Chapter 1011

Guinevere put her excellent acting skills into high gear and suddenly burst into tears. “You must’ve heard…” she said between sobs. “Zack… He just had an allergic reaction to nuts…” “I’ve heard,” replied the man. He then immediately tried to comfort her, saying, “But it’s no big deal! There isn’t a law that requires mothers to know their children like the back of their hand! You’re only human, after all, and it’s only natural that you make mistakes sometimes. What right do they have to blame it on you???” The more the man spoke, the more agitated he got. “That’s not what I meant,” Stella interrupted him. “Zack’s condition is actually more complicated than that…” She paused, gulped, and added in as low a whisper as she could manage, “It’s possible that this is more than just a simple case of nut allergy. He’s in a critical state right now. The doctor is suspecting that he might’ve been poisoned.” Though her voice was very low, the man heard each and every word as clear as day. “