"Hey, Nina, what kind of chocolate do you fancy? I'll take you to get some right now."
Nina was bawling her eyes out.
Aurelia, standing not too far off, witnessed the scene and hurried over.
"What's wrong, Nina?"
Nina wanted to tell her about the poisoned chocolate. If they got Mira to the hospital now, maybe they could still save her.
But how could she explain that the chocolate was poisoned?
If Aunt Aurelia found out her mom was behind it, she'd never let it slide, especially since her mom also wanted to take out her and Kane.
Truth be told, Nina could never do such a thing. Kane and Aunt Aurelia were family.
Hurting family was out of the question.
"Aunt Aurelia, the chocolate, that chocolate..."
She was about to spill the beans about the poison when Mira reached into her pocket and produced the green-wrapped chocolate bar.
"Aww, here you go. I haven't even had a bite. I was just kidding before, you're so stingy."
Mira had been about to indulge when she saw Nina coming and quickly hid the chocolate in her pocket. Fearing Nina would demand it back, she lied about eating it.
Nina's crying stopped abruptly as she snatched the chocolate from her hand.
Aurelia let out a relieved sigh. It was all about a piece of chocolate.
"Well, no more tears. You kids are crazy about chocolate, huh? I'll go to the grocery store later and buy each of you a whole box."
Nina cleaned her tears, saying, "I need to wash my face in the restroom."
She turned and dashed away, needing to dispose of the toxic chocolate quickly.
Mira shook her head like a little adult, sighing.
"Phew, good thing I didn't eat it, or Nina would've been devastated."
Aurelia chuckled and patted her head, "I'll have the bodyguard pick some up for you."
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