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The voice hesitated. Hesper thought that she would hear the voice she heard the previous time, but she didn’t. After a long pause, a familiar voice was heard.

“Ms. Rivera, it’s me.”

“Seth.”

Renfrew poked his head out and looked around the corridor. Julie and Sophia stopped looking for him, and since his dad was working and didn’t have time to look after him, the helpers wouldn’t be back without permission.

“Are you ready? I don’t have a lot of time…”

The voice hurried him, so Renfrew quickly closed the door and whispered, “Ready, Ms. Myriade!”

“Be more serious. I’m your mentor now, so it’s Madam Myriade!” Myriade pressed her lips together. “Alright, I’m announcing the beginning of the mid-term exam. I’ll be watching your throughout the entire process, so focus on answering!”

“Yes, ma’am!”

Myriade watched the surveillance and remembered the last time-

Renfrew failed to run away and was caught by Rickard. Myriade thought she would be exposed, but Renfrew managed to keep his promise. Even when Rickard tried to form a wedge between. them, Renfrew still chose to believe in her.

That was… troubling.

“You’re training your protégé?”

Riley walked over and patted her head. That messed up her nicely tied ponytail. Myriade shook her head. “Don’t do that, or else I won’t grow tall!”

“Oh, that’s just an old wives tale. It’s not true.”

“You’re just gaslighting me.”

Myriade removed her hair tie and retied her hair. Riley approached and looked at the surveillance but Myriade quickly tapped a button and the screen went dark.

“This baby is your protégé…” Riley was just teasing her and didn’t really intend to see what he looked like, so he took two steps back and pretended to be hurt. “When I get to Halwanest, I’m going to kidnap your protégé to run tests on him to see why you like him so much.”

“…You won’t be able to,” Myriade mumbled and removed her earpiece. When she heard some tinkling noises coming from a room nearby, she understood. “Are you here because the psycho lost it again?”

“Not exactly. I just like talking to you…” Riley leaned down and smiled. “I’ll tie your hair for you. Can. you speak to Big-T for me please?’

Myriade was unmoved. “I couldn’t care less about that psycho. His going crazy isn’t important

enough to contact Big T. I won’t speak to him just because of your personal issues. If there’s nothing more important, I need to focus on my protégé.”

Riley was beautiful, even in the public’s eyes. He was tall and slender, had beautiful eyes, and was well-dressed. He wore something different every other day.

Myriade was curious as to whether he spent his money on clothes when he wasn’t spending it on the psycho, but she wouldn’t budge, because not only was Riley not a beautiful woman, but he

wasn’t a woman at all.

He managed to trick everyone who didn’t know the truth. Myriade hated the psycho the most among the people in the organization, and Riley was in second place.

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Myriade was usually nice, but whenever Big T was involved, she would be impartial. Riley knew that about her, so he said, “What if this is related to Hesper? Would you still keep it from him?”

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Myriade heard Renfrew’s voice coming from her earpiece when Riley brought Hesper up. Even though she knew he wouldn’t be able to hear them, she still felt nervous.

“Riley, I don’t know why you’re being so nice to the psycho, but a word of advice, stay away from. him or you might get burned.” Myriade’s expression was cold. “I’ll speak to Big T. Anything else?” “Nothing else, sweety.”

Riley smiled, his protruding canine making his smile sharper. His friendly-looking face suddenly looked evil. “I just hope that you’ll stop calling him a psycho. He hates it. Even I won’t be able to stop him if he loses his mind, you know.”

Myriade glared at Riley, who returned to his friendly look a second later. “Thank you, Mimi. I’ll get you some candy-”

Hesper hung up after speaking to Seth, with more questions than answers.

Looking back to ten minutes ago, she heard Seth’s voice and immediately linked it to the young cook from the other day.

This was an unknown number and not the one he gave her previously. That was why she didn’t make the connection at first.

“Last time I called, someone else picked up.” Hesper thought that he would call her again but he didn’t, so she forgot about it.

Seth cleared his throat, then said, “I don’t have much time, so I’ll get straight to the point. You know about my restaurant in Genecity. When you go there this weekend, come see me if I’m there, but if not, wait for my call.”

“Why?” Hesper didn’t understand. “I don’t know you very well, so I’d like to know why you’re contacting me first. Everything you’re saying now is just confusing me.”

“…Please do as I say. I can’t explain on the phone, but just trust me.”

Seth’s voice trailed off. After Hesper realized that he stopped speaking, she wanted to hang up, but then he spoke again. “Ms. Rivera, please pay my restaurant a visit this weekend.”

