Carter looked back at Madeline gently and tenderly. “Eveline, come and sit.”Madeline nodded with a cooperative smile and sat down on the seat pointed out by Carter.Then, Carter also sat down next to her.Ada watched this scene, and she was so angry that her eyes almost started to bleed.Ada’s mother quietly patted Ada's hand and hinted at Ada with her eyes.The mother and daughter quickly exchanged glances.“This plastic freak will know what’s coming for her soon. Don't lose your image in front of so many people.”“Understood. She won’t be able to laugh soon!”Ada glared fiercely at Madeline who had a smile on her face. She took a deep breath before putting on a dignified and decent smile. She pretended to be magnanimous as she blessed them.“Carty and I have been childhood sweethearts for so many years. I’m also happy for Carty now that he has found a fiancée who’s everything he could wish for.”“Carty, Miss Montgomery, I sincerely wish you guys all the best.”She said wh
Camille was very allergic to peanuts. If she was even near them, her entire body would start to itch and red rashes would appear after a while, let alone if she consumed them. Her allergic reaction would be quite severe.She had seen a lot of doctors, but they said it was because of Camille's special physique.As long as Camille drank this bowl of soup with peanuts in it, Madeline would surely be finished.Everyone knew that she was the one solely responsible for the food tonight.Madeline could not escape the blame if something happened to Camille.The more Ada thought about it, the happier she was. The smile at the corner of her mouth started overflowing uncontrollably.When Camille was about to drink the soup, she suddenly put down the spoon.“Did you make this soup too?” Camille asked Madeline suddenly as if she did not believe her.Madeline nodded. “Yeah, I made it. Is there something wrong?”Camille curled the corners of her lips. “There’s nothing wrong with it, and it s
Madeline was even more certain that there was something wrong with this soup now.On the contrary, Camille felt that Madeline was pretending to be mysterious. She picked up the bowl again and lifted the spoon to have a taste.Seeing this, Ada and her mother showed sinister smirks on their faces and widened their eyes to watch Camille drink the soup.When Camille was about to put the soup in her mouth, Madeline suddenly stood up and stretched out her arm to slap the bowl in Camille's hand away.The bowl immediately slipped from Camille's hand and fell on the marble floor with a loud crash.“Ah!” Camille exclaimed. She instinctively avoided the fragments and soup that splashed out. She raised her head, saying angrily, “Eveline Montgomery, what are you doing? Do you not want me to have a good meal? Do you want to go against me?”Madeline's move stunned everyone in the room.Carter's face sank instantly. He was obviously very displeased as he said coldly, “What are you doing?”Ada
Feeling Madeline's gaze on her, Ada was startled and had a guilty conscience.She immediately looked away in a panic and glanced at her mother who was next to her.Ada’s mother understood instantly and immediately targeted Madeline, saying, “Eveline, you were the one who prepared the dinner. Do you want to shirk responsibility now? Do you know what the consequences will be if Camille had drunk this bowl of soup?”Madeline met Ada's questioning eyes magnanimously. “I don't know what the consequences will be, but you two should be very clear about that.”“...” Ada’s mother flushed.“Miss Montgomery, what do you mean by that?” Ada asked, pretending to be wronged and confused.Madeline smiled slightly. “What do I mean? You two should know very well in your hearts.”“You… Eveline, just spit it out!” Ada's mother had an angry expression on her face. “Camille, look at this woman. How can she be so shameless? It’s fine that she has made a mistake and doesn't want to admit it, but she’s
Ada’s mother quickly walked over and started stirring the soup in the pot continuously with the ladle. Then, she used the fork to slice open the stomach of the chicken.The strong smell of peanuts started spreading in the air. Everyone could see a fistful of peanuts hiding in the stomach of the chicken.When Camille saw this, her face was flushed white.She backed away, extremely disgusted and scared of peanuts.“Eveline, you’re so devious. Carter had explicitly told you that I can’t touch peanuts, yet you put so much of them in the soup. You even hid them so secretively. You’re obviously trying to kill me!”When Carter saw this, his expression became cold.“You’re so careless.” His tone was filled with blame and dissatisfaction.“This is not carelessness, she did this on purpose! She must be harboring hard feelings for Camille because she lectured her last time. How evil!” Ada’s mother did not miss out on any chance to add fuel to fire.Ada was very satisfied now. Even though
After Madeline said that, everyone’s gaze landed on Madeline.They followed Madeline’s gaze and their eyes fell on the spoon Madeline was holding.However, when they saw what was on the spoon, Ada’s face fell. She subconsciously lifted her hand to touch her ear and realized the earring on her left ear had fallen without her knowledge.It had fallen into the pot that was used to make the soup!Ada’s heartbeat became erratic. She hurriedly lifted her hand to take off the earring on her right ear when Madeline looked over at her.“Oh, this earring seems to be the same as the one you’re wearing right now, Miss Ada.”“...”Ada paused the movement of her removing her earring abruptly.Carter and Camille looked at her at the same time. Then, the aunts all turned their attention to her.A thin layer of cold sweat appeared on Ada’s forehead. Her eyes started shifting hurriedly as well.“That’s not Ada’s earring!” Ada’s mother quickly tried to explain and defend her.Madeline slowly l
Camille nodded while looking serious. "Actually, it’s easy if we want to know whether she did or not. There’s a CCTV in the hallway leading to the kitchen. We just need to check the CCTV footage to see if Ada has been to the kitchen.""..."When she said that, both Ada and her mother’s faces instantly froze. Their faces gradually turned pale.When Camille noticed that change in their expressions, there was a sudden disappointment in her eyes. "Ada, I didn't expect that you’d do such a thing.""..." Ada was panicking. She did not know that there was a surveillance camera outside the kitchen door, and she could not explain why her earring was in the pot. At that moment, she had no choice but to admit it. " Aunty Cammy, I know what I did was wrong!”When Ada’s mother heard what she said, she turned her head hurriedly. "Have you gone mad, Ada? Why are you admitting to it just like that? You—""..."When she said that, Ada’s mother realized her reply was just another confirmation tha
Madeline looked at the closed door suspiciously and could guess why Camille was looking for her.Knock, knock.Camille knocked on the door again and spoke at the same time."Eveline, I know you’re in there. Open the door."Without thinking further, Madeline walked over and opened the door.When Camille saw that the door was open, she looked up at Madeline who was standing in front of her. She was silent for a few seconds before she spoke."I want to say sorry for what happened just now, and thank you for stopping me from drinking that bowl of soup in time."When Madeline heard Camille's words of gratefulness and thanks, she was not particularly surprised.When she recalled how sternly Camille had scolded Ada and her mother after seeing through their tricks with a clear head, Madeline knew that Camille was a person who knew right from wrong.That was why she had already expected her to come over.Her ability to apologize like this was enough to explain her character.Madeline