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?"

at Miranda. "She is the

this, the Lancaster

"Are you kidding?"

kid can

can't even be cured by

say can save Mom?

...

the younger ones, everyone in the

expression turned serious. "I asked Miranda here to treat Mom. If anything goes wrong, I'll

directly asked Lavinia, "Did you bring what I need?" Lavinia nodded. "I

Miranda took the box and opened it, revealing nine slender silver needles no thicker than strands of hair.

stepped forward to block

another voice interrupted.

its owner appeared, exuding a sort of carefree

in his early twenties, wore a perfectly tailored designer suit. His features were strikingly handsome, almost too perfectly arranged. A single earring, metallic and bold, adorned his left ear, adding to

respectful formation,

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