Selena felt a sudden chill, and a strong metallic taste rose to her throat.

She forced down the nausea and held onto Gavin for support.

Gavin steadied her, but then he blinked in confusion, feeling dizzy himself.

He looked ahead, and in the next moment, he threw up.

Gavin turned back toward the table and saw the culprit—there was a dish with peanut sauce, and in his distracted state, he had eaten it.

He let out a frustrated chuckle.

What was wrong with him today?

He was allergic to peanuts, yet somehow, he'd let his guard down and eaten some.

It must have been because he was so angry at how the Horton and Olsen families were treating Selena.

Gavin understood that Selena had started the argument, and yes, he knew Kate and James weren't the sharpest tools in the shed, but he also sympathized with Selena.

To him, her mother's affair was only her mother's fault.

Selena was an illegitimate daughter, but she didn't do anything wrong.

And Selena had always been so gentle and loving toward him. He didn't think his family should be this hostile toward her.

these thoughts swirled in his mind, Gavin's

and was about to take it when Selena lunged at him. "Gavin! Gavin! What's happening to

and Ryan

genuine as she grabbed his other arm to

Selena focused entirely on

shake his head,

up in Selena's eyes as she wailed,

quit it? Stop acting like

started feeling

froze for

the other hand, knew about Gavin's allergy, so he quickly went to the table, grabbed the bowl of soup,

notice

the entire time, overheard the conversation and instinctively took a sip of the soup. Immediately, she spit

an eyebrow, casting a suspicious

powder

asked, "What's that? Is it poison? I had some of that

beat, Kate picked up her own bowl of soup

out, grabbing her arm, "Kate, what are

serious.

tears brimming in his eyes, gasped, "Kate, you're so stupid, but I

we're meant to be together.

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