Chapter 579

Poisoned? This was utterly unforeseen for Frederick.

“Frederick, think hard. Has Manley eaten anything unusual at home these past few days?”

Teresa, though half in the dark even after Jocelyn’s lengthy explanations about

belladonna, was still somewhat baffled.

But she was aware that Manley might have hallucinated from ingesting belladonna.

So, without waiting for Frederick to reply, Teresa eagerly interjected, “Granny, Manley eats the same food as us, and he hates mushrooms! He never touches the mushroom stew Sadie makes! He only likes meat!”

“Now that is peculiar. Where could the trouble have stemmed from?”

Frederick cleared his throat, “Mom, are you so sure Manley was poisoned?”

“His symptoms match those of poisoning perfectly.”

Frederick looked down, his thoughts a whirlwind of emotion, “And how do we explain the bruises on his body?”

“If he truly hallucinated, thinking Marguerite was hitting him, then he might have fought back. It’s possible he hurt himself in the process.”

Frederick’s heart was in turmoil, his feelings exceedingly complex. If this was true, then it was likely he had wronged Marguerite. But he could not fathom why Manley would be poisoned for no reason; the boy loathed mushrooms and would never willingly eat them..

And the ingredients at Winston Mansion were always managed by Sadie. It made no sense for everyone else to be fine while only Manley suffered.copy right hot novel pub