登入Oscar answered Rebecca with a smile, as warm as ever. His hand still rested affectionately on her head, yet a chill spread through her all the same.The answer had come too late.Everything that had happened over the past few days had felt like waking from a princess' dream. She had cast aside her usual gentle, fragile persona and glimpsed a world she had never known existed.She had cherished every moment of it.However, she understood that everything she had experienced had come from the man standing before her, the man named Oscar.She wanted to make him happy and keep him by her side. Naturally, she wanted nothing from his old life intruding on what they had now. Above all else, she had always believed the Chamberlain family was the one thing she could count on.Now, even that final certainty had fallen apart. He had brought them back to live in the Miller household.Did it really matter where someone lived? What mattered was who they lived with.She had once lived with Osc
As long as Oscar continued to despise the sisters and refused to spend time with them, there would be no need to worry about him ever reconciling with the sisters.Under normal circumstances, that would have been more than enough. The distance between Oscar and the sisters had grown enormous, and the chances of them crossing paths by accident were slim. Without contact, even the deepest feelings would fade with time.Rebecca had never doubted that. Even so, what had happened today had caught everyone off guard, Oscar, the sisters, and Rebecca most of all. He had actually brought the sisters home with him.Giana had been right about one thing. Rebecca had only crossed paths with Oscar by chance. No matter how deeply he had been hurt, her place in his heart could never compare to what the sisters had once meant to him.Distance and misunderstanding had existed only because both sides had held themselves back, each deliberately avoiding the other. But now that they were living under t
Just as the sisters were boiling pasta in the kitchen, the kitchen door swung open.Rebecca strolled in carrying a plate piled high with food, looking thoroughly pleased with herself. "My brother told me the Chamberlain women are all sharp-tongued. Let's see what you're making for lunch."Hilda instinctively stepped in front of the pot, but Giana kept dropping pasta into the boiling water with practiced ease. She did not even spare Rebecca a glance."Oh, plain boiled pasta? In nothing but water!" Rebecca shoved Hilda aside with ease and peered into the pot. "Come on, ladies. It's the middle of the day, and all you're having is pasta?"Giana shot Rebecca a flat look. "What's wrong with pasta? Even pasta tastes better than eating something that was never yours to begin with."Once, there was a beggar who found a money pouch on the road. Without a second thought, she assumed every coin inside belonged to her, so she spent it however she pleased."One day, she ran into a man who look
Amara and Clara had already been possessed. Bella's whereabouts remained unknown, and even Freya and Irene had vanished without a trace. What right did they have to keep treating Oscar as an enemy?Perhaps Clara had sent them the rings because she understood better than anyone how precarious their situation had become. If things truly became unbearable, there was still one final path left open to them."All right, it's time to eat. Let's head downstairs. While we're staying here with Oscar, I want everyone to start thinking about what comes next, or at the very least, decide what each of you plans to do. As for talking to Oscar, I'll handle that myself," Giana said.The sisters headed downstairs from the second floor.They were expected to cook for themselves, though the ingredients had already been prepared and laid out.Meanwhile, dinner was already underway in the dining room. George and Helena sat at the table with Rebecca, Oscar, and Celeste.Everyone knew about Oscar's illn
The sisters still had one lingering question. They now understood that everything that had happened today had not come out of nowhere. But what had caused it?Surely they could not be suffering simply because they had been born into the Chamberlain family. That would be far too absurd."Of everyone we know, Oscar understands all of this better than anyone. Even though he's stepped down as the Draconox Archon, he must still know what's happening to us. It's just that... given where things stand between him and us right now..." Diana trailed off.The room fell silent.Some things in this world could never be undone. Even if they admitted they had been wrong and regretted it now, what good would it do?Their actions back then had already shattered the bond between Oscar and the sisters, and that was before everything else that had happened afterward.No one knew what Oscar was thinking anymore, or even what they themselves truly felt. After everything that had happened, emotions had
"Don't worry. Everything is fine."The signature read ''Clara''. Her signature had a distinctive flourish, and the moment they saw it, they knew without a doubt that the handwriting was hers."What is Clara trying to say? That our arrests weren't some random mistake? That there really is something inside our bodies?"The sisters immediately checked themselves over, but everything felt completely normal. There was no sign that anything had possessed them. They could not detect even the slightest indication that something was wrong.Giana studied the note one last time. Once she was certain she had memorized every word, she tore it into tiny pieces, dropped them into the toilet, and flushed them away. "There's no point looking. Didn't they already run every test on us back at the prison?""Did Clara really kill someone?" That was the part that had captured Hilda's attention."I'm afraid so," Giana answered curtly before sitting down and sinking into thought.Clara's letter carried
"Miss Bella, you're here!"Unlike Oscar, the Chamberlain sisters lived in the spotlight. They made headlines almost daily. In Silverton, nearly everyone recognized them.Victor hurried to drag over a stool. He wiped it down with his sleeve and offered it to Bella.She glanced at it. Disgust flick
"Bella, second daughter of the Chamberlain family." The lead man held up his phone and compared her face to the image on the screen. After confirming payment, he spoke into the phone. "Take her."The others moved in.Bella was not Diana. She was a superintendent. She could handle herself.The mom
Black storm clouds pressed low over the Percham District.Beneath them, narrow lanes packed tight with men in black jackets and trousers stretched into the distance, cold steel gripped in their hands.Rain struck the blades, and each metallic ring sliced through the night like a warning."Shut th
"That little bastard," Bella snapped as soon as she stepped through the door. "He's gotten real bold."She tossed her umbrella onto the floor and dropped onto the sofa, her cheeks still tight with anger.Amara entered with a cup of coffee, stirring it in slow, steady circles.The other sisters dr







