RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE

Shocked silence enveloped the room. Butler Mu's face blanched, the weight of her words crashing down on him like a tidal wave. “What… what do you mean?” Woobin stammered, her youthful features a mask of disbelief. “How could this happen?”

Amelia's resolve strengthened as she continued, “The tests show that I must have been subjected to this for nearly a year, and the only credible explanation is that it was administered to me through my food at home.”

The gravity of Amelia’s accusation hung in the air, sharp and heavy. Butler Mu shifted uncomfortably, his mind racing through the implications of her revelation. He felt a wave of embarrassment and remorse wash over him, realizing that this had transpired right under his nose, under the very roof he was meant to protect.