My Reborn Story Is Insane (Back to My Worst Birthday and Starting Anew)

Chapter 122 Annoying Bennett a Bit

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“Even though you appear calm and collected on the outside, with your gentle demeanor and lack of visible anger, if you look closely, you can still spot the small signs that give you away,” Charmaine observed.

Keon let out a resigned chuckle. “Yeah, there is something else…

“Are you seriously planning to keep your true identity a secret from Emyr?”

Charmaine asked, her voice flat and unflinching, “What identity do you mean?”

Keon was taken aback, unsure how to respond.

They were supposed to keep things confidential, after all.

His face darkened slightly. “After Emyr came back from his injury, he didn’t just ask us to track down clues about Master Field. He also wanted me to keep an eye on someone.”

“I know. It’s a woman, right? Hasn’t he already found her?” Charmaine replied, unaffected.

Keon lowered his voice, barely a whisper. “She’s the one who owns the bullet–casing necklace. The ‘Fox‘ he used to fight alongside.”

His voice dropped further. “And Veronica, holding that necklace, is the person Emyr believes to be the Fox.”

Charmaine’s eyes widened in realization. “So that’s what’s going on.”

“How did your necklace end up in Veronica’s hands?”

Charmaine shrugged casually. “Leah’s stolen a lot of my things. I imagine she gave that necklace to Veronica a while back–just by chance, really.”

pieced together

she couldn’t pull off the deception herself. So, she handed it off to Veronica.

could still use Veronica to gain favor with Emyr and

birds with

“Aren’t you upset that Veronica is pretending to be

him, unfazed. “Why would I be upset? Besides…”

be me, she’ll have to deal with the consequences when the truth comes out.”

at her,

was a certain change in Charmaine—a confidence,

no longer the same person he had

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Sat, Feb 22

122 Annoying Bennett a Bit

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the Regal Tavern, Charmaine checked her phone, finding several messages

The plan failed!

“I thought

favor to Leah’s grandpa! My family’s worked with him for years, and when it came down to it, he turned us down!”

Charmaine’s eyes narrowed slightly

dialed Charmaine in a panic.

Charmaine answered the phone.

moment Celeste’s voice came through, it was full of agitation. “Ahhh!

now? I can already imagine Leah’s smug

the phone away from her ear, wincing at the loud,

with a

being so

“Panicking won’t help. Did your father

tinged with frustration, “He said he’d keep trying, but I’m not holding my breath. The Reads have people they can call in favors with,

you’re just giving them more confidence while losing your own. Not