Chapter 74. Melanie's Dark Secret

Melanie froze. Her eyes didn't blink as she saw her son's throbbing jaw. "What do you mean?"

Frank let out a chuckle. “You still want to pretend to be stupid? When I was eight years old, we had dinner with Dad. I remembered he took a call in another room. That’s when you sprinkled something on his plate. Wasn't that shrimp powder?”

Melanie sighed in disbelief. "How did you know?" Her hands were no longer holding Frank's knees.

“I didn’t know at that time. I thought that it was a special spice, you wanted to give him a surprise.” Frank shrugged one shoulder, smiling sadly.

“But after I secretly tasted Dad's food, just when the allergic reaction appeared, I realized. It's shrimp powder. Since that second, I have wondered why you did that to him. Now that I'm an adult, can we talk about it?”

Melanie was taken aback. She sat with her mouth agape. “Y-you really know?”

Taking a deep breath, Frank placed one knee on the floor. He could see his mother mor