NovelEnglishSelena felt a sudden chill, and a strong metallic taste rose to her throat.
She forced down the nausea and held onto Gavin for support.
Gavin steadied her, but then he blinked in confusion, feeling dizzy himself.
He looked ahead, and in the next moment, he threw up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtGavin turned back toward the table and saw the culprit-there was a dish with peanut sauce, and in his distracted state, he had eaten it.
He let out a frustrated chuckle.
What was wrong with him today? He was allergic to peanuts, yet somehow, he'd let his guard down and eaten some.
It must have been because he was so angry at how the Horton and Olsen families were treating Selena.
Gavin understood that Selena had started the argument, and yes, he knew Kate and James weren't the sharpest tools in the shed, but he also sympathized with Selena.
To him, her mother's affair was only her mother's fault.
Selena was an illegitimate daughter, but she didn't do anything wrong.
And Selena had always been so gentle and loving toward him. He didn't think his family should be this hostile toward her.
As these thoughts swirled in his mind, Gavin's throat tightened like something was stuck in it.
He coughed violently, his face turning red. Trembling, he fumbled for his allergy medication and was about to take it when Selena lunged at him. "Gavin! Gavin! What's happening to you?" Selena cried, her voice panicked. Ellie and Ryan quickly rushed over.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Gavin, are you okay?" Ellie asked, her concern genuine as she grabbed his other arm to steady him. Despite feeling terrible herself, Selena focused entirely on Gavin, ignoring her own discomfort.
Gavin tried to shake his head, but no words cout.
Tears welled up in Selena's eyes as she wailed, "Gavin, what's wrong? Don't leave me!" Ellie shot back, "Would you quit it? Stop acting like he's dying! Gavin's going to be fine!" Selena sobbed, "I want him to be okay too, but he started feeling like this after he had the soup. Is there something in it?" Ellie froze for a moment, unsure.
Ryan, on the other hand, knew about Gavin's allergy, so he quickly went to the table, grabbed the bowl of soup, and tasted it.
He didn't notice anything off...
Erin, who had been munching on her steak the entire time, overheard the conversation and instinctively took a sip of the soup. Immediately, she spit it back into the bowl. "This soup has cassia powder in it." Keira raised an eyebrow, casting a suspicious glance at Selena.
She knew what cassia powder was, but most people here wouldn't.
Like James, who asked, "What's that? Is it poison? I had sof that soup too! Am I gonna die?" Without missing a beat, Kate picked up her own bowl of soup and started chugging it down. James freaked out, grabbing her arm, "Kate, what are you doing?!" Her face was dead serious. "I'm dying with you!" James, with tears brimming in his eyes, gasped, "Kate, you're so stupid, but I love you!" Kate said, "You're so annoying, but we're meant to be together. We got engaged in the Freeman Sect!" Touched, James held her hands. "Kate..."
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