----
Xavier was someone who spoke his mind without thinking
much. Just as Xavier was about to speak, Howard covered
his mouth and instructed, "Hush."
"I haven’t even said anything yet. Why are you covering my
mouth?" Xavier protested. He wanted to roll his eyes at
Howard.
Howard nced at Danielle worriedly and said to Xavier,
“Nothing goodes out of your mouth. Don’t irritate
Danielle. We still don’t know what will trigger her."
Xavier took Howard’s hand off his mouth andined,
"Dad, am I that indiscreet? I just wanted to show some
concern for Danielle."
----
Howard replied earnestly, "You are.”
Xavier was speechless. He was the youngest Best Actor
award winner with tens of millions of fans, yet he was
someone unreliable in the eyes of his own father. Xavier
found this frustrating.
They had just arrived at Orion’s house when Raina came
running out. With a concerned look on her face, she asked,
"I heard that the thugs were causing trouble again. Are you
alright?"
Orion said, "We are fine, thanks to Danielle. We can talk
about thister. Let’s eat first." The vige chief then invited
the Darlings into the house.
Raina warmly weed them. She had prepared a
chicken stew. She said, "Try it and see if it’s good. We don’t
have any fancy food. The vegetables are all homegrown,
without any chemical fertilizers or pesticides. They are
absolutely healthy."
----
"The food looks so appetizing.
Thank you for,the scrumptious
meal," VivianGaid gently. She quite
liked the vige chief’s family. The —
vigersqere quite hostile to the.
Paring nen they first arrived:
because they thought the Darlings
wete’in cahoots with the thegs.
Despite that, Orion and Raina treated
the Darlings warmly and even
provided them amodation at
night after the misunderstanding
was cleared up.
----
“Then you should eat more," Raina said enthusiastically.
Vivian replied, "Okay."
Danielle hadn’t said a word since
she entered the house. Her episodes
had be more frequent recently,
and nowgniedicine and acupunctufe
could né longer control them. She
figurééwhen she went berserk
corapletely, she wouldn’t beable to
recognize her parents, brothers, or
Cloud.
----
She didn’t mind losing control of herselfpletely before
this since she was a lone wolf. However, she was reluctant
to forget about her family now that she had found them.
“Dear, this is for you." Raina gave Danielle a big bowl of
stew. She really liked Danielle.
----
Danielle smiled and replied, "Thank you." She chomped
down on the food. She didn’t want her family to worry about
her.
After breakfast, Howard and Vivian looked at Danielle
hesitantly.
“Mom and Dad, do you have something to say?" Danielle
knew what her parents were going to ask, but she didn’t
know where to start. She had been unable to contact Cloud
for a while, and she didn’t know where he had gone.
“Danielle, can we know how this happened? Why did you
suddenly not recognize us?" Howard asked cautiously.
Vivian added, "Yes. You scared me. It’s all my fault for not
paying enough attention to you."
----
Vivian wiped her tears, feeling sad.
Xavier chimed in, "Danielle, our family is the richest in
Aleria. Although your medical skills are very good, I will find
a doctor to treat you when we return to the city."
Danielle took a deep breath. She knew that this day would
come eventually. She exined, "Mom, Dad, Xavier, I am
not sick. I am poisoned, and I will have an episode on the
15th of every month."
----
Vivian eximed, "What? Poisoned?
How could vanbe poisoned? What
kind of pgison is it? Can it be cured"
She turned’pale when she heard ?
Danielle’s words. She couldn’t
imagit how and why Danielle
weld be poisoned since Dahielle
was both capable and arable.
----
To the side, Orion exined, "Danielle has been poisoned
with Luna Stalk. As far as I know, this poison has gone
extinct. So is its antidote."
Danielle nced at the vige chief. She was surprised
that he actually knew about this poison. Very few people
knew about it. She wondered how he had leamed of it.
She asked, "How do you know I got poisoned with Luna
Stalk?"
Orion exined, "I’ve some understanding of this poison.
By chance, I met someone who was poisoned with Luna
Stalk. Your symptoms are very simr."