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?"

faced each other, Maddox's eyes were fixed on

a lie, he could immediately tell from her eyes and facial

chin to make her look

in her eyes was still innocent and pure. The only thing that was different now was the coldness that filled them. "Answer me," Maddox said

two seconds,

she replied calmly, "No,

Maddox kept quiet.

was calm. It didn't look

her chin and began to

he was overthinking it? Would there really be

Many people went to the banquet

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

minute,"

phone,

asked, "What is it?"

"Where's the child?"

"What child?"

child." Maddox stared at her. "Why won't you let me see him? Why did you put

had

she had expected that he would not be able to hold back his curiosity and ask

long thought of a way to answer his

as she

had stunned

the spot without saying a word. She hastily continued,

me."

meal further away from him. She did not

"Wait a minute."

just as she had

completely lost her

If you

finish her words, Maddox stepped forward and grabbed her wrist with one hand.

forgotten that you're sick? Why

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