Hearing his grandmother's words, Calhoun said, "I had nothing to do with this, grandmother. It aches my heart that you are putting the blame on me, but I can understand it is because you have been caught and you didn't expect it."
"Mother," came the loud voice of Laurence, "I thought you are the only one who has the keys to the locks of your room. No one else has the keys to open your cupboard. Are you telling Calhoun stole the key from you, unlocked it and then placed it back in your hand?"
Morganna's hands clenched, "I would never try to kill you. You are my son! My only son!"
Laurence continued to have a look of disbelief on his face. He hadn't expected this from his mother that she would poison him.
"Why would I even keep the poison in such a plain sight?"
