Selena felt a sudden chill, and a strong metallic taste rose to her throat.

She forced down the nausea and held onto Gavin for support.

Gavin steadied her, but then he blinked in confusion, feeling dizzy himself.

He looked ahead, and in the next moment, he threw up.

Gavin turned back toward the table and saw the culprit—there was a dish with peanut sauce, and in his distracted state, he had eaten it.

He let out a frustrated chuckle.

What was wrong with him today?

He was allergic to peanuts, yet somehow, he'd let his guard down and eaten some.

It must have been because he was so angry at how the Horton and Olsen families were treating Selena.

Gavin understood that Selena had started the argument, and yes, he knew Kate and James weren't the sharpest tools in the shed, but he also sympathized with Selena.

To him, her mother's affair was only her mother's fault.

Selena was an illegitimate daughter, but she didn't do anything wrong.

And Selena had always been so gentle and loving toward him. He didn't think his family should be this hostile toward her.

mind, Gavin's throat tightened like something was stuck in

coughed violently, his face turning red. Trembling, he fumbled for his allergy medication and was about to take it

Ryan quickly

okay?" Ellie asked, her concern genuine as she grabbed

feeling terrible herself, Selena focused entirely on Gavin, ignoring

his head, but no

welled up in Selena's eyes as she wailed, "Gavin, what's wrong?

it? Stop acting like he's dying!

sobbed, "I want him to be okay too, but he started feeling like this after

for a moment,

other hand, knew about Gavin's allergy, so he quickly went to the table,

didn't notice

who had been munching on her steak the entire time, overheard the conversation and instinctively took a sip of the soup. Immediately, she spit it

eyebrow, casting a suspicious

knew what cassia powder was, but most people

asked, "What's that? Is it poison? I had some of that soup

Kate picked up her own bowl of

freaked out, grabbing her arm, "Kate, what are you

was dead serious. "I'm

tears brimming in his eyes, gasped, "Kate, you're so stupid, but

said, "You're so annoying, but we're meant to be together. We

James held her hands.

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