Chapter 1425
But all the other lines were developed by herpany''s research and development teams, as she
owned so manypanies, she couldn''t possibly attend to them all.
"Wow, that''s damn impressive.” The crowd erupted in awe,pletely taken aback by how outstanding
this girl was at such a young age.
Serena watched as everyone circled Arabe, with Eunice even snapping photos of her with their
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grandparents on her smartphone. A twinge of jealousy pinched at her heart, but she kept up her smile,
"Let''s take a big family pictureter, shall we? I''m going to step outside to capture some shots of the
night view!"
There was anotherrge terrace at the end of the corridor, not only offering a view of Bard''s eco-resort
and golf course but also the city lights twinkling in the distance.
After a while, Serena returned, her eyes glued to her phone as she edited the photos, not forgetting to
coax her aunt with a sweet voice, "Do you think this one looks good? Is the lighting okay in that one?"
"You''ve overdone it with the filters, it looks unnatural," Eunicemented honestly, "This one won''t do,
your eyes look too purposeful, the smile seems fake. This one isn''t ttering either. Your chin looks too
sharp. This one’s not good either. You''re trying too hard to look cute. All these pouting selfies, you''re
overdoing it. It''s not attractive"
Out of the more than twenty pictures Serena took, Eunice onlyplimented onendscape shot
capturing the eco-resort and golf course.
At that moment, the restaurant manager came out to serve the dishes personally.
One by one, the mouthwatering dishes were presented on the table, with the restaurant manager
respectfully introducing each one before bowing out.
Arabe started serving the elders with the cutlery, and Serena, keen to follow suit, noticed Arabe
reaching for a piece of fish to ce in Belinda''s bowl. She quickly intercepted with arger piece,
cing it in the bowl first.
"Grandma, this is your favorite fish. Have some more,’ Serena said purposefully, stealing the words
right out of Arabe''s mouth. As Arabe reached for the beef, Serena hurriedly did the same.
After her little disy, she suggested, "Let''s all raise a toast! First, to celebrate our grandparents’
health, second, to wee Aunt Eunice home safely, and third, to celebrate my sister''s return to the
family"
Seeing Serena finally acting sensibly, Eunice joined in, lifting her ss, "Shall we all clink sses?"
Arabe raised her ss of lemon water to join the toast, but just as she was about to sip, she noticed
something off about the floaters.
Though there were fine bits of lemon pulp, a closer look revealed tiny specks of powder floating and
slowly dissolving in the water.
She was a regr lemon water drinker, so even the slightest difference didn''t escape her notice.
She sniffed, catching the usual scent of lemon water. Could the person who spiked her drink have used
something colorless and tasteless?
Everyone else had already downed their lemon water, but Arabe noticed no powder floating in their
sses.
"Be, why aren''t you drinking? Lemon water is so refreshing, especially after eating too much meat."
Serena''s voice brought Arabe back from her thoughts.
"I was just thinking. does my sudden return to the family unsettle you?"
Caught off quard by Arabe''s unexpected question, Serena stumbled for a moment beforeughing,
"Why would it? This has always been your home.
I''m just grateful you''re letting me stay"
"And if the family started treating me twice as well,pensating me, giving me more than they give
you, you wouldn''t mind?"
"Of—of course not.” Serena was baffled by Arabe''sments. Could Arabe have sensed
something was amiss?
No, it couldn''t be. Martha had assured her the drug was colorless and tasteless, dissolvingpletely
in water in less than a minute.