Chapter Seventeen“Poisoned?” said Adèle, almost too quietly for Molly to hear.
Molly nodded. “Yes. I’m…I’m so sorry. It’s sort of scary to think that whoever did it was probably at that birthday party. Your aunt seemed fine earlier in the evening, right?”
“We always said she’d outlive us all.” Adèle was holding on to the bar with both hands. “I’m sorry,” she said. “I’m…I’m in shock, to be honest. You did say poisoned?”
“I know! I mean, who would want to kill a little old lady?”
“That’s the thing, Molly. With Aunt Josephine…possibly a lot of people.”
“Not the most popular?”
“No. I don’t think she had any friends. Michel said he was scraping the barrel to come up with guests for her surprise party. As far as family, Maman is her only sibling and they couldn’t be more different. Maman i
