Taste of Poison

48

Chapter 48:

Uncertainties are quite scary.

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Roseanne knew that something was off.

It was impossible for all of the guests to be in need of a medical emergency. When she had missed breakfast this morning to deal with business, never would she have guessed that something like this could happen. She didn’t know how she had gone from flipping through countless papers to sitting beside Alistair’s bed.

“The Young Lord is healthy, Your Grace,” the physician answered.

Still panicked and out of her mind, she gripped her skirt slowly. “Are you certain?”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

Alistair wouldn’t have guessed that his mother would arrive earlier than he had expected. While he had always wanted her attention, seeing her this distressed wasn’t something that he wanted to see. Even if it was bec