Darleen hurried over to the drawer, eximing, "Grandpa Butler, this isn''t J''s fault, it''s Gerry! The ‘poison’ is right here in the drawer, but it''s not
what you think!"
Inside the drawery several packets of white powder:
Two small ones.
And threerger bags.
Edna''s face was a picture of shock as she stared at the contents. She couldn''t believe Gerard had bought so much!
He must have been out of his mind!
J was trembling with anger.
So much ''poison''—how long had he been into this?
Such a disgrace!
An absolute disgrace!
But seeing these items, any sliver of guilt J harbored vanished.
Kicking Gerard out now seemed better than letting him bring disaster upon the Lindsay familyter.
Not on her watch!
No ane would bring harm to the Lindsay family as long as she was there!
The butler, in a frenzy, tried to exin, "Madam, you''ve got it all wrong! These aren''t drugs at all! This small packet contains powdered sugar, and
these are just bags of flour! And this, this is energizing chewing gum! You know your 80th birthday ising up, right? So, young master has been
experimenting with baking a birthday cake. He said you''ve raised him with such dedication, he wanted to honor you properly! He''s nning to present
a cake he made himself at your birthday party. In fact, he even had me secretly buy an oven and bring it here!"
"To surprise you, he''s been secretly working on the cake in his room! To make the cake, he''s been so busy he hasn''t even had time to finish his
homework, staying upte into the night, relying on chewing gum to stay awake!"
"He''s doing all this for you! How could you think he''s involved in drugs!"
"Madam, you''ve misunderstood!"
Hearing this, J froze, her face ashen
How could this be?
Had she misunderstood Gerard?
"Madam, if you don''t believe me, taste it for yourself. See if it''s really ''poison'',” the butler suggested, offering her a bag
J, hands trembling, tock the bag and tasted a pinch.
Sweet.
It was sweet
Powdered sugar.
It truly was powdered sugar.
This child had been nning her birthday all along.
What now?
What should she do?
J was in a panic, filled with regret.N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.
It was all her fault!
She had wronged a good child!
What now?
J was close to tears, wishing she could p her earlier self.
How could she have been so quick to judge and hurt the child?
Gerard, being so devoted, must have been deeply hurt by her usations.
J felt as angry with herself as she had been with Gerard.
She shouldn''t have been so rash!
"Butler!" J grabbed the butler''s-.
hand, hervoice trembling, "Go after
Gerry! Aurry! Gerry''s temperament is
just like Jonah''s; impulsive! Ve can''t
let. t anything happen to him!" “ ~~
If something happened to Gerard...
She would never forgive herself, even in death!
"Of course, Madam, right away!"
Watching the butler hurry off, J wiped away her tears.
Edna and Darleen were dumbstruck by the turn of events.
They had thought this was their chance to finally rid the Lindsay family of Gerard.
Instead, they ended up being outwitted by him!
Well yed!
Very well yed!
Edna was seething, but she had to hold it in
Gerard was indeed Carole’s son!
Edna nudged Barleen, who got the
hint and, with teary eyes,
proached” J, "I''m so sorry, oo
J. tall my fault. I didn''t know
Gerry was baking you a birthday
cake. I''m so sorry... Please, scold
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J sighed, tears in her eyes, "This
is mainly my fault! I didn''t get the full
stor vs } “wronged Gerry! I owe Jonah
an apology...”
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Though J didn''t explicitly me Darleen, it was clear today''s incident stemmed from her actions.
If it weren''t for Darleen, J would never have unjustly used Gerard.
Recalling Gerard''s words only added to J''s turmoil