Chapter 360

Zachariah felt emotional as he looked at the family-less old man who had devoted more than thirty years of his young life to the Ballards. “Worry not. I’m fine. Mister Severin said that I was poisoned, and most of the poison in my body had been forced out. He’ll give me an herbal prescription for us in a bit, and I just need to boil the herbs into a drink!”

The old butler breathed a sigh of relief and said to Severin, “Thank you, Mister Severin!” Severin, who had been secretly paying attention to the servants, smiled at the old butler and said, “You’re most welcome. Sheila and I are friends, so it’s only right that I help her out!”

He then asked someone to take out the paper and pen, wrote down the prescription, and handed it to the old butler so he could arrange for someone to get the necessary herbs.

“Sir, how could you be poisoned when you’ve been at home all this time?” The old butler could not help but ask Zachariah as he tried to think of what could possibly cause the poisoning.

and said, “It’s been a trying time for everyone, so

along with servants and other

directly at the middle-aged woman he had been observing earlier and said,

panic, “Yes, sir…is something the matter?” Sheila was also taken aback and did not know why Severin would suddenly yell at their servant Lena. “What are you doing? Lena has worked many years for our

“Nothing. She just

over, and handed it to her. “You dropped

“Thank you, sir!”

sweat in her heart and did not notice that her purse had fallen out. She earlier thought that Severin had discovered what she did and was frightened as a result, but it all seemed to be a false alarm.

to do!” Severin smiled, looking

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