Grace walked into the kitchen, opened the fridge, and casually picked out a few ingredients before getting to work.

But her mind kept drifting to Ed's situation. Distracted, she accidentally sliced her finger.

Though it was a small cut, it still bled quite a bit.

She forced herself to focus, finished cooking the rest, and then took out the bottle. With a discreet shake, she added two pills into the food.

What she didn't know was that the kitchen door was custom-made. From the inside, nothing outside could be seen-but from the outside, it was nearly transparent. Every move she made was perfectly visible.

Grace carried the dishes to the table and smiled at him.

"Mr. Henderson, come eat," she said.

Ethan closed the file in his hand slowly and maneuvered his wheelchair over.

Grace set the dishes for him and ladled a bowl of soup.

Ethan didn't take it. His eyes lingered on the soup, unmoving. After a few seconds, he lowered his gaze.

"I hurt my hand. Feed me," he requested.

Grace glanced at his hand. Wasn't he just holding a pen moments ago?

But she didn't dare voice her question. She scooped up some soup with a spoon and brought it to his lips.

Ethan looked up and gave her a quick glance.

Grace smiled awkwardly. "Drink up. I'm a good cook, you know?"

moment, then lowered his head and

"Tastes good."

a breath. "I'm glad you like

bowl, she was about to end the ongoing

been eavesdropping the whole time. He was

to come clean to Ethan once the call

She jumped up

I'd use some slow-acting poison? Heh, that drug kills instantly with

immediately ended the

replaced the pills in the bottle. She would never have actually poisoned Ethan. She wasn't that stupid,

a show because she knew she

Ethan's side. With no time to

regular vitamins! Why did

ten full minutes

out a shaky breath and said with reddened eyes,

to rub his forehead, muttering weakly, "I haven't eaten all day. Maybe

her teeth, she

with a flushed

knowing what to say.

expression remained unnervingly calm. It was as if nothing

touched the corner of his mouth and asked flatly, "What were you just

a moment ago, immediately felt

passed out, so I gave you CPR," she

expression immediately turned strangely unreadable as he scanned her from head to

Grace suddenly remembered-this

with women. She quickly raised her hand to swear. "I didn't mean to! I was panicking.

out.

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