Olivia's eyes narrowed. "What's wrong, Mrs. Powell?"

Claire picked up the pillow cover, flustered. "Just a normal day for an old granny."

She quickly made the bed. "Here, Dr. Fordham. I'm cooking some meat, so I should get going."

She left in haste. Olivia's eyes didn't leave her back.

Right then, Ethan called Olivia. She scanned the area, making sure that there was no one else before answering the phone.

"Liv, I found something. The Lovells were dead a few years ago, but..." he drawled as though there was a twist to the story.

"But what?" she urged.

"There's a loophole. When Sean was undergoing surgery in the hospital, it was a distant relative who confirmed the Lovell's bodies.

"That person vanished after the family was buried.

"Ginger lived in Peach Village. The villagers put a lot of importance on weddings and funerals. If someone gets in trouble, the whole village will lend a hand.

of the village chooses a date for it. That's

before the burial is done. Sometimes, when there are no auspicious dates, the

buried the next

burial rituals, especially when the whole family died in

to make sure the deceased can go in peace before

incident was weird. Give me some

nodded. "Thank you,

Her response displeased him.

stranger, Liv. We're a family. The story behind the Lovells is more

caught on to the problem as well, and Sean and Avery

that there was an invisible string binding her with

If she had given up right now, when else would she

I have your

in the same car with Sean. I have

to take

promise

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