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?"

smiled at Miranda. "She is the

the Lancaster family

"Are you kidding?"

A kid can save

cured by the world's top experts, and you think

who you say can save Mom?

...

everyone in the Lancaster family questioned,

Miranda here to treat Mom. If

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

signaled to her secretary, who promptly retrieved a mahogany box from an elegant bag. Miranda took the box and opened it, revealing nine slender silver

you out of your mind?" Jonas stepped forward to

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

was smooth and nonchalant, even before its owner appeared, exuding a sort

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 his

bodyguards stood in respectful formation, their presence a clear

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