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.

this, the

"Are you kidding?"

kid can

been deceived? Mom's illness can't even be cured by the

who you say can save Mom? Lavinia, do you think this is a

...

in the Lancaster family questioned, even

treat Mom. If anything goes wrong, I'll take

family and directly asked Lavinia, "Did you bring what I need?"

box from an elegant bag. Miranda took the box and opened it, revealing nine slender silver needles no thicker than strands of hair. Satisfied, Miranda asked as she took the needles,

Jonas stepped forward to block her. Miranda glanced at him. "I said I can do

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

even before its owner

his early twenties, wore a perfectly tailored designer suit. His features were strikingly handsome, almost too perfectly arranged. A

respectful formation, their presence a

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