Minerva was stunned for a second. Her eyes widened and she stopped breathing for a while.

She could feel the heat emanating from his palm, but for some reason, she felt a chill in her body. The cold crept up from the soles of her feet, making her feel as if she was standing in a blizzard. Maddox's voice was cold as it rang in her ears.

"He was wearing a mask. He looked to be four or five years old."

Minerva bit down hard on her lower lip. All of a sudden, the sharp pain woke her up.

Wait a minute, why was she in such a panic?

Beanie had told her last time that he was wearing a mask when he greeted that man. They didn't know each other. That's right. Under that situation, both of them were wearing masks. How could they recognize each other?

Then, what was she worried about?

"Calm down, Minerva. Don't freak out. Don't let him know that you're panicking."

As she thought of this, Minerva took a deep breath and calmed herself down. Then, she said slowly.

"Really? You were also wearing a mask that day. What a coincidence."

Maddox frowned at her reply.

"You didn't know?"

"Huh?" Minerva smiled at him. "How would I know? What's wrong? Do you think that I've seen that child before?"

Maddox stared at her in silence.

"Now, I am interested in meeting that child. Who would go to a banquet wearing a mask?"

Minerva then pretended to smile.

Maddox was confused. He narrowed his eyes and put his hands on her shoulders. Then, he turned her body around to face him.

"You really haven't seen him? Is that child not yours?"

fixed

telling a lie, he could immediately

her chin to make her look into his

eyes was still innocent and pure. The only thing that was different now was the coldness that filled them. "Answer

second, two seconds, three

his gaze as she replied calmly,

Maddox kept quiet.

calm. It didn't look like she

let go of her chin and began to

it? Would

the banquet with their children that day. Would you think that

steps back and rubbed her chin. "Are you done questioning me? If you

a minute," Maddox

holding her phone, tensed up. She lowered her

asked, "What is it?"

"Where's the child?"

"What child?"

see him? Why

course, he had

had expected that he would not be able to hold back

of a way to answer his

as she replied, "You also know that that's

had

she saw him rooted to the spot without saying a word. She hastily continued,

me."

meal further away

"Wait a minute."

just

Minerva had completely lost her

you

forward and grabbed her wrist with one hand. He grabbed her

you're sick? Why are you still

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