Romans & histoires The Ugly Lady's Secret Pouch

Elizabeth rummages through her storage. Damon had run off in this direction with her bag and she could not find her wallet anywhere. Today was the opening of Libellule School of Design and she would be late at this rate. Sighing in exasperation, she vows never to have any more kids. As she bends down to look behind one of Damon's old strollers, she spots a box hidden in the far end of the shelf. She frowns and reaches in further until she could touch the box and pulls it out.

“Is there any need to waste time, I am pretty sure that if you search just her you can get the diamonds.” She hurled Paige aside and picked up Crystal’s bag from the bed, even though Crystal tried to stop her, Natalia was too adamant to listen. She opened the bag and threw out the content and a strange black pouch jumped out first along with the content of Crystals bag. Natalia’s eyes widened as she picked out the pouch among the rubbish that was there, Crystal wasn’t expecting them to find anything but when she noticed the foreign pouch that she had never seen before in her bag her heart sank.

It disappeared like a secret, hidden inside the very walls of Royce’s kingdom. The bugs lay in her palm, weightless. She slid three into the hidden pocket sewn inside the vest seam and pressed the fourth in the lining above her ribcage. She closed her eyes and rehearsed—again—the choreography: hors d’oeuvre cart, refreshment table near the stage, ficus by the security office, monitor outside the private room. She could have done it blindfolded. She opened her eyes and breathed out once, a long exhale that flattened the tremor in her chest until only focus remained.

– He questions. - You are sick? – Your father asked. That time, when Péngyǒu smiles. - Just changing habits. – The young woman said. She's sure she's going to stay up late, thinking about her date with Mr. Yoshihiro and in the button, box hidden underground hiding place of the secret passages, but this does not happen. Since that's what she thinks Red is Asia, yellow is Africa, white is Australia... That night, when she enters the secret passage inside her closet at the end of the hanger, she goes through some tunnels to discover and collect other items.

Lydia’s face paled as she stared at the content inside and immediately, she hid the box behind her. “Let me see that,” I said, holding out my hand. But Lydia shook her head. “I can’t show this to you, Luna Clara.” “Lydia,” I said again, my voice firm now. “Let me see it. Now.” With a heavy sigh, she slowly brought the box out from behind her. She extended to me and my eyes widened as I saw the content. Inside was a doll, wrapped in red cloth, with a small knife stabbed into its stomach.

What was the point of her and Etchen coming here if that was the case? Hailey's face darkened. Then, she noticed something on the nearby table: a golden silk pouch embroidered with a unicorn left open. Hailey could see the rows of dazzling golden light emanating from within the pouch. Her expression turned even darker. "So, Liam, you're quite audacious!" Hailey lifted her head, glaring fiercely at Liam. "I knew you wouldn't be satisfied with just the cafe. You had to go after something even more valuable from Serena!"

I echoed, ignoring his question, stepping closer. Hugo quickly shut the suitcase. “Later.” My suspicion reached investigative levels. Yet he remained calm. Too calm. Until that night, when he fell asleep before me, and I could no longer resist the temptation to quietly open the suitcase… And inside— The sacred frying pan. Nestled neatly in deep blue velvet, softly gleaming, even freshly polished. Beneath the handle, a folded letter on The Seaborne Retreat stationery, handwritten in golden ink, Dear Mr. Hugo,

"You already know the powers I have and have seen them firsthand. You know I'm not lying." "As a matter of fact, no, I'm not…tell us then. Where is the madellion?" I hesitated for a moment, taking a deep breath before speaking, "It's hidden in a secret chamber beneath the old ruins in the Pegora Forest and it's heavily guarded by powerful enchantments. You'll need this key." I handed Leo a small, ornate key that I had taken from my father's study earlier that day. It was a replica to an original that opened the book to my dad's suitcase. Thank goodness it looked fancy and cryptic.

] These explicit words made my stomach churn as I thought, 'This arrogant toad! However, I had no choice. What was even more outrageous was that he ordered me to wear sexy and revealing clothes for our meeting. I suppressed my nausea and put on a pink see-through chiffon dress. The large cutout on the back made my skin faintly visible. My skirt swayed gently with each step, outlining the curves of my body.

I was just focused on the book I was reading, pretending not to hear them. “Hey ugly,” one of them called out. “Hope you are not planning to show up tonight.” I pushed back my glasses that were falling off my nose and continued reading. One of them walked to my desk, grabbed my book and dropped it to the floor. “You don't ignore beauty like us.” She said, titling her head smugly. She continued “have you gotten a prom date? Oops, I forgot. Nobody will want an ugly duckling like you to be their date.”