"William, didn't you hear what I said? I didn't try to poison you. If poisoning you was my plan, you wouldn't even know it, even after you died!"
What a bold thing to say.
Everyone could only stare at Penny with wide eyes, speechless as they watched her giggle right after making such a remark. Although the Pierson family was well-versed in wordplay and politics and were no strangers to veiled threats, they had never encountered anyone so bold as to say something like this directly. In front of everyone.
Penny wasn't outright admitting she was capable of poisoning someone to death, but the way she said it made people think twice. Where there's smoke, there's fire; it wouldn't hurt to take her words with a grain of salt.
"What did you—what did you say?!" William seethed, his anger flaring. "An outsider crashing into this family and threatening me? How bold, Miss Bennet!"
