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?"

eyes were fixed on

a lie, he could immediately tell from her

her chin to make her

and pure. The only thing that was different now

two

gaze as she replied

Maddox kept quiet.

didn't look like she

let go of her chin and began to

overthinking it? Would there really be

think that a random child was mine? Many people went to the banquet with their children that day. Would you think

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

minute,"

phone, tensed up. She lowered her

asked, "What is it?"

"Where's the child?"

"What child?"

you let me see him? Why

course, he had to ask

be disappointed. When Minerva put away these items, she had expected that he would not be able to hold back his curiosity and ask her

such, she had long thought of a way to answer his

I put it away?" Minerva stared back at him. There was a mocking smile on face as she replied,

had

she had passed the test when she saw him rooted to the spot without saying a

me."

meal further away from him. She did not want to

"Wait a minute."

her again just as she had

had completely lost

to eat? If you don't want to,

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

that you're sick? Why are you still ordering

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