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.

his step lighter as

and

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 flashed

life's journey, and Cherise thought about the ones

tried the High Priestess card, hoping it would be the secret to opening the door, but it

thought, her brow

grandmother's tarot tales, recalling the Strength and The Magician cards as symbols of courage

found a cramped space dominated by a towering bookshelf, crammed with

found medical journals, religious texts, ancient scrolls, and some

one of the volumes, the pages filled with her grandmother's handwriting in seal script, indicating she was more than just

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