Everyone was stunned. Sherrie hurried to act concerned. “Allison, don’t eat that. It’s dirty…”
Nigel was shocked as well. He hadn’t expected Allison to pick up food from the floor and eat it.
Just then, a voice sounded from the doorway, full of disbelief. “What is going on here?”
Violet Grant, Ronan’s mother, was so shocked she didn’t even bother with formalities and walked straight to the dining table.
When she saw Allison actually eating food from the floor, she turned to Nigel and Ruth with a look she couldn’t put into words.
Ruth turned her head away, ashamed.
Nigel walked over to greet her. “Madam Violet, what brings you here?”
Violet lifted her hand, brushing off his greeting. She originally came to talk to Nigel, but the moment she saw Allison squatting and blankly eating the