Hesper tapped her pen on the paper on the desk. “Alright, I’ll do as you say this time. I hope that it’ll be worth my time. And I won’t tell Nate about this before I see you.”

“Thanks.”

They ended the call. Hesper looked out the window and it was still bright outside, but she felt something stuck in her chest.

Why did it have to be set during the weekend? She wouldn’t be able to meet Renfrew again.

She sighed again and sent Rickard a message. She hadn’t slept the previous night because she was working, and maybe the sun was too warm and the call gave her some anxiety, but she suddenly felt sleepy.

After hesitating, she laid down on the table and took a nap.

Meanwhile, Renfrew looked at the results of the first test he ever took and was a little proud. If he had a tail, he would have wagged it.

“I didn well, didn’t I, Ms. Myriade?”

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Myriade felt proud because Renfrew was indeed talented. What she taught was far more than the basics. Renfrew being able to do so well at such a young age reminded her of herself when she

was younger.

“Even though you did well this time, you need to stay humble. I’ll teach you more.”

Myriade was very organized. Suddenly, a faint alarm went off. It was something she set up after what happened previously with Rickard to monitor whenever he showed up.

“Your dad is coming back. I need to go.”

Before Renfrew could say anything, Myriade cut off.

Why would his dad be back at this hour?

Renfrew looked out at the sun and ran his eyes in confusion. “Isn’t it just the afternoon? Why does dad always come home early whenever I’m speaking to Ms. Myriade?” He was a little sad.

Ever since his communication with her was exposed, Myriade had been very careful whenever she was in touch with him.

He was very worried that Myriade would stop playing with him when she met some other kid.

Rickard came back to see Renfrew.

Hesper suddenly changed her plans, so Rickard was a little confused. Even though he said okay in his messages, he still wanted to find out the reason behind the change of plans.

However, he didn’t get a reply.

Even though he knew that Isaac would be with her and she would be safe, he still worried.

“Go see Mommy together?” Renfrew’s eyes shone when he heard what Rickard said, but he hesitated, then shook his head. “But Mommy probably has something going on right now. Didn’t we plan to meet during the weekend? Why are we going to see her now?”

Rickard didn’t know how to explain to him and ended up telling him about her change of plans.

“Mommy is very busy. It’s fine if I don’t see her this week.” Renfrew shook his head. “I won’t bother her when she’s working. You’re just using me because you’re the one who misses her.”

Seeing how Rickard was tongue-tied, Renfrew giggled. “Why are you shy about missing Mommy?”

Rickard was going to say something when the door was shoved open and Julie walked in.

“No, you can’t see her!” She grabbed Rickard’s arm. “My dear son, how long are you going to stay blinded? That woman isn’t a good person! You’re being stupid!”

Renfrew frowned at her before Rickard could speak.

“Don’t talk about my mommy that way!” He shoved her.

Julie didn’t think that Renfrew would push her, so she lost her balance and fell. When she realized what happened, she threw a tantrum and kicked around.

“Look at him! This is what Hesper taught him! See what he has turned into!”

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“He’s just three years old now and he’s putting his hands on older people. What is he going to turn into later on?”

Julie continued to sit on the floor. Rickard frowned and looked tired. “Mom, can you stop? Renfrew was right and there’s nothing wrong with Hesper’s parenting either. You’re biased.”

“Oh, so it’s my fault now?” Julie slapped the floor. “I’m doing this for your own good. Have you forgotten who your mother is because of that woman and this kid? Rickard Duval, you’re my son. You came from me! Why would I do anything that’s bad for you?”

Renfrew pouted. “My mom wouldn’t do that either. Mommy is the best mommy in the world! You can’t talk badly about her. You’re horrible to her!”

“You know nothing, kid!”

Julie tried to grab Renfrew but Rickard pulled him behind him. “Mom, stop this.”

Julie heaved and pointed at him with a shaky finger. “You’ve been bewitched. You’ve always been the son I was proud of! How could you end up like this?”

Sophia came over when she heard the voices.

She had been behaving a lot better recently because she was worried that Hesper would frame her again when she was out having fun, so she just stayed in and gamed.

“Rickard… Mom?” Sophia looked at them and rubbed her eyes as she yawned. “What’s the noise? Is this about Hesper again?”

“Ask him!”

Rickard closed his eyes. “I need to get some things sorted right now. I’m not going to walk away from Hesper. I know everything that you did. Juniper is not who you think she is either!”

“So Hesper is? You’ve lost your mind!”

Rickard nodded as he clenched his jaw. “Yes, I’ve lost my mind. Happy now? I’ll get her back. I promise you this.”

