Calista could imagine the frosty reception she would receive from the Ellington family, but she never expected to be met with such outright disdain.

Of course, it was all because of Vivienne!

"Grandpa, please keep it. Don't disregard Calista's thoughtful gesture," Fiona chimed in, playing peacemaker, and managed to diffuse some of the awkwardness.

Cecilia scoffed disdainfully, eyeing Calista with contempt. "Calista, my father already has a Specter Healer's bracelet, a gift from our dear Vivienne. Your little present is redundant at the moment." Calista's heart skipped a beat.

Specter Healer!

How did Vivienne come to possess something from the elusive Specter Healer?

The entire medical community knew of Specter Healer's enigmatic reputation, never leaving a trace. How could they have possibly left something personal behind? Where did Vivienne acquire it?

What infuriated Calista even more was the fact that Vivienne dared to give away something as coveted as a Specter Healer artifact!

Those were treasures she could only dream of obtaining!

As Calista grappled with shock, Cecilia's smirk widened.

"Come on, Vivienne, let's go have some fun," Cecilia said, pulling her away.

Vivienne did not resist, allowing Cecilia to lead her off, only sparing Fiona a fleeting glance as she passed.

Fiona suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, unsettled by the penetrating gaze of Vivienne's eyes. She felt she had been seen through for some inexplicable reason.

It was not until Vivienne and Cecilia had ascended the staircase that Fiona's shiver subsided.

She could not shake the feeling that she had seen those eyes somewhere before.

Percival stood up, briefly glancing at the herbs in Calista's hands.

Coming back to her senses, Calista was about to greet Percival when he abruptly spoke, "Aurelia, make sure to properly inspect anything brought into the Ellington home from now on. We can't just accept things from anyone."

especially Aurelia, had served the Ellingtons for over

precisely how to read the

made no secret of their disdain for Calista, and Aurelia was more than willing to demonstrate

from Calista.

with embarrassment, managed a strained smile.

Aurelia called the family

fumed silently, forced to

uninterested in the spectacle, followed

tightened as she watched his retreating

all because

it not been for Vivienne, she would not have suffered such

confirmed the herbs were

to Calista and placed the box of

this is a token of Calista's respect for your birthday. You

at the company, you can't just loaf around and bring troublemakers around. I'm tired. It's time for you to

from the company, but as Richard's granddaughter, he showed a

Richard had no such

did not expect Richard to be so unyielding. After all, Calista was visiting under her friend's name, yet he refused to show a shred

Ellington family to

them, Fiona and Calista had no choice but

the entrance of the Ellington

"Fiona, I'm sorry

clenched the box tightly, yet her

If only we could have come sooner," Fiona said,

fault. If not for her, Richard would have never treated

placed

the secretive Rivenwood research

was led blindfolded by Astrid to the heart of the

the blindfold, "Welcome

her surroundings: masked faces,

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