Chapter 53

"Yasmin, you really need to take better care of yourself. What happened today gave Mrs. Grant Senior quite a scare. It was supposed to be a happy occasion, after all…" Veronica's tone was full of concern, but her words had a hidden meaning. Yasmin looked at her calmly. "Caleb didn't blame me, and Mrs. Grant Senior didn't blame me either. But you, of all people, seem very invested in making sure I know that my timing was inconvenient." "I-I didn't mean it like that!" Veronica's expression turned wounded. Yasmin let out a short, cold laugh. The whole act was exhausting. They weren't here out of concern. They were here to disturb her rest. "I had an allergic reaction," Yasmin stated, her tone turning sharp. "The lemon water I drank had come into contact with raw peanuts." Clare had been in charge of the drinks at the banquet. Yasmin wasn't allergic to roasted peanuts—only raw ones. And in drinks, raw peanuts were rarely ever used. "Yasmin, you don't think I did it, do you?" Clare