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?"

a live fish from the water. "How about a

amazing!" Erin clapped her hands

stew took a bit 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

Keira's eyebrow twitched.

guessing—hasn't there been word that Dr. Brandt is returning from

suddenly so close to Erin's

"I'm warning

had endured years of public disgrace for the sake of their country. Now that they finally

just kept smiling. "Relax! I'm on your side, remember? My job here is to support Crera, and Crera getting

narrowed even further. "So

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

Keira frowned.

her then. She immediately pulled out her phone and called

"What?" he responded, bewildered.

"Just four days."

guess? How exactly do you plan to do

might've sounded like a threat, but they were actually a

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explaining things to her master, Keira ended the call and turned

something

dialed her master's

master's voice was filled with exasperation. "What mess are you stirring up this time? The

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

Lewis, and her master were fiercely protective of her. Seeing those three

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