The girls were clearly worried about Micah. He reassured them, "You don't need to worry about me."Nina observed Micah. Despite the news of the village massacre by the Allied Forces, he showed no emotion. It seemed he already knew.Micah turned to Nina and asked, "How are you adjusting here?""I'm doing well," Nina replied. "I've gotten along well with everyone.""That's good."Micah's expression shifted slightly. "The Captain they mentioned, is he from your country? I saw them helping to rebuild the school."Micah remarked, "Your people are really kind-hearted, helping the villagers without asking for anything in return."His tone carried a hint of skepticism, as if he found it hard to believe such a selfless army existed.Nina added, "In our country, the army isn't used to wage wars and plunder. They protect the people. That's how we build a harmonious nation!"She spoke with confidence, contrasting the chaos she saw here with the peace back home.Micah seemed taken aback b
We tried to comfort her without thinking, "It might not be true."Ivy's eyes turned cold. "Then what is true? Dad acknowledges me, but he doesn't? Have you forgotten how close we were when we were kids? How did things change as we grew up?""Maybe he’s just adjusting to your return," Wes continued to speak kindly. "He has been searching for you all these years."Ivy let out a cold laugh. "I don’t think he considers me his sister!""That’s not it…" Wes started to explain."He treats that woman well, giving her gifts when I get nothing!" Ivy's face twisted with malice. "Why should she have what I don’t? Kill her, and let’s see who he treats well then. If I can’t have it, no one else should!""Yes, Miss!" Wes replied.Ivy watched them with clenched fists, her eyes filled with an uncontrollable hatred, like a venomous snake ready to strike.Meanwhile, Micah had his own matters to attend to.Nina accepted the gift from Micah and stayed with the children as they played. They had gro
The arrow had lodged itself firmly in a tree. Even though it was now stuck there, Nina was still shaking with fear, unable to calm down. Micah furrowed his brows, looking into the depths of the forest. The assailant, realizing their plan had failed, quickly retreated, not wanting to be discovered."Are you okay?" Micah asked, his concern evident.Nina's eyes were wide with shock. The arrow had been aimed directly at her head, clearly intended to kill. Despite the heavy presence of soldiers in the village, someone had still tried to take her life. Who had she angered to such an extent?"Nina," Micah called again, breaking her out of her daze."I'm fine," she replied, though her voice trembled slightly.Micah released her, and she walked over to the tree, pulling the arrow free. It seemed like an ordinary arrow, giving no clues about its origin."You sensed something was wrong earlier, didn't you?" Nina asked, realizing Micah's earlier words had been a warning."I felt something
When he sensed it, he knew immediately."Knowing too much isn't good," Micah warned her. "But you got hurt partly because of me, so I won't let it happen again."He didn't want to disrupt Nina's life.Nina thought for a moment. "It's okay. My life won't be easily taken here.""Let's go," Micah said, continuing to escort her.Nina frowned slightly. He avoided the topic of the Pharaoh, which suggested he was intentionally keeping it from her. Maybe he didn't trust her. Mentioning the Pharaoh didn't elicit any significant reaction from Micah either, hinting at a possible connection he didn't want to disclose.Nina felt Micah could be a breakthrough. She should keep an eye on his movements without alerting him."Miss Nina is back."As soon as Nina and Micah returned to the village, someone called out. They had been worried since she had been gone for so long.Just then, Nash came out and saw her with Micah. His scrutinizing gaze landed on Micah. He walked over and asked, "Why did
Nina's attention to Micah irked Nash. He asked, "Why were you with him all afternoon?""I told you, I fell asleep there," Nina replied.Nash couldn’t understand, "Why didn’t you come back if you wanted to sleep? Being alone with him can cause rumors."Nina didn't like his tone, "How are we alone? There were kids there. Besides, Micah and I are just friends. Who cares what others say? This isn't the old days. Why are you being so old-fashioned?"Nash pursed his lips, his expression darkening."And you disappeared early this morning. Your people couldn’t find you, so I had to do something on my own. Is that wrong?""Fine, let's not argue."Nina sensed that continuing would only make things worse."I don’t want to argue with you," Nash said softly, trying to calm her.His tone was gentle, showing he didn't want to upset her. This softened Nina's anger, and when he knew how to back down, she couldn't stay mad. "I was with Arin. Micah asked me to stay and teach the kids after he le
"Our tribe acknowledges it. I am your long-lost sister!" Ivy emphasized.Micah replied, "You've been gone for so many years. How do we know the person who returned isn’t an imposter? If you don’t want things to get worse, stop interfering in my life!"Ivy clenched her fists tightly. This was the first time she had heard Micah speak so harshly. He doubted her! The realization made her anxious.Micah didn’t hold her in high regard but also didn’t want her affecting his life. He visited home infrequently to avoid her, hoping less contact would prevent his irritation. Yet she couldn’t understand.Micah walked away, leaving Ivy with a twisted, angry expression. Her fists trembled from how tightly she was clenching them."Miss, don’t take what he said to heart..." Wes tried to comfort her."Shut up!" Ivy snapped at him, "This is all your fault! If you had killed Nina, we wouldn’t have these problems. Instead, you failed, and now my brother is scolding me. You're useless!"Wes kept h
Nina noticed that Micah had left, so she walked over to his desk. There were several notes and some foreign books. As she flipped through the pages, a bookmark fell out. The bookmark itself wasn't particularly special, but the design on it seemed oddly familiar. She thought for a moment and realized that it matched the symbol on the clothing of the people who had chased her and Scarlett.Nina was shocked. Could this really be a coincidence? The symbol must be some kind of mark. Could it be that Micah was actually connected to the Pharaoh?"The noodles are ready," Micah said, bringing two bowls of plain noodles to the table. "Come eat."Nina quickly hid the bookmark in her sleeve and said, "Okay."They sat across from each other, the simple noodles served with a single egg. It looked very plain."I'm not much of a cook, but I hope you don't mind," Micah said softly.Nina took the utensils and started to stir the noodles, her eyes lingering on Micah. He ate his noodles quietly,
Nina was stunned. She held out her hand, showing the string of beads she always wore. "What did you say? This was your mother's keepsake?""Yes," Micah said, staring at her wrist."Impossible," Nina protested. "How can you be sure it's your mother's? It's just a string of beads. There could be many like it.""This is the only one," Micah said firmly.Nina stared at him in shock."You don't understand emerald, do you?" Micah began. "This region is known for emerald. No two pieces are alike in the world. Your beads are unique, which is why I'm questioning your identity. Are you really just Nina?"Nina clenched her fists and took off the beads, placing them on the table. "These weren't originally mine. They were given to me by a friend. He gave them to me..."Wilfred had given her the beads. He hadn't explained why, which was odd. These beads were precious to him. She remembered the words he had said when he gave them to her. "For your safety." That was all.Looking at Micah, she