Chapter 3

Everyone's attention snapped to the doorway.

The girl standing there couldn't have been more than twenty. She wore a baseball cap, a simple t-shirt, and straight-leg jeans. She looked fresh and casual, but to the Lancaster family, she seemed somewhat shabby.-

"Who is she? How did she get in here?" Jonas sprang to his feet, questioning.

Lavinia, however, was practically vibrating with excitement. "Miranda! It's you! You're back!"

Miranda glanced at Lavinia, a slight smile tugging at her lips. "To be precise, I'm out."

Seeing Lavinia so enthused left everyone else in the room bewildered. Lavinia, known for her composure,

was visibly shaken by this girl's appearance. Who was she, exactly?

The Lancaster family exchanged puzzled looks.

"Lavinia, do you know her?" Susan asked suspiciously. "Is she your daughter from somewhere?"

and smiled at Miranda. "She is the one who can

the Lancaster

"Are you kidding?"

A kid can save

you been deceived? Mom's illness can't even be cured by the world's top experts, and

you say can save Mom? Lavinia, do you think

...

ones, everyone in

serious. "I asked Miranda here to treat Mom. If

the Lancaster family and directly asked Lavinia, "Did you bring what I need?" Lavinia nodded. "I always

a mahogany box from an elegant bag. Miranda took the box and opened it, revealing nine slender silver needles no

treat Mom? Are you out of your mind?" Jonas stepped forward to block her. Miranda glanced

family was about to protest further when another voice interrupted. "You seemed confident. What

its

his early twenties, wore a perfectly tailored designer suit. His features were strikingly

stood in respectful formation,

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