The Truth Unveiled
“It’s shellfish,” Annie said, her voice quivering. “I’ve been allergic to shellfish all my life, Thad. Your mother knows about my allergy. She’s been trying to end me.” Thad’s mind reeled. His mother had been deliberately putting Annie’s life at risk by adding an ingredient she was severely allergic to. The thought was incomprehensible. His mother had always been loving and caring, or so he had thought.
Annie’s eyes filled with tears as she recounted how she had almost died the first time they went to his mother’s place for dinner. She had suffered in silence, not wanting to ruin Thad’s relationship with his mother. “I wouldn’t know what I’d do if my own son hated me,” Annie whispered, her voice choked with emotion. Thad felt his world shattering around him. The woman he loved was in danger, and his own mother was behind it.