Chapter 12: Chapter 11: You Are Mine

"Pikachu~ Pika Pika~"

Just thinking about it, suddenly the phone rang, scaring Elliana Lyle into a jolt. She hurriedly picked up her phone and instinctively pressed the volume button.

She saw it was an unknown number, international even, and hesitated, but still answered it.

"Hello?" Elliana spoke first, unsure who might be calling.

"Hello, is this Miss Kitty? I saw you were looking for a private investigator online. When shall we meet? Or you can just send me the details."

The woman’s voice on the phone was clear and crisp, yet carried a tone of arrogance.

Elliana was momentarily at a loss for words; this person seemed very confident, so she asked, "Why should I trust your abilities?"

"Then give it a try, but." The voice paused, then continued, "Send the money first."

This statement made Elliana laugh; she suddenly felt this was a bit of a joke, seemed like a scam.

"Don’t think I’m a scammer, Miss Kitty. I’m very busy, you have three days to consider."

After saying it so casually, Elliana heard a beep-beep as the call was hung up.

Simply speechless.

...

The next day.

Elliana woke up early and started texting Mr. Lyle. She hadn’t slept well all night, now waking up to such a distressing matter.

Buzz Buzz~

Dad: "How can you not attend your grandmother’s birthday, being a senior family member?"

Hmm... Elliana wanted to say something else, but indeed had no reason to refuse.

Tomorrow was her grandmother’s seventieth birthday; she must return to the old Lyle family house, though her grandmother was difficult.

Not only reclusive, but also favored boys over girls, most favored was the oldest uncle’s family because the uncle had a son, yet Joy Lyle was the only one overlooked by the old lady in uncle’s family.

if there’s anyone least favored, it would be her. She should have had a younger brother, but Elliana’s mother had to sacrifice the child

the old lady despise her even more, insisting that four-year-old

deeply ingrained, rendering Ellie speechless yet powerless

granddaughter was filled with sarcasm and sniping, naturally with Elliana

losing her parents, she didn’t attend this grand birthday celebration. Now

more Elliana thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. Why couldn’t she reincarnate a few years younger? It made her aware of nearly

entirely awful, just that the timing of reincarnation is a bit

Lyle sent several more messages to her, reminding her she must go, that

gone to the office yet, still

setup, coffee

Bennett, morning." Elliana leaned over the

back at her, responded blandly with a good morning,

hardly looked at her today, even seemingly avoiding her. Her intuition

heading straight to

the computer screen,

moved,

up at her, her

"What’s up?" He asked.

yet kept staring at Norman, seemingly trying to see through the man

such a gaze, Norman appeared uneasy, seemingly holding an inexplicable desire towards this little girl, different

me." Norman softly patted

Elliana replied, turned around to run. She felt she was overthinking and

big hands grabbed her wrist gently, pulling

startled, almost thinking she was going to fall,

Norman’s words quieted the

at the man; his cold expression, brow slightly furrowed, revealing a hint of

at you? Because you’re handsome." Elliana’s face turned

accentuated his stern look; those very soft thin lips, Elliana had tasted in

mood for it. She was really

grasp, rushed away, shouting, "Can’t hold

a rabbit escaping a wolf’s mouth.

time Elliana returned, Norman was

I’m leaving tomorrow

only nodded slightly, saying, "Hmm, I’ll accompany you

going too?" Elliana was visibly surprised. Why would Norman

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