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

sounds amazing!" Erin clapped her

took a dive, and yet

Keira's eyebrow twitched.

word that Dr. Brandt

in Keira's hand froze mid-cut. She turned around, and the blade was suddenly so close to Erin's face that one more inch would've left a nasty

icy. "I'm

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

remember? My job here is to support Crera, and Crera getting stronger means I get more resources, too! So trust me, I'm not the

narrowed even further.

told you already, there are 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.

called Uncle Olsen. "Dad, can we pretend to cut ties

"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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Keira ended

something on

questions. Next, she dialed her master's number. "Hey, Master, can we also pretend we're

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

that the better I look in public, the

were fiercely protective of her. Seeing those three standing by her so openly was bound to make

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