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

amazing!" Erin clapped her hands

a dive, and yet you don't seem worried at all! And Lewis over here looks as

Keira's eyebrow twitched.

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

in Keira's hand froze mid-cut. She turned around, and the blade was suddenly so close to Erin's

"I'm warning

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

support Crera, and Crera getting stronger means I get

narrowed even further.

still six others who are eyeing you like a hawk." Erin casually picked up

Keira frowned.

phone and called Uncle Olsen. "Dad, can we pretend to cut ties for four

"What?" he responded, bewildered.

"Just four days."

guess? How exactly do you plan to

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

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

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

her master were fiercely protective of her. Seeing those

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