Chapter 35

Martha immediately spoke up once she saw that Xyla had left the kitchen window. "Wendy, she's gone." "Good." Wendy poured away the extra salty broth she had made earlier and neatly chopped up a fresh batch of vegetables. There was no telling if Xyla would cause more trouble if she realized sooner that Wendy could actually cook. She might even have snuck some unwanted ingredients into Wendy's dishes. That was why Wendy asked Martha to keep watch. After all, Wendy had gotten her housekeeping job with the Sadler family because of Martha. Martha would also be affected if Wendy failed to prepare a good meal tonight. While cooking, Wendy deliberately made a lot of loud clamors with the pans and pots. That was combined with Martha's occasionally timed yelps and disappointed sighs. The clamoring was so loud that even Moira and Sean, who were in another room, heard it. "Listen to that. Does that sound like someone who knows how to cook? She may as well be bashing our pans!" Moira's expr