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"Don't overthink it, Sage," I said gently. "The fact that the healer found poison in your system doesn't necessarily mean someone deliberately put it in your food. It could have been a mistake. Just because you consumed something poisonous doesn't automatically mean someone was targeting you."
Sage stopped folding the blouse in her hands and looked at me.
"I know that sounds possible," I continued, "but we don't have to assume the worst without knowing exactly what happened. There could be an explanation we haven't considered yet."
Alice had intended to poison me, and Sage had suffered because she had eaten the food meant for me. Still, I couldn't bring myself to tell her that. It would only cause more harm to her relationship with Jason, knowing his mistress was responsible.
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