834 Chapter 833

Keira hesitated briefly when she heard that. "The Guardian will deliver it?"

Her sister's Guardian was apparently Matthew.

But ever since she exposed his identity last time, the two of them hadn't really been in contact…

Keira tapped her chin thoughtfully and nodded.

Well, that worked out.

Matthew was definitely in the same boat as her—or at least he should be willing to help her, right?

"Have you all gotten your tickets yet?" she asked.

Erin immediately nodded. "I got mine ages ago! My Guardian sent it to me a month back!"

Jenkins chimed in as well. "I've been here in Crera for a while, but my Guardian sent mine too!"

Hearing this, Keira froze for a second before pulling out her phone and dialing Matthew.

The phone barely rang before he picked up.

His voice was calm, almost soothing. "Keira, what's wrong?"

Keira got straight to the point. "So, about the South family's ticket—when were you planning to give it to me?"

What she didn't expect was Matthew's blunt response: "I wasn't planning to give it to you."

was stunned. "What did you just

he repeated evenly. "You're not ready to go

sharpened. "Matthew, you don't get to decide that for

end of the line. "You're right, I don't. But I do get to decide for Keera—I'm

"What's that supposed to

the South family home.

"No," Keira said flatly.

"Because that house

"What does that

find out you're not her, that woman might very well expose your identity. The only reason she ever tolerated Keera was because the South family needed a daughter to serve as the next heir. Otherwise, that woman wouldn't have kept

deep breath. "That doesn't matter to me. I need to go back

know," Matthew

why I'm telling you that you can't go back. Do you realize that once you enter that house, you won't be allowed to leave? And you will leave. I

a handful of people in that family who know I'm my mom's daughter. Even if something

Jodie South's daughter was a tightly kept secret, known only to Keera's adoptive mother, the very person who had orchestrated this arrangement.

caught, Jodie would be dragged into it—to

knew Keira too

only about her own safety, she wouldn't care at

only when he brought her mom into the

and Jenkins's stories, Keira wasn't buying his excuses this time.

expect this. After a long pause,

"I do."

voice was quieter now. "Even if it

"Yes."

I'll deliver the ticket to you myself tomorrow. But, Keira… you need to understand something. The South family

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