All of a sudden, Winnie yearned to have a taste of Jacinta’s mashed potatoes.
“Okay. It’s been a long while since I last had it. I kind of miss it.”
“Okay. Go and wash your hands. It’ll be done soon.”
Jacinta immediately headed to the kitchen after speaking.
Winnie placed her bag on the couch and picked up Jacinta’s phone.
The password of Jacinta’s phone was simple. Winnie typed the numbers one to six and easily unlocked it.
However, when the phone was unlocked, she realized that the call log was empty.
Yet, that was enough to cause her heart to sink, for that proved there was something fishy with Jacinta’s call logs.
Normally, old people will not clear their call logs or photos, but since the call log is empty, it’s obvious that Granny had cleared them. But why would she do so? What secret is she hiding? Does she know what I’ve been doing all along?
Distracted by her thoughts, Winnie went to wash her hands.
She then wanted to help out in the kitchen, but Jacinta chased her out.
In the end, she could only wait quietly by the table.
Back when she was young, she also used to wait for her grandmother to prepare delicious dishes just like how she did at present. Her eyes would sparkle with anticipation every time she waited.
However, at that moment, there was an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Jacinta soon walked out with a huge pot, and as soon as she set the pot down on the table, Winnie could smell the familiar scent of mashed potatoes and gravy.
Tears instantly fell from her eyes while she stared at the dish that she used to love.
Jacinta was shocked upon seeing her granddaughter’s tears. “What’s going on? Why are you crying?”
Winnie hurriedly wiped away her tears.
Ever since she had grown to become an adult, she no longer allowed herself to cry.
However, she was unable to control her tears at that instant.
“I’m fine, Granny. It’s just that I’m suddenly reminded of how we used to rely solely on each other in the past. Back then, we didn’t have a lot of desires or ambitions. Just a simple dish of mashed potatoes and gravy was enough to make us happy.”
“What are you talking about? Why the sudden tears? Did something bad happen today? Tell me. Although I may not be of much help, you’ll feel better if you tell me.”
Winnie lowered her head and helped herself to some mashed potatoes as tears welled in her eyes.
“Granny, can I tell you a story?”
“Sure! Go ahead, I’m listening.”
“Okay, I’ll tell you after I finish my food.”
Subsequently, she began stuffing spoonful after spoonful of mashed potatoes into her mouth.
The lights on the balcony were switched on. As she stood by the window, she noticed a scratch mark on the window sill.
Since she had never seen that mark before, she found it peculiar.
This mark could only be caused by a heavy object. Who would place a heavy object on the windowsill?
For some reason, she was suddenly reminded of the day when Xavier had almost been hit by a falling flowerpot that came out of nowhere.
As she thought about it, her heart sank.
She examined the mark and found some traces of soil in a corner.
There aren’t any flowers. Why would there be soil?
After standing on the balcony for a few minutes in a daze, she rushed into Jacinta’s room and inspected every corner of the room carefully.
In the end, she found traces of soil in Jacinta’s wardrobe.
This is weird! Her wardrobe should be clean and tidy, but there’s soil here! This does not make sense at all!
Winnie could not believe her eyes. She stood rooted to the spot for a long while before collecting the soil.
After doing so, she could no longer wait, so she gave Josiah a call and summoned him over.
As she was worried about leaving Jacinta home alone that night, she passed the soil samples to Josiah.
The flowerpot’s fragments and soil were still preserved. She needed Josiah to run a test on the two soil samples that she found and determine whether they were from the same flowerpot that almost fell on Xavier’s head.
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