Chapter 1
“Grandpa. I’ve made up my mind. I agree to the marriage alliance with the Landes family.” Winona said firmly. Although a hint of sadness fingered in her heart, there was more resoler than anything
cus the other end of the phone, the old man inmediately shouted with excitement. []
“Good, good, good! I knew you’d come in your senses. Luke Landon has gene abroad on a business trip and will be hack in half a month. til arrange the wedding for you.
“okay” After hanging up the phone, the hospital room was once again in stence, with Winona lying all alone on the bil
she stared at the same drip as the drops fell me by car, ferling her heart gradually grown colder
Yesterday had been her birthday. The non childhood fends had made her stake. Although it didn’t look great, she treasured it dearly and ate it bne by bite.
After all, after all these years, it was the first time they
they had made food for her!
But this morning, she suffered from food poisoning, vomiting and diarrhea, almost losing her life.
Won called her two childhood friends, asking them to take her to the hospital. As soon as they heard, they rushed over in her house. Fortunately, they lived just across the ball and Wines let out a sigh of relie
When they entered the dome, Jacob was the first to rush over to help her
“Why bu so serious? What did you eat after yesterday?
Felix, equally ansious, came mer to support her on the other side.
Before she could say
way that it was just
the cake. Felb let go of her and answered a call from a contact named “Yumiko.”
Fel you said you’d give me a surprise today. What is 71 can’t wait to meet you guys came the cheerful voice on the other end,led with eager anticipation.
Jacob and Felix tror at the same time, both letting go of her.||
Winona, weak from the posing nearly collapsed.]
Felm, as though he hadn’t noticed her struggling, spoke in a strange bone. “Wino, you don’t want us to go to Yumiko’s birthday party, just say so. There’s no need to use such a method.”
Jacob immediately turned cold.
Won, you are the cake we made yesterday.
Are you saying you want to blame us for your food poisoning because we used expired ingredients and wants to take care of you, or are you saying you ate something undiran yourself and now need us to look after you?
At that moment, Winona felt an undamar sense of alienation
They had been childhood friends for so long, and in the past, even for a simple cold, they would rush over to take care of her. Even when she had recovered, they would stay an extra day just to look after her.||
but now, when she had really been passed, they thought she was lying ||
“There’s some Montmordientir powder in the medicine box. Take some yourself,” Felis said, placing the packet of powder on the coffee table before leaving
But her condition wasn’t something that a packet of Motorne powder could solve
le
We pain sense that it was unbearable. She dialed 911 and called an ambulance!
By the time the medical stall arrived, she was weak, barely conscious, and her body was growing cold ||
When she woke up in the hospital bed, the first thing she saw a pessage of concern from her chahood friends]]
Indtead, it was their cheerful social media posts.||
The cake was undat to the one Icom yesterday, but this time. It was clearly much more exquisite, with a carefully hand painted greeting card on top “Happy birthday to Yenko, may every ye
every year he as wonderful as today ~|||
“Happy birthday to Yomiko, may every year he like this one.
They had drawn cartoon versions of themselves and Yuno, along with the latest luxury necklaces and bags. I was clear they had put a bat of thought into it.||
