Curtis had no choice but to leave.Lena lit a few candles and placed them at the four corners of Margot's bed, where she was sleeping, and then lit some frankincense and placed it at the end of the bed.Then, she took the copper coins and approached Margot."Don't be afraid, Margot. Close your eyes and stop thinking about anything."Margot listened and obediently closed her eyes.Lena circled the copper coins around Margot's forehead while chanting a few spells. She then scraped some copper off of it and quickly threw it into a bowl filled with vodka. She lit the alcohol with the lighter and let it burn completely.The smoke gathered and left ashes scattered around the edges of the bowl. However, the flames continued to burn as it was fueled by vodka. Lena carried a cup filled with ashes and still-burning vodka and brought it to Margot's mouth."Margot, drink this."Margot complied and did what Lena said.After gulping the bowl filled with ash-covered vodka, she grimaced in di
When Lena opened the package, inside it were a few metaphysical books left for her by Bronson, along with the golden pendant.At the time, she didn't think much of it. She just assumed that since Bronson had gone back there, he must still be there, so she stayed and waited.A month went by, and there was still no sign of Bronson.Later, when she recalled the existence of the golden pendant, she quickly returned to the city.Now, Curtis was telling her that the golden pendant was most likely a family heirloom from someone else and even had initials engraved on it. What could that signify?Did the golden pendant have something to do with her background?As long as Lena found the origin of the golden pendant, she could figure out who her biological parents were.Lena suddenly became very excited and turned to Curtis, pleading, "Curtis, could you help me look it up? I want to find out where this golden pendant comes from so I can return it to its rightful owner. It's a family heirlo
Curtis felt vexed for a while. When he considered the tense relationship between Lena and Anthony, he decided not to mention that Lena was the one who asked for the investigation. Instead, he lied, "I found this on the road. It looked quite exquisite, so I wanted to ask if any of you have seen it before."Anthony explained, "That item belongs to the Emeria royal family."Curtis was surprised. "Items from Emeria royalty?""Yes. Whenever a child is born into the royal family, they are given a personalized golden pendant that symbolizes their status after they are named."I just took a look at the initials on your golden pendant. It's from Yelena Evans. That child passed away just two months after being born."But when someone passes away, their golden pendant is usually destroyed. How did you manage to find that golden pendant?"Curtis continued to deflect, saying, "How am I supposed to know whose it is? Maybe someone thought it was valuable and then it somehow ended up here?"Ant
On the other end of the phone, Anthony's gentle and deep voice could be heard."Honey, are you back in Amberville?"Lena's mind went blank. She held the cellphone to her ear for a long time without reacting.Anthony didn't hear a response, so he called out again, "Honey, are you listening to me?"Lena snapped back to reality, and responded with a hum. "Anthony," she said."I'm here."She requested, "Can you book a plane ticket for me? I want to come visit you."She wanted to take the golden pendant and go to Emeria to find out if she truly belonged to the royal family.A golden pendant can't prove anything, but a paternity test can.She had to figure out why her master left her a golden pendant that belonged to a dead person.Anthony thought that Lena wanted to see him because she missed him, so he immediately said, "Okay, I'll arrange that for you. When do you plan on coming over? Tomorrow, or some other time?"Lena responded, "I'll wait for Margot to get better soon. I'l
Downstairs, breakfast was already prepared and set out.After a short while, Natalie and Lena also came downstairs and joined the others in the dining room.Natalie was pleasantly surprised to see that Margot could finally get out of bed and that she looked much better."Margot, are you feeling better now?" she asked. Margot nodded and said, "After Lena got me to drink a couple of sips of some herbal liquor last night, I took a nap and felt much better when I woke up."Natalie gazed at Lena with admiration and remarked, "How are you so impressive at such a young age?"Lena gave a slight smile and sat down next to her."I grew up in the mountains and never left. My master only taught me to read and write, along with some unique skills that no one else knows. I never thought they'd actually come in handy," she said.In reality, the strange behaviors she exhibited made it seem like she was pretending to be mystical or supernatural to others.One may not realize it, but the world
Anthony thought that only Lena was visiting.He made a special effort to prepare a bouquet of 99 roses for her.When he saw the three of them getting off the plane, he realized that his single bouquet of flowers wouldn't be enough for all of them.Despite feeling nervous, he forced himself to walk forward with the bouquet of fresh flowers and handed them to Lena.Lena smiled as she accepted it and politely said, "Thank you."Anthony felt a warmth inside when he noticed that Lena's attitude toward him had finally changed.He turned to Margot with an apologetic expression."Just two nights ago, I heard Curtis mention that you weren’t feeling well. I didn't expect you to join us today, so I didn't prepare any fresh flowers for you. I hope you don’t take it the wrong way."Margot felt somewhat helpless and said, "Do we really care about that bouquet of flowers? Besides, men usually buy fresh flowers to give to the woman they love."Margot looked at the bouquet in Lena's arms and a
Lena got out of the car and looked at the intricately carved fountain beside her, feeling quite amazed.Looking again at the big house ahead, she admitted to herself that she was jealous.No wonder Regina doesn't allow ordinary women to marry her son.For a castle like this, the people who can live in it were naturally those born into nobility, raised in privileged environments, and were well-versed in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and other refined arts.What surprised her even more was that when the castle gates opened, dozens of young girls dressed as maids walked out in unison.They lined up in two rows, hands crossed in front of their stomachs as they said in unison, "Welcome back, Ms. Stone, Mr. Morris, and Ms. Lemia."Lena felt a bit embarrassed by the whole situation.She quickly moved closer to Margot.Margot took her hand and said, "You don't need to worry about it."In fact, for Margot, it took a lot of courage for her to let go of the past and forget
After hearing Lena's question, Anthony looked at her and, without thinking much, said, "Not far, it's just next door. Why do you ask?"Lena laughed and said, "It's nothing, I just find it surprising that in the 21st century there are still countries with royal families. I've only ever seen them on TV.""The royal family is probably similar to ordinary families, right?" she asked.Anthony nodded. "Yeah, there's no real difference. They just believe they're of noble blood and think they're superior from the moment they're born."Lena went silent, lowered her head, and quietly ate her food.Curtis, who was observing Lena’s subtle reactions, suddenly wondered why she had come to Emeria to find Anthony.And she was so curious about the royal family too.Could that golden pendant have something to do with her?However, Curtis kept his suspicions to himself and didn't voice them.After the meal, and feeling tired from the flight, the three of them went to rest in their rooms.Margot