Keira was speechless.

Wait, did Erin just casually spill a South family secret like that?

Keira stared at Erin, wanting to say something, but ultimately decided it wasn't worth the effort. Instead, she said, "So, if I make you four dishes, you'll tell me four secrets?"

"Deal!" Erin answered cheerfully, her eyes sparkling with childlike innocence. The look was so pure that Keira almost felt guilty, as if she were tricking a kid.

Keira was silent again.

She stood up and walked toward the kitchen, with Erin trailing behind.

Keira's cooking style was spontaneous. She glanced at the ingredients left in the kitchen and said, "Alright, for the first dish, I'll make you a rice bowl with braised meat."

She grabbed some pork ribs, tossed them into a clay pot, prepped everything quickly, and then looked at Erin. "First secret, start talking."

Erin didn't hesitate. "You know how the South family estate can't be found on any map? Not even on satellite images?"

Keira nodded. "Yeah, I noticed."

Erin grinned. "Well, the reason you can't find it is because the South family's land is cloaked! They've developed a kind of camouflage tech that makes their property blend seamlessly with its surroundings, so on any map or satellite image, it just looks like either land, ocean, or forest—whatever's around it."

Keira's eyes narrowed. "So which one is it? Land, ocean, or forest?"

Erin gave her a sly smile. "That's the second secret! What's the next dish?"

eyes and pulled a live fish from the water. "How about

that sounds amazing!" Erin clapped her

more work, so while Keira was cleaning and prepping the fish, Erin rambled on, "I saw the latest news about you. Olsen Group shares took a dive, and yet you

Keira's eyebrow twitched.

been word that Dr. Brandt

so close to Erin's face that one more inch would've left a nasty

eyes were icy. "I'm warning you—don't

for the sake of their country. Now that they finally had the chance to come home, they deserved

to support Crera, and Crera getting stronger means I get more resources, too! So trust me, I'm not the one blocking their

even

nine candidates for the South family inheritance. Besides you, me, and Vera, there are still six others who are eyeing you like a hawk."

Keira frowned.

pulled out her phone and called Uncle Olsen. "Dad, can we pretend to cut

"What?" he responded, bewildered.

"Just four days."

exactly do you plan

earlier words might've sounded like a threat, but they were

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ended the call and turned

something

Next, she dialed her master's number. "Hey,

voice was filled with exasperation. "What mess are you stirring up this time? The sect can't keep covering for

that someone reminded me that the better I look in public, the more suspicious it makes me

right. The other South family heirs had no idea that Uncle Olsen, Lewis, and her master were fiercely protective of her. Seeing those three standing by her so

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