Chapter 579

Poisoned? This was utterly unforeseen for Frederick.

“Frederick, think hard. Has Manley eaten anything unusual at home these past few days?”

Teresa, though half in the dark even after Jocelyn’s lengthy explanations about belladonna, was still somewhat baffled.

But she was aware that Manley might have hallucinated from ingesting belladonna.

So, without waiting for Frederick to reply, Teresa eagerly interjected, “Granny, Manley eats the same food as us, and he hates mushrooms! He never touches the mushroom stew Sadie makes! He only likes meat!”

“Now that is peculiar. Where could the trouble have stemmed from?”

Frederick cleared his throat, “Mom, are you so sure Manley was poisoned?”

those of poisoning

down, his thoughts a whirlwind of emotion, “And how

truly hallucinated, thinking Marguerite was hitting him, then he might have fought back. It’s possible

exceedingly complex. If this was true, then it was likely he had wronged Marguerite. But he could not fathom why Manley would be poisoned for no reason; the boy loathed mushrooms and would never willingly eat

It made no sense for everyone else to

expression, timidly tugging at Frederick’s sleeve, his voice

“Yeah, Hayes’ daddy! Manley hallucinated because of the poison. Doesn’t that

sliver of calm, mixed with an imperceptible guilt, “Alright, I’ll look into this

“Did you two rush over here just to clear

earnestly, “Yes! Because she’s my mommy! Mommy said that even if the whole world turns its back on me, she’ll be there for

glanced meaningfully at Frederick and deliberately raised her voice, “So, even if all people in this world don’t trust my mommy, I will stand firmly behind her! Not like Hayes’ daddy, who jumps to

Frederick was speechless.

little girl, truly is the daughter of

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