Chapter 464

Lately, I’ve been replaying that night over and over in my mind.

The juice was handed to me by the waitress. If I wasn’t the intended target, the chances of it landing in my hands were slim. But I hardly knew anyone at the dinner. Bella, Ivy, Bryant. None of them seemed likely. Bella was openly caring towards me, Ivy was her confidant, so drugging me was out of the question. And Bryant, even less likely. That left Summer, the only person I had history with. And I could feel, more or less, the animosity coming from her. Just what she hoped to achieve, I couldn’t figure out.

When I voiced the accusation, Summer froze, then looked at me with feigned confusion, “Me, drug you? What drugs?”

I smiled back, “You drugged me, and you don’t know with what?”

Truth was, I wasn’t sure it was her. Just fishing.

Summer was about to reply when Bella walked over, shooting her a look. “Why didn’t you invite Jane in, young lady?”

Summer turned, flashing Bella a sweet smile and saying, “I… I was just so eager to chat with Ms. Webster.”

Right then, I knew it. It was her. She was the one who drugged me.

not even wanting me to step through the door, if she wasn’t the one who drugged me, she would’ve used this as an opportunity to clear her name. To let

I masked my suspicions, smiling warmly at Bella, “Ms. Taylor, shall we try on the

the dress

so friendly, “But first, you must try the

“Cookies?”

was pleasantly surprised, joking, “Tasting Ms. Taylor’s homemade cookies

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worth bragging about on

brag.” Bella

front yard adorned with a wall of roses, and the backyard was filled with

daughter. Stepping into her house, the aroma of freshly baked cookies greeted us. After tasting a couple,

“Really?”

some for you to take home, for

“No, that’s not necessary…”

with me?

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