“Rickard Duval!” Julie was still on the floor when Rickard left with Renfrew. “Rickard, don’t walk away if you still think of me as your mother! Rickard!”

Renfrew pulled a face.

Julie was so angry, she almost got to her feet, but she fell pretty hard before so she couldn’t get up. All she could do was watch them walk away.

“Are you blind? Help me up!”

Julie went all out. Sophia, who was still not sure what was happening, complained. “Why are you yelling at me? I’m not him. Even if you yell at me, he’ll still go to Hesper-”

“Shut your mouth!” Julie grabbed her hand and pulled herself up. “Your brother has been bewitched. I have to make sure he snaps out of it… As for Renfrew, that bastard, see how I deal

with him!”

Sophia was ambushed by Hesper a few times, so no longer wanted to be on her bad side. She looked down on her because Hesper was poor and demure, and she thought she was nice to push around.

How could the person who grew up with monetary assistance from their family be worthy of marrying into the family? Only an elegant and proud woman like Juniper would be worthy of marrying her brother.

However, Juniper had been messing up a lot lately. Hesper returned with a different identity and turned into Ms. Lane, and she became prettier too…

She felt that she must have been blind in the past.

“Maybe you should stop arguing with him. It doesn’t matter who he ends up with, does-?”

Before Sophia could finish her sentence, Juline glared at her, so she stopped.

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Hesper slept for a long time, and when she opened her eyes again, it was nightfall.

She rubbed her arm, which had gone numb and turned around to see Renfrew staring at her.

“Mommy, you’re awake!”

“…Ren?” Hesper couldn’t believe her eyes and was stunned to see him. She thought that she was still dreaming. “Why are you here?”

Renfrew tilted his head. “Daddy had some work to attend to and won’t be able to spend time with me for the next few days, so I came to see you!”

Hesper still felt that this wasn’t real, but he had his usual bag with him and there was a little luggage at the other side of the room as if he packed his bags and came over.

“Aren’t you glad?”

Renfrew looked at her worriedly and looked sad as he thought about the idea that his dad came up with.

He had to do so much just to get his parents’ attention.

“Of course, I would love to have you around me all the time!” Hesper patted his head. “I have some work to finish up. Wait for me right here, and we’ll go home together, okay?”

“Okay!”

Hesper sent a message to Isaac. If Renfrew wanted to get to her office, he must have gone through Isaac or Renee Otherwise, a child wouldn’t be able to get there on their own.

It looked more like Rickard dropped him off. Renee never liked Rickard, so he would probably avoid her That meant Isaac was the one he spoke to

As she deduced, Isaac replied very quickly and said that after Rickard dropped him off, he left. He called her on her phone but she didn’t pick up, so he guessed that she was either resting or very busy, so he escorted Renfrew up himself

“Is there a problem?” Isaac was a little nervous until Hepser said that everything was alright.

“Carry on. I’m going to give Rickard a call.”

“Alright.”

Hesper was still feeling suspicious. She hadn’t heard the Duvals doing anything drastic recently that needed Rickard to be so busy that he didn’t even have time for Renfrew.

“Ren, can I ask you a question?”

Hesper pulled him over because the easiest way to find out was to ask. She trusted him.

Renfrew nodded and without hesitation said, “Go ahead!”

“Good.” Hesper patted his head. “My question is… do you know what Rickard. um, Daddy is going to do for the next few days?”

Renfrew beamed.

“All I know is that he’s going to another country…”

Another country?

Hesper nodded and let go of him as she went into deep thought. Was he conducting business with a foreign company?

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But since Renfrew was there, Hesper just went with it.

After napping for a bit in the afternoon, she felt energetic. Even though the call with Seth that afternoon confused her, she knew she would find out the truth when the weekend came.

She finished her work, and with one hand on the luggage and the other holding Renfrew, she was ready to leave the office.

She immediately felt eyes on her the moment she walked out of the building, but when looked. over, she couldn’t tell who was staring.

“Mommy, all these people are acting weird,” Renfrew whispered, tugging at her shirt. “Why are they peeping? They did that when I came here…”

“Really?” When she heard that, she understood. Her employees were silently observing them. Even though she never hid the fact that she had a child, this was the first time he was there, so everyone was probably curious.

Especially because Renfrew was Rickard Duval’s son too.

Even though she understood that everyone loved a bit of gossip, she still felt annoyed. When she saw them all suddenly start typing away, she suspected they all had a group chat without her.

Hesper’s suspicions were true.

Employee A: Ms. Lane’s son is so cute. Who would have thought?

