A Film Queen

Chapter 166 Meeting Cursemaster

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Before he could finish speaking, a sharp voice rang out from the other end of the line, “Hansel, do you no longer care for me? I knew it! That enchantress has beguiled you, turning you against your own sister. Have you no heart, Hansel? Do you not know who your true sister is?”

“Hannah!” Hansel’s voice was firm and unyielding. She is also your sister.”

This declaration was like a spark igniting Hannah’s fury entirely. “No! I have no sister! The Lloyds have only one daughter, Ms. Burnett, and that is me. Where did this illegitimate child come from, to be called my sister? She is unworthy!”

A sudden crash followed, the unmistakable sound of something fragile shattering against the floor. Hansel sighed deeply, a profound sense of helplessness washing over him.

He was eight years Hannah’s senior and had practically raised her. In her younger days, she had been endearing and sensible, her constant smiles a source of joy and ease. However, her temperament had gradually deteriorated. She began to break things, bite, and became increasingly volatile, at times even harming herself. A hospital visit had eventually led to a diagnosis of intermittent explosive disorder.

Fortunately, the disorder was discovered early enough to be managed with medication. Yet, Hannah refused to take her medication, believing it to contain hormones that would affect her figure and skin. She would secretly dispose of it or falsely claim to have taken it, resulting in her emotions becoming almost uncontrollable.

Reflecting on this, Hansel sighed once more. He blamed himself for being too absorbed in his work, neglecting Hannah’s needs and contributing to her current state. The responsibility weighed heavily upon

him.

Adopting a gentler tone, he endeavoured to speak calmly, “Alright, Hannah, please do not harm yourself. Tell me, who has upset you? Or do you wish to investigate someone?”

Hannah’s voice was strained, each word forced through clenched teeth, “It’s Milly Burnett! I want her

dead!”

Milly Burnett?

A Burnett?

aback. “Is she truly from the Burnetts?”

the Burnetts. She dared to encroach upon my territory,

had briefly relaxed, furrowed once more. He repeated the name silently

he sought to soothe her turbulent emotions, “Very well, I understand. I shall look

He wished to say more, to reason with her, but feared provoking another St. With a gentle

of her former, more docile self. “Thank you, Hansel. I knew you would

cold and distant state, though a shadow of weariness crossed his features. The Burnetts… If indeed this involved

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deeply, contemplating his sister’s predicament. He could not help but wonder if he bore some responsibility. Had he been more attentive to her in her youth, more attuned to her needs, rather than indulging her whims, would things have unfolded

sudden chime of a text message disrupted his reverie.

from Hannah, he chose to ignore it. However, a peculiar symbol on the

way outside. The location indicated

the figure stood with an air of elegance, akin to a celestial being descended to the earthly realm. Hastening over, Hansel knelt respectfully on

with a slight nod, “Rise.”

“Thank you, Cursemaster.”

familiar scent in the air seemed to agitate the serpent coiled around Santiago’s wrist. The snake twisted its lithe body unnaturally, hissing and flicking its tongue. Sensing its unease, Santiago murmured

shiver run down

the Cursemaster’s expressionless face as he cut his own finger, allowing the snake to lap at the blood, was both mesmerizing and terrifying.

inquired, his voice cold and ethereal, adding to his eerie presence beneath the silent moonlit

remains well

nodded once more, the gesture almost imperceptible. “Good.”

any leads regarding the Saintess?”

Hansel’s otherwise composed visage, and he could only reply with honesty, “Not as