Emotions Unbound

Alice's voice cracked with emotion as she spoke to Andrew. "Why would they do this? Just the other day, everyone found out about my mushroom allergy. It can't be a mistake. Someone added it intentionally," she said, tears rolling down her cheeks.

Despite Alice being aware that a foe was manipulating Monica to harm her, Andrew understood that she remained oblivious to the fact that her life was at stake.

Alice turned her gaze towards Andrew, who was deep in thought, his silence leading her to believe he was in shock.

"I can imagine, Andrew; you're probably bewildered or even questioning my sanity, but I thought long and hard before coming to this conclusion," Alice rambled, wiping away her tears.

"What's that?" Andrew asked in a trance.

The impact of hearing the assailant's name still hung heavy on him, but seeing Alice suffer through the same ordeal was even more unbearable.

"This isn't Monica spinning yarns. Sophie mom's agenda was not just to harm me but to wipe me out. All the