Chapter 836 Maya''s Special Smoothie
Sylvia''s POV:
Rufus and I were not surprised by the cooks '' confession, which also confirmed Joanna''s side of
story. Noreen''s original intent was to frame me.
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We were now even more certain that the person behind this incident was Noreen.
I just needed to figure out who on earth Noreen had impersonated so that she could act so
unscrupulously in the imperial pce.
"Let''s have dinner first. I have something to show you after we eat." Rufus led me to the table.
Maya served a beef stew with stout. I didn''t know why I had be particrly sensitive to the
smell of alcohol since I got pregnant. As soon as the smell hit my nose, I felt the bile rise up my
throat.
Rufus was so enraged that he rebuked Maya harshly, as if he wanted to flush her down the drain
with the stew.
"Don''t me Maya. It''s just my morning sickness." I was unable to stop retching.
Rufus became furious and scolded Maya in a frosty voice, "Didn''t I instruct you repeatedly to not
add alcohol in the food cooked for Miss Todd?"
Maya immediately fell to her knees and begged for mercy in a trembling voice.
"Rufus, let it go. Help me up to the room. I want to lie down for a bit." I took Rufus upstairs and
secretly threw a wink in Maya''s direction, trying tofort her. Rufus'' temper would simmer down
soon after I cajoled him. I didn''t want Maya to be punished for something so minor.
Maya was like an elder sister to me. Thanks to her help, I was able to quickly adapt to life in the
pce when I first came here.
After returning to the room, Rufus ordered the servant to call the doctor. He didn''t rx until the
doctor examined me thoroughly and assured him that I was indeed fine.
It was quitete at night by the time the doctor finally left. After the servants also left the room, I
asked Rufus what he wanted to show me.
He went to the study with a sigh and came back with a document, which he handed to me. "This is
my father''s diet record. Take a look."
I leafed through it but didn''t find anything amiss.
"Go through it more carefully," he prodded patiently.
I flipped through the pages carefully once more and spotted a familiar name on thest page.
"When did Maya start taking charge of Ethan''s meals? Besides, she even made shaved ice for him.
Didn''t the doctor say that he isn''t allowed to have anything cold?"
"This has aroused my suspicions. Maya is not supposed to be responsible for my father''s diet. She
came here when she was little and she has been a maid in my pce forever. However, she cannot
interfere in any other affairs in the imperial pce without my express order."
"Is it possible that the queen ordered her? You know, there was a heat wave during the past few
days and the temperature suddenly rose. Perhaps Maya made some refreshing shaved ice for the
king out of kindness to help him feel better." I tried toe up with a usible exnation for
Maya''s strange behavior, but in the end, I couldn''t even convince myself.
It was nearlyte autumn. Even though the temperature indeed rose a few degrees, it wasn''t really
that hot that one would need to eat arge bowl of ice to feel better.
And today, despite my state of being pregnant, Maya not only made shaved ice for me, but also
cooked a dish with alcohol.
"My mother has a lot of confidants and capable subordinates. There was no way she would
suddenly need to call maids from my pce to take care of my father," Rufus said lightly.
"So this is..." I dared not continue, feeling uneasy.
Just then, there was a slight disturbance outside the door. Rufus immediately turned his head and
asked in a stern voice, "Who''s there?"
"It''s me, sir. I''m here with some food," Maya''s gentle voice came from outside.
Rufus and I exchanged nces. He pressed his lips into a thin line and let Maya in.
She walked in bearing two bowls of steaming noodle soup. She said with a smile, "I believe you
haven''t eaten anything all day, and you just skipped dinner. So I specially cooked something for
you."