Reese furrowed her brow, feeling a slight itch on her neck. She reached to scratch

it.

Unexpectedly, scratching only intensified the itchiness.

After a while, her face turned red. She rubbed her neck, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Closing her eyes in discomfort, she sensed her body was acting up, and this feeling was all too familiar-like an allergy.

Despite her physical discomfort, Reese's mind remained clear.

She recalled the incident of her seafood allergy becoming public knowledge when she won an award in the competition, and the Design Department held a gathering at the Butterfly Pavilion.

She also remembered the century egg and lean pork congee Chloe brought her that morning.

She found its taste odd but didn't think much of it. Given her seafood allergy, which usually prevented her from eating seafood, she wasn't familiar with its taste.

Now, thinking back, that bowl of congee must have been a problem. She consumed seafood congee and had an allergic reaction.

Reese's anger flared, but it was competition time, and she couldn't confront Chloe.

Suppressing her discomfort, she forced herself to continue sketching her design. When Lukas's gaze returned to Reese's face, his expression immediately changed.

He stood up abruptly and walked straight to Reese. "What's wrong with you?" Curiosity from the competition audience turned their attention toward them. Reese, enduring the discomfort to sketch, hadn't anticipated Lukas's sudden approach.

Gritting her teeth, she shook her head. "I'm fine."

Lukas saw numerous red spots on her face and even red marks from scratching.

As she spoke, she couldn't help but touch her face and scratch her neck.

Lukas's brow furrowed deeply. "Tell the truth, or else I'll ask you to leave right now."

might be having an

speaking, she felt so nauseous that

and discomfort. If he hadn't already told her

that moment, a middle-aged judge approached. "What's going

gaze remained steady. "She's having an allergic reaction, but she insists on

middle-aged judge seemed concerned. "Is it serious? I hope

clenched her

middle-aged judge raised an eyebrow, looking thoughtful. "Very well, continue drawing. If it gets too

and stubbornly held onto her

intently, his eyes as

hadn't expected her to persist in the competition

He forced himself to cool down, avoiding looking at Reese,

fifteen minutes, Lukas's phone screen

got up and

he held a box of medicine

the medicine on her table.

itching all over like crazy, saw Lukas offering medicine in the nick of time. She gratefully glanced

his voice icy. "No

took two pills and resumed sketching her

of the medicine, after a dozen minutes or so, she felt the itching

body remained, and the nauseous feeling

teeth and accelerated her drawing pace, enduring

Unexpectedly, she continued drawing her design

seconds turned into minutes,

was delivered, but Reese

she wasn't sure anymore if the congee from the morning had been tampered with

the medicine, she calmed down and began

Chloe be foolish enough to send her tainted food, knowing

would be the first to suspect Chloe

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