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?"

her eyes and pulled a live fish from the water.

Erin clapped her hands

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.

"So I'm guessing—hasn't there been word that Dr. Brandt is returning

the blade was suddenly so close to Erin's face that one more inch would've left a nasty cut on that

icy. "I'm warning you—don't

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

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

eyes narrowed even further. "So

six others who are eyeing

Keira frowned.

out her phone and called

"What?" he responded, bewildered.

"Just four days."

exactly do you plan

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

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ended the call and turned back

post something

up without waiting for more questions. Next, she dialed her master's number. "Hey, Master, can we also pretend we're

"What mess are you stirring up this time?

that the better I look in public,

fiercely protective of

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