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One of the men crouched down and waved to her with a grin that screamed mischief. “Hey kid, come here for a second.”

Hearing the unfamiliar voice, Yvonne stopped in her tracks, tilted her head slightly, and pointed at herself as if to ask, “Me?”

“Yeah, you. Who else around here looks like a kid?” one of them chuckled.

Yvonne glanced around and, sure enough, she was the only child in sight.

Still, they were strangers, and she hesitated. But before she could decide, the group waved her over again and coaxed gently, “Come on, we’re nice people. We just want to ask you a few questions.”

Eventually, Yvonne walked over–after all, this was her home.

Even when standing right in front of them, she kept her little face serious and said very properly, “Mommy told me not to talk to strangers.”

Tinley had drilled that into her every night before bed.

The strange men laughed awkwardly. “We’re not strangers–we’re good people, promise.”

They ushered her into the main hall, sat close beside her, and began their interrogation.

“Hey kid, do you know where we are right now?”

They’d been here a while, wandering around like headless chickens, still clueless about where they’d ended up.

The moment Yvonne nodded, they lit up with hope.

“Really? So what’s this place called?”

Yvonne’s voice was clear and cheerful. “My house.”

Their expectant smiles froze mid–air. For a moment, they looked like cartoon characters caught in a glitch.

Yvonne’s big, sparkly eyes blinked up at them, full of innocence and confusion. And technically, she wasn’t wrong—it was her house. But the adults had been hoping for a different kind of answer.

for them, the kind of details they wanted weren’t

and sweet, answering every odd

Mommy is my

house. My name

ask grown–ups.

tone and serious little face completely disarmed them. They were so charmed by her that their questions started veering off–course. Her voice was soft, her answers

didn’t quite understand what was so funny or interesting about any of this, but she kept answering dutifully–until she heard someone outside

passing nanny and said, “You

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they could stop her, she’d already slipped

stranger, the group found themselves in an

more composed than they were. She had clearly seen a lot in her years and said calmly, “I heard you have some

most desperate to

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like they were aliens and said, with no small amount of amusement, “You’re at the Holmes estate. Didn’t you know why you came

name rang a bell.

the men mumbled under his breath, “Our team leader’s last name is Holmes…”

heard the rumors. Whispers about Yehuda’s rapid

said he came from an influential family. Others claimed the only reason he kept getting promoted was because

grain of salt. But standing here, in this sprawling estate, the truth was starting to

kind of wealth and reach… it had to be the powerhouse behind

thinking back to how Yehuda had been whisked away the moment they arrived–by people from this family–it was impossible not to connect the

one spoke after that. They just waited in silence until Yehuda returned.

finally reappeared, his steps were light, like someone who had

said. “Everything’s clear now. We just need to

of the hall, each with their own

their minds. From the moment they’d stepped through the gates of

and once they were in the car, he took the initiative.

just saw the grapes,” he said, “but it’s difficult to determine their true value.

regular appraisal institutions can

had hinted at earlier and replied calmly, “A leading expert in biological

a pause, he added, “He’s a

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