Chapter 21 

After Samuel followed Cindy back to her house, she changed into a thin sleeping gown and served him the chicken soup she had promised, saying, “I’ve done my best to boil this soup, Sam. I know that you’re picky about your food, but please be gentle with me if I didn’t do well

Samuel took a sip. “It tastes fine.”

“Really? Great!” Cindy exclaimed. “I’ll cook you something different every day from now on!”

But for some reason, he remembered the food made by the anonymous lady when he visited his grandmother the other day. That was more to his tastes…

Still, he humored Cindy to the end and finished the soup. However, just as he was about to leave, Cindy caught him immediately.

“Please stay and chat with me, Sam. I’m alone… I’m scared…”.

Above her thin clothes was a look of utter vulnerability.

Still, Samuel frowned. “Don’t you have bodyguards?”.

said miserably. “I don’t matter to him, and would have been sold

of utter reliance in her eyes as

made Samuel remember Tina, who was

her

she was going to give Samuel a shoulder rub, but

suddenly feeling dizzy

Samuel’s neck just then, her heart

she had really

to Samuel then, saying, “You’re feeling sick too, Sam? Why don’t you

 
 

before she could finish, Samuel had shaken her off

leave me, Sam!

light-headed from a single sip of that chicken soup…

had already sensed that something wasn’t right, and had a hunch that this was Mama Langford’s doing after seeing

you a

shook her hand off

wretch succeed while I can’t?! It’s all your fault, Tina Lynd! I’ll kill you… I’ll tear you into pieces just to put my mind at

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