"If you feel guilty about my parents, why not just tell me where you had them buried?"


    Gabrielle seemed caught off guard by my question, her hands trembling as she held the soup. "ire, you''re still young. These burdens shouldn''t fall on your shoulders. If you truly wish to pay your respects, how about I take you and ude to visit their grave after you''re married? Would that be okay?"


    "Did my parents'' death shake the Hart family that much? Or is there more to their death, so much so that there''s not even ashes left, not to mention a proper burial?" Tears welled in my eyes as I spoke, and I could see Gabrielle avoiding my gaze.


    So, it was true. The Hart family hadn''t even bothered to retrieve my parents'' bodies, leaving the people who saved ude''s life to be gone without leaving any trace in this world. "ire..."


    "Mrs. Hart, I''m just jesting. I won''t ask anymore." I quickly smiled, realizing it wasn''t the time to confront her, and picked up the soup, saying, "I''ll go deliver the soup to udy." She gently touched the bandage on my hand. "Does it still hurt? Be more careful this time."


    I nodded. There was something off about this soup, and I was curious to see what kind of surprise Gabrielle had prepared this time.


    Gabrielle said, "Here, ire, drink this milk first."


    Milk and soup again! It seemed she was ying the same old tricks.


    "Okay." I obediently drank the milk.


    She then hurriedly said, "It''s gettingte. I should head back. You take the soup to the study and don''t give Kate a chance. If it weren''t for her ident, I''d have sent her packing already." She cast a stern nce at Kate before leaving. But I knew it was all an act for my benefit.


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    If she despised someone from her heart, she''d cast them out, broken leg or not. Just like ude, he wouldn''t believe I was dead, saying


    he''d send me away.


    After Gabrielle left, I found Kate and said, "udy didn''t have his soup tonight. Mrs. Hart taught me how to make it and said it was his favorite."


    Sitting on the couch quietly out of respect for Gabrielle, Kate suddenly got up and said, "Let me deliver it, ire."


    "Why? I made it. Mrs. Hart said udy has loved this soup since he was young and even said his future wife must know how to make it."N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    Kate clenched her teeth and said, "ire, didn''t you want to go hiking? I''ll go with you. Leave the soup to me."


    I scoffed, "I can go hiking by myself."


    Kate said, "It''s too dangerous to go alone. We''ll be worried."


    "Alright, then. Take the soup." I feigned innocence, handing over the soup, and she happily carried it off to the study.


    My body suddenly felt warm.


    Gabrielle had tampered with the milk. And the antidote I got from Ronaldst time was probably still in my apartment. I needed to leave this ce immediately.


    I''d return the next day to see if Kate would get thrown out. After all, ude was a traditionalist. He wouldn''t allow premarital rtions. His pride wouldn''t stand for being drugged, either.


    Would this incident be an ident for Kate, or would it change ude''s view of her? I was somewhat eager to find out.


    But my body was getting hotter and uncontroble. I started unbuttoning my cor. I couldn''t stay there any longer! I hailed a taxi and left the mansion.