Dusk.At six in the evening, Luna received Joshua’s call. He wanted to take her to Orchard Manor. Luna told him Anne’s address, and soon, Joshua’s car arrived.When she got in the car, Joshua furrowed his brows and looked at the small tote bag in her hands. “What have you got there?”Luna smiled. “A gift.”Joshua furrowed his brows and looked at her so-called gifts. Luna got herself comfortable in the backseat. “It’s just some juice I made.”Luna smiled. “John was injured, so I came to visit him. Anne was researching how to make iced tea and fruit juices, so I tagged along and did some.” Joshua relaxed a little. “Are there any for me?”Luna smiled. “No. From what I know, I don’t think you like things like this, Mr. Lynch, so I only prepared for Nigel, Nellie, Granny Lynch, and Ms. Blake.”Joshua raised his eyebrows. “You also made some for Fiona?”“Why? Should I not prepare gifts for the mistress of the manor when going to Orchard Manor, Mr. Lynch?”Joshua’s expression darke
Behind Nellie was Nigel, who was striding toward them.Behind him were Granny Lynch and Fiona, who loathed each other. Luna picked Nellie up while handing the small tote bag to Nigel.“Nigel, I brought this for everyone. Go share with them. The peach juice is for Nellie, orange juice for you. The herbal tea is for Granny Lynch, and lemon iced tea for Aunty Fiona.”Nigel nodded. He carried the small tote bag and walked over to Granny Lynch and Fiona.Nellie pursed her lips in dissatisfaction being in Luna’s arms. “Why does the name of our beverages only have two words, yet Aunty Fiona’s has three? Unfair!”Nellie got down from Luna’s arms and ran to Nigel. “I think Granny Lynch is the most respected person at home, so the name of her beverage has to be the longest!” Then, Nellie puffed up and lifted her head to look at Granny Lynch. “Great-Granny, don’t you think so?”Granny Lynch was amused by how adorable Nellie looked. She immediately hoisted Nellie into her arms. “Okay, yes,
Luna turned to look at Fiona, then she smiled elegantly.“It’s good that children have their own opinions. Whether my daughter is going against me or not, you don’t have to worry, Ms. Blake.” Luna said while sizing Fiona up, “If you have the time to stir up trouble with me, you should use it to take care of your own health. I hear you have a terminal illness and less than a year to live?”Luna waved her fingers, pretending to be earnest. “Too bad. If you and Joshua don’t hurry up, you might not even be able to bear a child before you die.”Fiona’s face instantly turned miserably pale. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Luna coldly. She wanted to say something else when Granny Lynch in the distance stopped in her tracks and swept Fiona a cold glance.“Didn’t you say you want to show us your cooking skills? It’s late. Shouldn’t you start already?”Fiona pursed her lips. She was forced to swallow the words that she wanted to retort to Luna a moment ago. She took a deep breath, reach
“I’m not trying to look down on you. I just think, even a person with a good memory won’t be able to remember all the important points at once. Also, I’m not willing to teach you the second time, Ms. Blake. I placed the phone here to record the process down so that you can refer to it in the future.”Fiona was stunned. Luna’s reason was irrefutable at that moment. She bit her lips, her expressions were rather ugly. “Y-You’re…right. We should record it.”Then, she turned around and started washing the vegetables. In an angle where Luna could not see her, Fiona’s eyes turned resentful.Luna, that hag! How did she know to place a camera in the kitchen! The thing Fiona wanted to do that night was to drug Granny Lynch and place the blame all on Luna! However, with the phone taking a video there, she could not do it anymore! At that thought, Fiona secretly sneaked a glance at the phone. Luna picked a strategic spot. The phone was facing a mirror. Thus, whether she was facing the camer
After buying fruits, Luna was not anxious to go back. She walked leisurely on the road with her things. She even took the chance to call Samson, giving him some guidance.In the end, she received the news from Nigel, making sure that Fiona did what she wanted to do in the kitchen, then only she slowly made her way back. “Luna, you’ve been gone for so long.” The moment Luna returned to Orchard Manor, Fiona came out from the kitchen with an apron in her hand. She smiled brightly. “I almost got Joshua to head out to look for you. I thought you got lost!”Luna smiled calmly. “I had a phone call on the way back, so I walked slower.” Luna accepted the apron from Fiona. She put it on while entering the kitchen.The kitchen was left in the same state when Luna left. Even the camera that was used for recording was still silently laying there.Luna glanced at the Grilled Cajun Shrimp in the distance she did previously. She sneered. Perhaps Fiona had already finished doing what she wanted t
“My memory is not that great. Plus, I haven’t seen Granny Lynch for such a long time.”Then, Luna sighed helplessly. She swapped the Grilled Cajun Shrimp with the dish in front of Fiona. “Granny, here, try this instead. This tastes good too. I made them especially for you.”Granny Lynch’s expressions relaxed a little.“Let’s eat, let’s eat. I’m starving!”Seeing that Joshua was still staring at Luna with a darkened expression, Nellie immediately smiled and placed some food on Joshua’s dish.“Daddy, try the Skinny Orange Chicken Mommy did. It’s really sweet and delicious!”Joshua furrowed his brows and laughed a little. “Sure.”Fiona, by the side, looked at the scene in front of her. Her eyes turned even colder.Nellie called Joshua Daddy and Luna Mommy. She even stressed those words. She was clearly trying to assert Luna’s dominance! Both Joshua and Luna, one of them was Daddy, the other was Mommy. Fiona, on the other hand, was the outsider! At that thought, her already ann
“Mr. Lynch, after the preliminary diagnosis, they are showing signs of being poisoned.”When the family doctor came, he checked up on Granny Lynch and observed the two children. His conclusion was, “Even if they were not poisoned, they must have eaten food that produced toxins. Their symptoms were a reaction to food poisoning.”Joshua furrowed his brows tightly.Poisoned? Food that produced toxins? How did this happen? Fiona and Luna made the meal together. Although Fiona was not great at cooking, Luna was a pro. How could such a thing happen?“This is according to my diagnosis. I have already called an ambulance over, but it’s the suburbs, so we might have to wait a while.”Then, the doctor looked at the feast on the dining table. “Were you having dinner just now?”Joshua nodded. “Yes.”“Then, let me use the time to check the food on the table.”The doctor sighed and took the first aid kit next to the table. “It would be best if I could find out what the poison was.”Fiona’
“But all this while, Granny had been telling me that you’re a good person. She said that know how to take good care of others! How could you…poisoned Granny Lynch!”Joshua frowned hard at Fiona’s words. He swept Luna a cold glance. “You’re the one that made this dish, right?”Luna sneered, “It was me.”Joshua closed his eyes. He secretly clenched his fist.“Fiona’s right. Although Granny did not used to like you, throughout this time, she had always been thinking about the good you do! How could you…”Before Joshua could finish his sentence, the ambulance arrived. Granny Lynch, Nigel, and Nellie were placed into the ambulance. Joshua was worried so he planned to follow them to the hospital.“I’ll come along.” Fiona worriedly bit her lips. Tears kept falling. “Granny Lynch is already so old. She must be extremely uncomfortable.”Then, she could not help but look at Luna. “How could you be so cruel?”Although Fiona did not know why Granny Lynch would be in pain even though she di