“A what?” Aera asked, her eyebrows arched and her general reaction seemed to be doubting what I told her.“A poison,” I repeated, emphasizing my answer just in case Aera did not hear it, even though I, myself, was as confused and unsure as her. “But I am not certain. I was only seventeen at that time, darling. Maybe, I misheard it. Or I heard it wrong.”“No, Alexei. Please make certain of it,” she said, her eyes pleading. When she withdrew her eyes from me, that's when I felt a strong suspicion that suddenly ignited inside her. “You said you and Mikhail were together that day, right? We can ask him. Or Mister Ivanov.”“Mister Ivanov's illness was real, we cannot expect him to answer that mystery for us... but we can ask Mikhail for sure, I just hoped he wasn’t as unsure like me,” I told her, and she nodded and picked up her dress in haste, which drew me back in surprise. “Woah, what are you doing, darling?”“What else? Putting back my clothes,” she answered and handed me my clothes an
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