Employee B: I bumped into her son at the pantry earlier. He looked like a chubby bunny the closer I got. He’s so adorable and beautiful! He even greeted me. He’s so polite!

Employee C: Honestly, with Ms. Lane and Mr. Duval’s genes, if the child didn’t turn out to be good- looking, there must have been some cheating going on.

Employee D: So adorable.

Employee A: I’ve realized that whenever you speak, the mood just drops. Which department are. you from?”

Rickard switched his phone to airplane mode. He turned around and realized that it was already. dark outside. He wondered if Hesper and Renfrew got home safely.

Even though dropping Renfrew with Hesper was a last minute idea, his trip overseas was planned

long ago.

He asked Benji to go find a doctor that could help Hesper’s legs recover, but all the doctors that he met said that it was near impossible except one strange doctor, but he stopped replying after a while.

Even though Rickard didn’t manage to contact the doctor, Benji managed to find out where the man usually frequented. Rickard was going over to bring the doctor back so he could give her a physical assessment.

The area wasn’t large and there was no guarantee that the doctor would show up. However, Rickard wasn’t going to let any chances slip away.

Even though Zikmund was usually a p*ayboy and wasn’t a serious person, what he said the other night made sense.

The side effects Hesper suffered were because of his family. Even if he pushed emotions aside, he could still see how much pain and sequelae she felt on her knees.

He had to make sure that she recovered to her healthy self before he started making up with love.

“I hope everything goes smoothly…” Rickard looked out the window and watched as the sky. turned cloudy. The pilot announced that they were going to take off soon and reminded them about safety precautions. Rickard suddenly became anxious.

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He had a bad feeling.

Renfrew’s room had always been cleaned so that it was ready whenever he came over.

Hesper unpacked his luggage and thought that his little pajamas were so adorable. Even the tips. Rickard left in the bag looked fine.

Even though she had no idea when Renfrew would come over, she still bought ice cream and kept it in the fridge. She wasn’t a huge fan of ice cream because she found it too sweet, but now that Renfrew was there, he could have it all.

“I love you, Mommy!”

Renfrew jogged over with his box of ice cream and gave Hesper a kiss on the cheek. “Were you waiting for me to come back?”

Hesper nodded. She felt happy when she saw how delighted he was. “You’re my baby and the little master of this house. Of course I’ll have something you love here.”

“You’re the best, Mommy!” Renfrew suddenly remembered his dad and pouted. “Daddy is just

second best.”

Hesper couldn’t help but laugh.

It was the winter holidays, so Renfrew didn’t have to go to school. Hesper was worried that it. would be dangerous for him to stay at home alone, or that he would be bored, so she brought him.

to work.

Renfrew would play on the couch while she worked and would sometimes go outside and play with the other employees.

Hesper could tell that he was very popular there. Even though everyone was nice to her, she knew that they feared her.

Renfrew did enjoy some special treatment at the office. He had a mountain of snacks and everyone would always surround him.

“Is Ren your nickname? It’s so cute!”

Renfrew wasn’t afraid of strangers; when he heard the lady praising him, he immediately acted like a gentleman. He was only wearing sportswear but he looked dapper.

“You’re really pretty too.”

Everyone laughed at that, but he didn’t know why. These adults were weird.

Hesper had been a little worried that he would be shy, but seeing how popular he was, she was relieved and quietly went back to her office.

If she suddenly showed up behind the group, everyone would freak out and split up. Although Hesper was strict when it came to work, it was fine if everyone had some fun during their break.

There was no reason for her to break it up.Renfrew was surrounded throughout the break. When he went back to Hesper’s office, he was tired, but he had an armful of snacks from the people there.

“Mommy… the people are all so… nice.”

Renfrew placed the snacks on the couch and sighed. “But I don’t think they’re very clever. Why would they ask if I’m your child? We look so much alike. It’s so obvious that we’re related!”

Hesper chuckled, but Renfrew sighed again. “You have to work and also provide jobs for the silly people outside. It must be tiring…”

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Hesper couldn’t hold in her laughter anymore. The employees weren’t useless. Everyone who was hired by the company had to work very hard to get where they were, the cream of the crop, yet Renfrew said they were dumb.

“You need to be more understanding. They just think that you’re adorable.” Worrying that Renfrew would show his disdain toward them and hurt their feelings, Hesper decided to give him some advice. “You’re a mature child, so you need to understand.”

Renfrew nodded and looked somewhere distant.

“I will.”

Meanwhile, the plane that flew the entire night over the ocean finally landed.

