But those two were the people I trusted the most.
The more I thought about it, the heavier my heart felt.
âStop worrying about it.
If you keep frowning, youâll get wrinkles,â
Caleb said as he touched the space between my eyebrows.
He must have noticed I was upset.
His words amused me.
I moved his hand away and nodded.
âI see.
â
Despite saying that and trying to divert my thoughts, I couldnât shake off the suspicion once it crept into my mind.
The more I tried to push it aside, the more Andrewâs and Noraâs faces appeared in my thoughts.
I recalled spending time with Nora in Abbyâs room at the manor yesterday, not touching anything unusual.
Because I wanted to return to Caleb before nightfall, I skipped dinner at the manor.
The only thing I had was the water from Andrewâs car.
I remembered getting into the car and vividly recalled that the water bottle cap was tightly sealed.
It took effort to break the plastic lidâs seal and open it.
But if it wasnât the water bottle, how was I drugged?
Could something else in Andrewâs car have carried the drug, and I absorbed it through breathing?
When that thought crossed my mind, Caleb patted my head softly.
I was caught off guard and glanced at Caleb with dissatisfaction.
âWhatâs on your mind now?â Caleb asked, giving me a stern look.
After a moment of consideration, I asked earnestly, âDid you see Andrew yesterday? How is he? Was he drugged too?â
Calebâs POV:
I felt really worried and scared when I found out Debra had been drugged again.
We still hadnât figured out who did it.
Debra must have been so scared, with our enemies hiding in the shadows while we were out in the open.
I didnât want Debra to keep dwelling on those things or living in fear all the time.
But she didnât seem to get what I was saying.
She was still stuck on those thoughts.
As I was about to calm her down, she suddenly asked me, âDid you see Andrew yesterday? How was he? Was he drugged too, like me?â
Hearing this, I almost said out loud that Andrew drugged her.
How could he drug himself?
But then I remembered how worried and scared I was yesterday when I couldnât find her last night, and how angry I felt when she was almost taken advantage of by another man.
My fists clenched in frustration.