Blizzard, First Love and a Wife Who Finally Snaps novel Chapter 85

Old Mr. Reed didn't press the matter. Aside from a single glance at Adrian when he first came out, he paid him no further attention.

He didn't even greet him.

Seeing that the soup was ready, he ladled a bowl and went back into the cabin.

"Drink this."

Selena followed him inside, acting perfectly at ease. When she heard old Mr. Reed speaking to someone, she was about to politely excuse herself.

But then she heard a familiar voice.

"Is this really safe to drink?"

"Isabel?" Selena stepped back inside, her eyes falling on Isabel's beautiful face. She was utterly surprised. "What are you doing here?"

Old Mr. Reed was a renowned herbalist, true.

But he hadn't practiced in years.

Unless it was for a massage or a very serious illness.

Isabel didn't look gravely ill, and she shouldn't have had any opportunity to meet old Mr. Reed.

Selena herself had introduced Adrian to her.

And during the time they were friends, Isabel's family life was a chaotic mess.

A sickly mother.

If she had known old Mr. Reed back then, why wouldn't she have brought him to see her mother?

What Selena didn't know was that old Mr. Reed had, in fact, treated Isabel's mother.

They had tried both Western and traditional medicine at the time.

But in the end, her mother was overwhelmed by grief. The pain of her husband's affair and his illegitimate child, the knowledge that he didn't love her, combined with the cancer, made her recovery impossible.

"Where I am is none of your business."

Selena was the one who wanted to destroy her hand, so of course, she couldn't reveal her reason for being here.

Isabel took a deep breath and downed the bowl of soup in one go.

Just as the complex flavors were exploding in her mouth, a preserved plum was placed on her tongue.

The relief was instantaneous.

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