“Boss, are you alright?” James asked, and Evie’s attention returned to him.“Yeah. Why did you ask?”James did not reply immediately. His pair of blue-gray eyes studied her for a while as if not believing her but could not comment on it.“You just seem distracted so I asked,” he said afterwards.“Ah, I just remembered I promised mom I will not return home late and have dinner with them. Eli will be coming back tonight.”James looked surprised.“Boss, you really made up with your stepmother and call her mom now?”Evie looked at him. James had nothing else on his face and in his tone except for pure curiosity. She smiled.“Is that shocking?”James shook his head. “Not really. But it’s unbelievable considering how stubborn you are about hating her before.”Evie’s smile turned sheepish. Yes, Evely was stubborn and planned to hate Liz until she died. The previous Evely did not know that this promise never came true as days before her death, Evely found out the truth. By then, she had been

“Miss!” The nanny carrying Eli greeted her with a smile.She then shifted on her feet so that Evie could see Eli’s sleepy face clearly. Those heavy lashes that fanned his chubby cheeks trembled as he lifted his eyelids. He looked so disoriented that Evie fought the urge to smile at the cuteness, but failed in the end anyway. She now could understand why even the indifferent Evely was not able to resist her younger brother even if he was the son of the person she hated the most.The disoriented gaze became clearer and clearer. In a moment, the pair of little gray eyes similar to Evie’s stared back at her.“Vivi…” the little voice called, and Evie’s heart melted.Vivi was Eli’s exclusive nickname for Evely because he could not pronounce her name properly when Evely first taught him how to say her name. Before, even if Evely liked her younger brother, she was still cold to him and ignored him when her parents were there. This confused and hurt the little boy’s heart. It was a good thing

What? Who died?Puzzled, Evie watched as her father turned pale as he suddenly stood up in shock. He then turned his eyes towards the living room, and he rushed to open the television without telling them anything. He switched channels a few times before it stopped on breaking news.“Around ten in the morning here in Altair, and four in the afternoon in Japan, Homura International’s CEO, Gin Kazehaya and his wife, Emi were on the way to the airport when the car they were riding suddenly exploded. The police have confirmed that there were no survivors in the accident. The couple was supposed to attend the International Business Conference to be held in Paris, France…”The voice of the news anchor droned on as Francis stared at the television showing the accident, and his legs suddenly trembled, and he slumped slowly on the carpeted floor like jelly. He was obviously very much affected by the news.Evie looked at the television where it showed the police trying to sort out the debris of

The clock on the wall ticked, and Eileen became more and more upset as she was forced to wait for her mother to finish her meal. She was boiling inside, but she had to stay put in order not to annoy her mom. Vivienne might spoil her, but not enough to let her daughter be rude towards her. It was not impossible for her to be slapped or be depraved financially for a while if she so much as angered Vivienne.In their little family, Vivienne called the shots. Eileen could only get advantages when her mother’s in a good mood or when they’re in the same boat. That was why she had been looking forward to controlling Evely Hunt for a long time. It would not only make her mother happy and be more caring towards her, she would also be more financially independent as she had heard that the idiot had a huge inheritance she was about to get on her eighteenth birthday in a few months.But no! Evely Hunt already put a hamper to her plans! That other woman had lied to them too! Her hands on her lap b

“Observe and wait?”“Well, aside from those, do you have any other ideas on how to deal with those monsters?”Evie was amused. The boys must have been thinking that she would be doing something amazing to get rid of the shadow lurkers. Well, technically, she could. But not right away. She’s still too weak.“None. But if we’re not doing anything either, then what’s the point?” James asked back. “Wouldn’t that put us in a dangerous position since as you said those things infect others?”Good point!“You’re right,” Evie agreed, and when the two looked confused due to her complacency, she decided to explain. “We can only observe and wait— at least for now. I cannot do anything at the moment, but the same thing cannot be said after a few months.”“A few months?”“Yeah. Like I said, I cannot do anything until I recover my strength. Those things cannot be eliminated easily. There is a special method which I cannot tell you what kind right now. But I will explain and show it to you when I re