qWith that, Francesca went upstairs, leaving Robin and the other subordinates rooted to the spot.

If they were already nervous before, hearing what Francesca said only served to compound their unease.

She herself stated that they had all been poisoned, but her reaction puzzled them to no end. It was as though they merely caught something as trivial as fever or a cold.

“I know Francesca. She's got a good heart, so she won't let anything happen to you all,” William said reassuringly.

“Right. Of course.” Robin nodded profusely in agreement. “Don't worry. Ms. Felch isn't going to ignore us since she's already aware that we've been poisoned.”

“Understood...” The subordinates were finally able to relax.

“For the time being, don't let the rest of them know about the poisoning, lest everyone panics,” Robin instructed. “Keep a close eye on the water source and the storage room tonight, and watch out for any suspicious characters.”

“Understood.”

Once he had made the necessary arrangements, Robin wheeled William back to the room.

William. Then, he asked in relative unease, “I didn't expect Ms. Felch

What is there to

a manner that

then hastily bowed

with the water supply. We didn't try to deceive Francesca in

as he nodded. “Since we aren't able to deal with the poison, we'd sooner or later need to summon Ms. Felch. It's just that things would be different if she were to uncover the problem herself. But It just occurred to me that Ms. Felch may be much smarter than I had anticipated, and she's quite

Francesca is not only a responsible person but also a compassionate one. She wouldn't leave us in the lurch even if she does get mad at us. Secondly, only you and I are in the know about this, so no one would find out so long as you don't speak of it. Besides, I wasn't seeking to harm anyone. I just found out about the problem with the water source much earlier but chose not to give anything away in order to

calm Robin down

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look into Ms. Felch's background when he returned, and ought to have found out that she's the

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