S21 16. Mysterious Pills

“Nora, what’s on the dessert menu tonight?” Louis asked as the servants cleared the table from empty plates.

“Fruit pudding, Young Master.”

Once again, Louis and Emily’s eyes lit up.

“I like fruit pudding.”

“Yeah, me too. It was delicious.”

Barbara snorted at the comment. She thought the twins’ tastes were

too low. However, when she was about to speak, her stomach suddenly twisted.

“Ouch!”

Everyone raised their eyebrows. Their gazes fell on Barbara.

“What is it, Dear?” Melanie asked.

Barbara held her stomach. Her eyes flickered under the furrowed

brows. “Something wrong with my stomach.”

Melanie’s back straightened. “You must be sick?”

Suddenly, Barbara got up from the chair. “Mom, just continue eating. I have to go to the restroom:”

While Barbara ran, Melanie was stunned. A bad feeling started to creep into her heart. She was no longer aware that Louis and Emily were biting their lips, struggling to hold back their laughs.

“What’s wrong, Mom?” Frank raised an eyebrow. “Why are you so panicked? Barbara just has a stomachache. Maybe she’s not used to spicy food.”

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Melanie pursed her mouth. Grabbing the spoon, she controlled herself. “Yes. Let’s continue eating.”

While his mother cut the pudding, Frank smiled crookedly. He looked at the twins with a meaningful look.

“You know, Kids? A few days ago, Daddy met someone with cancer.”

“Cancer? Is it serious?” Emily furrowed her eyebrows in pity.

“No, he’s in the early stages. He can still be cured with treatment. From that conversation, Daddy was inspired to develop more effective chemotherapy drugs.”

Melanie gasped. Her eyeballs trembled and her mouth stopped

chewing.

“How effective is it, Daddy? Is the current medicine still less effective?

tilted his

kill cancer cells. But, often, normal cells are also killed. The

“If healthy people drink it, wouldn’t it

“We’re at the dinner table.

not talking

knowledge for

“Yes, the side effects can vary. Headache, nausea,

cut, making

eyes.

right. Diarrhea is one of them.

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an early

swallowed hard. She realized the meaning of

glance.

Her cold sweat started to pour

back in his chair and reached into his trouser pocket. A second

like you did

shoulders rose and fell with

ball in his hand. Melanie was getting

that to your sister? She’s still so young.

How could you sprinkle medicine in her food? Would you have the heart if Louis and Emily

eyes were fixed on the plate that had changed menus in front of her. “Is that why the spaghetti tasted

“Daddy, did Mommy eat poison?

future little brother? Can we still meet

sweetly. “Calm down, Kids. Daddy has exchanged Mommy’s medicine for vitamins.”

about Barbara? You gave her the real medicine?”

voice was shrill.

inhaled deeply. “Sorry, Mom. Everyone must reap the results

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their actions.”

disbelief. Her eyes started to fill with

left the

in the air. They shouted silent victory.

Our mission was successful!”

cheerful face.

Let’s quickly finish our dinner, Emily!

“Yeah!”

spooned the pudding into her mouth. After drinking and cleaning their lips with a napkin, the twins

Barbara’s door. “We came to bring

medicine for you.”

while, no one answered. The

angry with us? So they won’t open the

sick, Louis. She needs this.” Emily showed a gla of ORS in

as Louis was about to knock, the door opened. Melanie

in. Barbara was lying on the bed with a pale face. She

came to bring medicine and ORS for Auntie,” Emily

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