"I don't know but it looked as if she felt sharp pains inside her legs. She fell immediately after letting out a cry of pain," Adhara relayed what she noticed.
"My legs," Grandma Cora clenched her right leg and cried in pain.
"You were just fine a while ago so what happened Granny?", Laura asked, not able to hide her worries.
"I don't know," She blurted. Her squeezed forehead made them realize that she wasn't faking it.
"How do you feel?" Mr Anderson questioned.
"It feels as if my legs are constantly pierced with nails," She replied amidst her groans.
Out of all those watching this scene, only Joanna was the one smiling.
"This is just the beginning. You haven't seen anything. Just wait and see how this servant is gonna take VERY GOOD CARE OF YOU," Joanna smirked and returned to the kitchen.
Everyone tried to ascertain what was the problem with Grandma Cora's legs. After so many minutes of deliberation, none could come up with the cause or solution.
Listening to the woman's constant screams felt as if Joanna was listening to the most soothing tone in the world.
From the beginning to the end of the preparation no one called her name. In fact, she believed none looked for her because they had all forgotten about her.
After she was done, she took the dishes to the dining one after another.
"Young Miss, let me help you," the middle-aged woman extended her hand to collect the tray from her but Joanna moved backwards.
"It's ok Nanny Susan, I can handle this," She said. She stole a glance at the centre table where everyone was.
"Besides, she will make things very difficult for you if you helped me," Joanna muttered. She moved to the dining room with the tray.
"Mother, are you ok now or do you need me to call the doctor over…,"
"I think I feel much better now," Grandma Cora cut in.
"Since she is feeling much better then I will leave for work now," Mr Anderson announced. He carried his back laid on the centre table and made to walk away but Adhara grabbed his hand.
"Breakfast is ready. Won't you have breakfast with everyone?" Adhara questioned in a soft tone.
"I have a meeting in a few minutes. I will eat at the office if I am hungry," He replied coldly.
He started walking away afterwards.
Adhara tilted her head and looked at Laura, "You and Tony should help your grandma to the table. I will join you guys soon," she instructed. She hastened to catch up with her husband who was now at the door.
Laura stood up and stretched forth her hands, "Granny, let's go," Laura beckoned.
As Laura assisted Grandma Cora to the dining, the elderly woman constantly groaned in pain.
Joanna was on her third trip to the dining room when Laura sighted her from afar.
[Granny's mood is terrible, I wonder what she would do if I caused this stupid girl to mess up. Would she end up killing her in annoyance?]
Laura grinned and quickly thought of what to do.
When she noticed that Joanna was in a hurry to set up the dining, an idea popped into her head.
Laura pretended to be immersed in the cell phone in her hand meanwhile she was secretly keeping an eye on Joanna.
She decided to put her plan into action when she realised that Joanna was close enough.
Laura stuck out her leg at the last minute but to her greatest bewilderment, Joanna swiftly jumped over her leg without the content in the tray spilling.
Joanna grinned at the bewildered lady and continued with what she was doing.
[How stupid of her to keep on repeating the same tricks. Also, did she think I would let her ruin my master plan just like that? You wish!]
She smirked. She bent and placed the tray on the table.
Joanna returned to get the remaining thing after she was done.
It was at her last trip to the dining that Adhara returned from seeing her husband off.
Some distance away from the dining room Joanna paused in her tracks. She looked to her left, back and then to her right.
Adhara hid when she saw her stepdaughter acting sneakily.
From her hiding place, Adhara saw Joanna adding some whitish substance to the jug of juice.
She shook the jug and allowed the substance to dissolve. She proceeded to the dining room afterwards.
Adhara was shocked to the marrow after what she witnessed. For a minute she couldn't think straight.
And then she recalled Joanna's threat that fateful morning she forced her to prepare breakfast.
The incident that occurred afterwards including the price she had to pay was still vivid in her memory.
She could still remember her warning as if the incident occurred yesterday.
"I might not have poisoned your food this time around but that doesn't mean that I won't do it if you guys don't watch the way you treat me in this house".
These were her exact words that day.
Just then she remembered what Joanna had passed through in her mother's hands in less than 24 hours after she arrived here.
[If she thinks she can kill all of us in my home then she is wrong. I will make sure to thwart her plans today]
Adhara clenched her fists and sprang up from where she squatted.
In the dining room, Joanna met the women eating. Only Anthony was the one who wasn't eating.
"Big Sis, please I want that," He informed and pointed at the jug of juice in her hands.
"This is not for you but for the adults," She replied. "Your glass of refreshing milk is in the kitchen. I will go get it for you after I am done," she mumbled.
Her reply further proved Adhara's suspicions right.
"Also, I have asked your driver to send you to school. He should be in the sitting room…,"
"And who are you to make that decision when he should be having his meals now…,"
"Have you checked your time to see that he is already late for school?" Joanna snapped.
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