Chapter 225
Noella exhaled a long sigh as she looked at the person lying on the bed. “Why are you here?”
Malvina was wrestling with a pile of plush toys on Noella’s bed, distorting the face of a teddy bear with a forceful tug.
“I missed you, sweetie. You hadn’t been home for a while, so I thought I’d wait for you in your room!”
“Spit it out if you’ve got something to say.”
Malvina’s fidgeting had already betrayed her, it was clear she had something on her mind or she wouldn’t be camping out in Noella’s
room.
“I knew I couldn’t hide anything from you!” Malvina pulled out her phone and handed it to Noella. “Got these weird messages a couple of days ago. Someone claims they’ve got a bunch of my mom’s stuff. But it feels off.”
Growing up with the Grubers, a family notorious for living on the edge, Malvina had developed a keen sense for these things. One glance from Arthur, and she knew exactly what to do and say. Her gut told her something was wrong the moment she saw those messages.
After some thought, the only person she felt she could turn to was Noella, so she made her way to the Schnabel’s. After all, Noella was so capable; she was bound to know how to handle the situation!
“Did you look into this guy?”
Malvina would have naturally inquired within the Shadow Dragon Society to find out what was going on. Her mother had passed away when Malvina was just an infant, so whoever had her belongings now should be known to the members of the Shadow Dragon Society who were close to her.
“I did. Turned out to be an ex–member of the Shadow Dragon Society who retired due to age.”
Malvina propped her chin on the stuffed animal, her brows knitting together in thought.
Noella nodded, affirming Malvina’s suspicions. “It’s unusual. If these were truly your mother’s things, those close to her–and now you, as the head of the Shadow Dragon Society–would’ve handed them directly to you. There’s no need for a secret rendezvous.”
Noella gave the phone a shake. “Mind if I use this?”
Malvina said generously.
with her phone, but instead watched her bend
the unusual heft of the pin in her hand. Upon closer inspection, she saw
gorgeous. Did
“Sort of.”
on his palms. As an assassin, Palmer faced countless challenges, and injuries were par for
gemstone she had gifted him to craft
holding Palmer’s hairpin now made her feel distinctly different-
laptop’s mechanism
the keyboard, Noella’s gaze was steady and
of data on
it! Was Noella really
this?
discreet location, and Noella’s eyes narrowed at the
recognize this
glanced at the screen. “Hey, isn’t that near the old Gruber place?”
remembered it was close to the Gruber
.
gemstone workshops and antique shops are. Must
check it out tomorrow.”
1/5
10:43
Would we be spotted if
gathered the laptop and phone, and
hadn’t found any time to rest during the day. Sleep was what
Mansion, Palmer looked across to the room where the lights
turned and made
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