Caroline's POV
"Mom..." I whispered as I struggled to keep my eyes open. My fingers tightened around the edge of the dining table while the room swayed around me. "I... I don't feel well."
My mother's warm smile didn't disappear.
Instead, she calmly took the teacup from my trembling hands before I could accidentally drop it.
"It's alright, sweetheart," Mom said gently, patting my shoulder as though she were comforting a frightened child. "Just relax."
A cold chill crept down my spine.
My breathing became uneven as I looked from her to my father.
Neither of them looked alarmed.
Neither of them stood up to help me.
They simply... watched.
My heart sank.
“No. No... The tea.“
I had barely swallowed a few mouthfuls, yet my body already felt unbearably heavy.
I tried to stand.
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