result was a substance that caused muscle spasms and partial paralysis in the victim, In addition to enhancing the power of hallucinations.

  Alexander did not dare use a large amount, especially since it was the first time he had used toxins on this body

  He didn't want to die of a poison overdose

  After Alexander injected himself with the poison, he found that his body began to feel heavy

  He began to suffer from severe dizziness

  He quickly ran to the bathroom and emptied his stomach

  BLARRGGH

  He started cursing his bad luck, he shouldn't have eaten so much food for lunch

  But it was free food, he couldn't say no to anything free

  With these thoughts, Alexander started vomiting again

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  " where is he?..". Princess Layla said

  Her words were few, but they were enough to make all the servants, including Alfred, feel cold

  Alfred bowed. "The young master needs some time to prepare himself before he meets Your highness. I hope you understand the situation."

  Alfred was trying to hide his nervousness

  The servants went to inform Alexander of the arrival of Princess Layla 

  He expected Alexander to be happy with this news. Everyone knew that Alexander was in love with Princess Layla

This is the reason why Theodore asked the Emperor to allow Alexander to marry Princess Layla.

  The Emperor accepted this request. In the end, this marriage would strengthen the relationship between the two families

  The princess did not refuse at first, and began communicating with Alexander from time to time. Their relationship was good, and everyone expected this marriage to take place without any problems.

  But after a few years, their relationship began to deteriorate. In the end, the princess came to the Ford family palace and told Alexander that she did not want to continue this relationship.

  Alexander tried to convince her, even knelt down and begged

  But the princess insisted on canceling the engagement

  It looked like a quarrel between two children, but the Emperor responded to Princess Layla's request and canceled the engagement.

  Theodore accepted the Emperor's action, but he was seething inside

  The princess's actions were an insult to the Ford family

  The other noble families started to make fun of this incident, making some hurtful jokes about how the young master of the Ford family knelt down in front of the princess and begged her not to leave him.

  The Emperor tried to remedy the situation and sent the Princess to apologize to Alexander for making him kneel before her.

  She told Alexander that she would not cancel the engagement if he kneeled in front of her, and Alexander kneeled immediately after the princess finished speaking.

  But she broke her promise and canceled the engagement

  One of the servants came and whispered something in Alfred's ear

  Alfred's expression changed when he heard the servant's words, he looked at the princess and bowed. "Your Highness, I need to do something urgent. Please wait a minute."

  The princess did not respond and contented herself with drinking tea

  "Stay here and fulfill all the princess's requests." Alfred whispered into the servants ear

  The servant nodded without hesitation

  Alfred left the room and went to the kitchen, where all the servants had gathered

  "What do you mean you couldn't find the young master?.." Alfred asked worriedly

  "He is not in his room. We searched for him everywhere, but we could not find any trace of him..." One of the chefs answered

  "And what about his bedroom?"

"His room was filled with strange bottles, along with a box bearing the Micallef logo."

"This is definitely the package that arrived this morning..." Alfred's anxiety increased

  He trusted that his young master would not do anything dangerous, but now he began to doubt it

He blamed himself for letting Alexander receive that package, and he thought he should have stopped Alexander from using those dangerous materials.

  While Alfred was lost in his thoughts, one of the servants entered the room panting. "The bathroom..huff..there..."

  The servants helped their companion sit down to catch his breath

  But Alfred's patience was already running out. "Tell me what happened..."

  "There were strange sounds coming from the bathroom. I tried to open the door, but it was locked. I called for the person inside, but all I heard were these strange sounds..." The young servant explained what had happened to him

  "Strange sounds?..." One of the maids asked

  While the servants exchanged suspicious looks with each other, they cleaned the place every day, and they did not see anything suspicious in the bathroom

"It sounds like… the sound of someone vomiting..." The young servant tried to describe what he heard with a strange look on his face

Alfred left the kitchen and headed towards the place the servant mentioned, and the rest of the servants followed without hesitation

  The young master's disappearance was a disaster that had befallen them, so finding Alexander was their responsibility

  Blergh! kohgh!

  When Alfred and the servants stood in front of the bathroom door, they could hear loud noises from inside

  They were vomiting sounds

  But they understood the strange look on the servant's face

  "...." These sounds were not normal at all