Chapter 296 Is This a Dream

The scene turns to the Lloyds‘ place.

15 Pearls

Upon ending the call, Hansel exhaled deeply, his nerves manifest as he cast a glance at the figure seated

beside him.

The man, whose long silver hair fell gracefully over his shoulders, appeared unperturbed by the conversation that had just transpired. Instead, his attention was entirely devoted to the small serpent coiled in his hand, which persistently emitted its tongue,

“You consumed nightshade? You very well could have killed yourself.

Hiss, hiss, his3—

“And just because it is by her feet, you think she is the one who fed you? Who taught you that?”

Hiss, hiss, hiss—

No, she remains insensible. You shall not visit her.

Hiss, hiss, hiss—

The man and the serpent shared a profound understanding, their communication seemingly effortless and intimate.

Hansel, meanwhile, could not suppress the shiver that traced his spine. Despite having observed the serpent’s growth, its status as the most venomous creature in existence filled him with a sense of foreboding.

“Cursemaster. I have conveyed the message to the Burnetts, as you instructed…”

Santiago nodded, his focus unwavering from the serpent.

and the Burnetts is tenuous at best. If all

Cursemaster’s blood was priceless, a treasure

deeply, even if she lay unconscious, teetering on the

striking features now exuding an ethereal

was… truly

but a few drops of blood, and that is far less

nodded

faint smirk, choosing neither

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296 Is This

filled with odd and fragmented images. Each time she endeavoured to scrutinise them, an unseen force propelled her forward. She

stretched before her, seemingly endless, each step feeling

to be assailed by a chorus of voices, each insisting it had been a long time since they had seen

You’re hurting

find herself gazing

and filled with a persistent hostility towards her. Yet now, there was an unfamiliar gentleness in his gaze, a hint of

is a

thoughts, Xavier sprang to his feet with uncharacteristic excitement. “Doctor, nurse, Jordan, Milly is

Milly was silent.

a dream. How else could Xavier, usually so composed,

scenario. She had no desire to face. Xavier, not even in

hurried footsteps surrounded her, Opening her eyes once more, she found herself encircled by doctors in white coats, their faces serious as they conducted various tests. The cold instruments made her skin prickle. Amidst the medical

with her! Show

finished the examination, or did you get your licences from a cereal box? Can’t you see my sister

I’ll

“You guys…

longer she listened to his incessant complaining, the more her

too? Maybe he knocked his head too hard. He should be

him mercilessly breaking her fingers in

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