Chapter 974

All of a sudden, she felt like she’d fallen into a giant ice hole, struggling hard to crawl out. But the more she struggled, the faster she sank, the icy water already consuming her body. She fought, but the freezing water got deeper and deeper, threatening to swallow her whole.

Just as things were getting dire, Cornelia’s gentle voice echoed in her ears, “Leonardo, Tahlia, could you two give me a hand with peeling some garlic?”

The familiar and soothing voice pulled Tahlia back from the icy abyss, the sunlight slowly hitting her again, warming her up

Cornelia’s words instantly diverted Leonardo’s attention, “My hands are way too valuable for peeling garlic.”

Ignoring him, Cornelia placed the bowl of garlic on the table, “Everyone’s busy here, you can’t just sit around doing nothing. You’re on garlic duty”

and whispered, “Tahlia, do you know how to peel garlic? If not, I’ll

did Tahlia get such gentle

today, yet he was the one

of garlic and began to instruct step by step, “These

her gentle voice, and a warm current flooded into her heart, “Nelly.”

find her eyes welling up, “Tahlia, what’s wrong? Are you feeling

hard to push back the tears on the verge of falling. “I’m fine. It’s just that you’re so

head. “You’re my sister, the only person I’m blood–related to in this world. Of course, I’ll treat you well. You don’t have to peel the

you

the kitchen, Marcus chimed in, “Yeah, she is. So what?”

said, “Marcus, you can’t

said, “Just peel the garlic.

pitiful face, “You guys are so

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