The folic acid was probably for Shirley's father. Elderly people would take it to prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Later that evening, Sergio went home for dinner.

When he saw cookies on the table, he thought the family cook had made them. He sat down, picked one up at random, and ate it. As he was munching on another cookie, he commented, "These cookies taste pretty good."

Smiling proudly, Claire nodded. “I second that."

“Mom, did you make them?"

“No, it was made by one of our tenants. If you like it, I'll ask her to make some more for you."

"No need for that." Although Sergio liked the cookies, he didn't want to bother the tenant.

“It's not a big deal. That girl is very kind and she has given me a lot of home-made food before. I wish I had a daughter like her."

Sergio frowned. To him, that tenant must have done this because she knew who Claire was. She was probably trying to get into Claire's good books.

Immersed in her own thoughts and unaware of Sergio's, Claire continued, "She's a poor girl. Her mother died young and her father is ill. She works part-time and goes to school while taking care of her father..."

Claire's words made Sergio think of Marnie.

Marnie said her family was poor, and she had two younger sisters and one younger brother. She had dropped out of school early to work and support the family.

With a snort, Sergio replied, "She can afford to rent a place next to the school, which means she is doing better than most people."

Claire was rendered speechless.

“Why are you so cold-blooded?"

Sergio shrugged. "I'm just making a reasonable analysis."

“Don't eat the cookies then," Claire snapped and snatched the cookies away from him.

Sergio gaped at his mother.

Perhaps because Wanda refused Horace's offer to come and apologize to Sabrina in person, Horace called Sabrina the next day.

Seeing that it was a strange number from Violetholt, Sabrina assumed it was Rita calling, so she didn't answer it. Sabrina had blocked Rita's number before which was probably why Rita was using another number to call her.