Chapter 296 Is This a Dream

The scene turns to the Lloyds‘ place.

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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.

connection between the Lloyds and the Burnetts is tenuous at best. If all we require is this girl to mend the Saintess’s garments, is it

was

troubled him deeply, even if she lay unconscious, teetering on the brink of death. There remained a possibility she could recover without such

his already striking features now exuding an ethereal chill that momentarily stunned the

was…

drops of blood, and that is far less significant

nodded in

lips curved into a faint smirk, choosing neither to argue nor to explain. He merely

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Is

and fragmented images. Each time she endeavoured to scrutinise them,

road stretched before her, seemingly endless, each

insisting it had been a long time

hurting my

herself gazing into a

filled with a persistent hostility towards her. Yet now, there was

is a

with uncharacteristic excitement. “Doctor, nurse, Jordan, Milly is awake! She’s awake!” he shouted, knocking over chairs in

Milly was silent.

be a dream. How else could Xavier, usually so composed, forget about the

scenario. She had

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 chatter and

her! Show some

you finished the examination, or did you get your licences

you know what you’re doing? If not, I’ll have a military doctor come and

“You guys…

Milly thought she was dreaming, but the longer she listened to his incessant complaining, the more her head

Xavier injured too? Maybe he knocked his head too hard. He should be taking care of Stephanie. You know, his real sister. Why is he trying to get

memory of him mercilessly breaking her fingers in the woods and leaving

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