Clara didn’t notice at all, her eyes were tightly closed and her cheeks were flushed.
Before the kiss came, Clara opened her eyes and Jaime took a step back as he smiled.
-But you’re right, the kitchen is a rather sensitive place and there could be servants passing by at any time. To avoid others gossiping about you, it’s better to keep a low profile.
Clara was a little disappointed, but she lowered her head, nodded quietly, turned away and continued stirring the soup in the pot.
After a while, she turned off the heat, and when she wanted to taste the salty flavor, Jaime stopped her.
-You have cooked this soup many times, you don’t need to taste it. You must take it out early, Alfredo should be awake by now.
As he spoke, he was actively taking the food out of the kitchen when some servants came in. Seeing him working in person, she quickly took the plate out of his hand.
-Mr. Jaime, go to the dining room and sit down, we can do all these things. There are guests at home, Mr. Alfredo is calling you.
Jaime was surprised for a moment. Were there any guests at home?
Why didn’t he know? Didn’t he mention before that if someone was coming to visit, shouldn’t he let them know in advance when they were coming?
Thinking about administering the medicine to the soup, Jaime frowned, the whole thing was a bit of a hassle, and he hoped there would be no problems.
He hurried out of the kitchen and saw people working at the dining room table in the same way.
Besides Pedro and Stephanie, there was even Guillermo.
Pedro and Stephanie were trying to curry favor with Alfredo, so it was not unusual for them to stay at the Seco family for dinner, but Guillermo, why is he here again? He even stayed for dinner!
Wasn’t the relationship between Alfredo and him very strained lately?
Jaime was a bit confused about the current situation and his expression was dumbfounded.
When Pedro saw him leave from the direction of the kitchen, the corners of his mouth curved upward. His voice was clear, with a hint of irony in his tone.
-Hey, cousin, did you just leave the kitchen? Why, did you cook two dishes for Alfredo yourself?
Her words brought Jaime out of his thoughts, he did his best to feign indifference, walked to the dining table and discovered that Pedro was sitting next to Alfredo. He paused and sat down in another empty seat.
He looked a bit aggrieved and pitiful.
This behavior was for Guillermo to see, letting him understand his situation and confirm the authenticity of what he said today.
But Guillermo only looked at him with indifference, his smile was polite and alienated, it seemed that he didn’t care about anything, he didn’t know what he was thinking.
It so happened that the servants had already delivered all the food to the table.
Jaime couldn’t help but look at the rib and yam soup, feeling worried.
This was Alfredo’s favorite soup, which was good for his body. Today, Alfredo would definitely drink this soup. As long as he drinks it and the medicine in it takes effect, he will achieve his goal.
The medicine that Jaime used, if someone with kidney failure drank it, he would definitely die, but if other people drank it, they would only feel uncomfortable and would not have a strong reaction.
When the time came, everyone would drink this soup, and except for Alfredo, no one else would react and they would not suspect this soup right away. If he took the opportunity to get rid of this soup, there would be no evidence and it would not affect him.
Jaime considered every detail and, indeed, Stephanie Seco, who was eager to please Alfredo, had already taken the initiative to serve him soup.
He smiled, Stephanie’s action was tantamount to committing suicide, if anything happened to Alfredo, they would immediately suspect Stephanie.
But now he was completely ignorant, with a smile on his face, he eagerly placed the soup in front of Alfredo.
-Grandpa, you like drinking pork rib and yam soup better. I just took a look at it, Clara cooked this soup very well. It is filled with pork rib essence and the yam is very soft, it must be comfortable in the stomach after drinking it. You have a bad appetite these days, so you can drink more of this soup.
Alfredo looked at the soup in front of him, stirred it with a spoon and was about to put it in his mouth.
Jaime’s heart rose in his throat and he prayed in his heart that he would drink it fast.
He didn’t realize how sickly and horrible his face looked now.
As the spoon was about to touch his lips, Alfredo’s movements suddenly stopped and with a crisp sound, he put the spoon down.
Jaime was stunned.
“Why did he suddenly stop drinking? Could it be…”
Stephanie also noticed this scene and asked suspiciously:
-Dad, why don’t you try it, is the soup not stewed properly?
Alfredo raised his head, his eyes swiveled around the dining table and then fixed on Jaime, he looked very indifferent.
-The soup is very well cooked. Clara’s cooking skills are always good, but someone added something that shouldn’t be added, isn’t that right, Jaime?
Jaime’s brain roared and his face went pale.
Everyone at the dinner table focused their attention on Jaime, especially Pedro, with stern eyes.
-Jaime, did you poison the soup?
Jaime finally came to his senses and smiled.
-Grandfather, I can’t understand what you’re talking about.
He turned to look at Pedro seriously.
-Pedro, be careful what you say. I know I’ve always disliked you before, but you can’t talk like that, how could I poison the soup?
-If it’s not poisoned, you can take a sip and show us! -Pedro said, and directly took a bowl of soup with a spoon and placed it in front of Jaime.
-Drink. Drink and show us.
He used a lot of force, and when the bowl of soup fell on the table, he spilled a lot due to his excitement.
Jaime looked at the bowl of soup in front of him and suddenly smiled.
-It’s okay, I’ll show you.
After he finished speaking, without hesitation, he took a spoonful of soup and drank it straight. Not only that, but he simply dropped the spoon and drank less than half of the bowl in front of everyone.
Then he put the bowl down and looked at Pedro provocatively.
-Cousin, does this prove my innocence? I drank so much in front of you, you shouldn’t slander me for falsely drinking, right?
Pedro frowned and did not speak.
Jaime immediately looked at Alfredo, pursed his lips and acted as if he was sad.
-Grandfather, Pedro and I have always had conflicts, I can understand why he doubts me, but I am your grandson, how could I hurt you?
Alfredo’s expression did not change and he walked straight up to Secretary Diaz behind him.
Secretary Diaz took out a transparent bag, Alfredo took it, poured the bowl of soup in his hand directly into the bag and said:
-Take it to taste it.
-Yes.
This series of actions was very fast, and Jaime was also stupefied, it was obvious that he came prepared.
He always felt that something was out of his control.
Indeed, the next second, Alfredo shouted to the kitchen:
-Clara, come out.
Jaime turned his head and saw Clara come out of the kitchen expressionless, even a little indifferent.
After leaving the kitchen, she ignored Jaime and approached Alfredo, her voice was firm, very indifferent.
-Mr. Alfredo, Mr. Jaime went to the kitchen and, while he was talking, he put something in the soup. I’m not sure what the medicine is, but I guess it must be bad for his body.
Jaime stood up abruptly when he heard the words and looked at Clara with a fierce expression.
– You are incriminating me, Clara, you are taking revenge on me.
As he spoke, he looked at Alfredo and said aggrieved:
-Grandfather, don’t you know, Clara has always admired me and showed me love many times before, but I rejected her. When she failed in courtship, she wanted revenge and deliberately framed me.