Return Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks by Caspian Wood

My Billionaire Family 4

In the study, a knock on the door startled Cherise from her reverie. "Come in," she called, and Dennis entered, his expression somber. "Dennis," Cherise greeted with a gentle smile.

"Ms. Leach, today you turn 20," Dennis said, his voice heavy with the weight of Amelia's last wishes. "Ms. Garcia was supposed to give you the password to the secret room, where something important is kept. But with her passing, the password has been lost to us." The secret room, hidden behind a vase in her grandmother's study, had always piqued Cherise's curiosity.

Her grandmother's strict prohibition had kept her away, but now, with a mix of excitement and unease, she said, "I'll see if I can crack it."

Dennis's face brightened. "You've always been sharp, Ms. Leach. If you can figure it out, Ms. Garcia would be very happy."

Cherise had quickly surpassed the school curriculum and continued her education with guidance from her grandmother and the insights of the townspeople, but Dennis was largely in the dark about the breadth of her learning.

Dennis said, his step lighter as

twisted the base, and the wooden door behind it swung

to a tarot-themed iron door. The door's centerpiece was a raised design featuring all 22 Major Arcana cards, each capable of movement a nod to the rich tapestry of tarot culture. Her grandmother's passion for tarot

were like a map of life's journey, and Cherise thought about the ones that symbolized feminine

would be the

her brow creasing as she considered

tales, recalling the Strength and The Magician cards as symbols of

cramped space dominated

and some works that were thought to be lost

with her grandmother's handwriting in seal script, indicating she was more than