"Miss." Catherine smiled. "Let me handle it, alright?"

She released Persephone's hand, gesturing for her to step aside, and began taking out the medicine packets from the cabinet.

Persephone stood by to watch silently, her heart beating faster and faster.

She felt like Catherine was counting something.

After a while, Catherine murmured to herself, "Why are these medicine packets... missing some?"

"What?" Persephone was stunned. "What's missing?"

"The quantity is short," Catherine said. She placed her hands on her hips and exhaled. "Miss, look, I remember clearly. There were 25 packs yesterday, but there are only 17 today. How could Mr. Rutherford possibly consume eight doses in a day?

"Moreover..." Catherine paused, lowering her voice. "Except for the first time I brought back and prepared a pack, Mr. Rutherford hasn't had any since then."

"Huh?" Persephone was shocked. "H-How do you know? Don't you prepare medicine for him every day?"

"When I went to clean his room, the flowers in his windowsill pot had withered, and the soil had a strong herbal scent. Miss, tell

Persephone froze in place.

entered Seamus' room earlier, she also smelled the herbal scent. She had assumed it was because he took the medicine

actually from the

the medicine was problematic.

gone wrong? And

and she had to lean on the table

at her and continued her work. She washed and sorted the vegetables, prepared meals for

routine, yet subtly

frozen like

suddenly asked her, "Miss, do you really trust those

bated. "What do

for you." Catherine's tone was nonchalant. "Others may be around you but

Persephone hurriedly grabbed

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