"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?"

looked at her. "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.

herbal scent. She had assumed it was because he took the medicine

actually from the flower

must have known the medicine was problematic. That was why he hadn't taken

gone wrong? And where did those missing

had to lean on

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

routine, yet

frozen like a

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

breath bated. "What

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

Persephone

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