Chapter 116. Poison

The night had been moving by so quickly; where did the time go? The next second, servers were busy bustling around once more, serving the main course this time.

Aakifahlynn was beyond ready to eat. She'd drank about three glasses of wine during the auction and eavesdropping.

She needed to put food in her stomach to chat up these elites with a clear head.

Midway through the last auction, suddenly, a server collapsed with a tray filled with three plates of food. The waitress had just left the kitchen to serve the guests.

You can hear the tray clanking as it hits the marble floor and the crashing of the utensils and plates spattering.

The next instant, the youngest daughter of a guest slumped over, screams echoed through the room by the mother of that child. Aakifahlynn didn't panic. She jumped out of her seat, ready to assist, her calm demeanor a reassuring presence in the midst of the chaos. Her composed actions in the face of the crisis were a test