Rickard didn’t take his private helicopter and just chose to travel like a normal traveler to avoid drawing too much attention to himself. Even though he didn’t know why the doctor suddenly stopped replying to him, if he missed this chance, there might not be another person who would be able to heal Hesper.

“I’ve emailed the information about the area to you. I found out through my investigation that at mysterious group seems to be active there. The doctor might be one of them or could be hired by them.” Benji’s voice came from the earbuds.

The bell of a church tolled. Rickard looked around that foreign land and looked determined.

“Hesper, I’m going to find this doctor to help you.”

After coming back from the office, Hesper held Renfrew’s hand and bumped into the neighbor who was coming home with their child.

Hesper wasn’t very interested in socializing, but since they were her neighbors and they saw each. other often, she knew them.

The neighbors were a small family of three. The husband seemed to work as a manager in a small company. Even though he didn’t have a huge paycheck, he was able to buy a house in Genecity, sol that meant that he was good at what he did.

“Hes?”

Hesper walked over with Renfrew. “Hannah. Just got off work too?”

Yohanna shook her head. She was a small woman who spoke slowly like ladies in books. Her tone was soft and she sounded meek, which made people feel protective over her.

“Gabe says he wants to see some snow. The weather report said that it was going to snow, but we didn’t see any.”

“It might snow later…” the boy mumbled. He wasn’t happy, but he didn’t throw a fit. He politely greeted Hesper, only to suddenly realize that there was a boy behind her.

“Hessy, you look so pretty today. Do you want some candy?….And is that your brother?”Hesper was surprised to hear that, but Yohanna was stunned too. She knew that Hesper had a son, and although she never met him, from how much alike they looked, it wasn’t hard to tell that he was her son.

Even though Gabriel was a little older than Renfrew, he was still in preschool.

“This is… Hesper’s son.”

Yohanna didn’t know how to feel. She wanted Gabriel to address Hesper as Aunty Hesper, but he

insisted on calling her Hessy because he said she looked too young to be an aunty.

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Now that he finally had a clearer picture of how old ‘Hessy’ was, he looked at her in shock, then looked toward Renfrew. He looked as if the sky was falling.

“Hessy has a kid!”

“It’s Aunty Hesper…” Yohanna corrected him.

To Renfrew, these two people were strangers, so he hid behind Hesper and sighed after hearing. the conversation. Why did they keep bumping into weird people that day?

Yohanna was a little embarrassed, but Hesper understood that Gabe had a little crush on her, which is why he said what he said. She shook her head with a smile. “Don’t worry, Gabe is very cute.”

Gabriel finally accepted that ‘Hessy’ had a son around his age and he looked away- to Renfrew.

“You’re Ren, right? You’re so adorable. Candy?”

Renfrew wasn’t afraid of the child, so when he heard what Gabriel said, he walked forward and stretched out his hand but was quickly pulled back.

“You’re so cute. Have you played” Gabriel started talking a lot about games, but Renfrew had never played any games before, so he only listened, but his eyes shone.

The games all sounded interesting!

“Alright, let’s not talk in the corridor.”

The corridor wasn’t narrow, but with four people standing there, the way was blocked, so Yohannal said, “Why don’t you come to our palace? I bought some food for Gabe on the way back. The children can talk while they snack.”

Hesper rarely had the chance to socialize. Going to their neighbor’s home would mean that they would be guests in the home of someone they weren’t very close to, and that meant…

But before Hepser could think about it, Renfrew grabbed Gabriel’s hand and turned back to look at her with anticipation.

Hesper sighed. She could tell that Renfrew was interested in Gabriel, so she nodded. “Alright, sorry for bothering you.”

“Not at all.” Yohanna smiled. “We’re neighbors.”

The layout of their homes was the same, but Hesper focused on practicality when she renovated her home, and she had a higher budget. Even though it looked like a normal home, it was obvious. that the owner was well-off.

Their neighbor’s home was very different. It was a standard family home. Random household. items cluttered the space. It looked cozy and full.

“I’m sorry. We’ve been getting more and more things the older Gabe gets…” Yohanna said with a little embarrassment as she led her guests to the living room. “It doesn’t look… very neat.”

In reality, although it was filled with things, they were all neatly arranged. It was crowded but not messy. They could tell that Yohanna did keep her home tidy.

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Hesper thought that when Gabriel offered candy, he would just be sharing a few with his friend, but he took a pile out and placed it in front of Renfrew.

Renfrew was surprised, as he kept receiving candy and snacks that day.

“Gabe…” Yohanna looked at him, amused. “Candy is your favorite, but it’s not the same for Ren You’ll get cavities if you have too much.”

“But these are my favorite things.” Gabriel shook his head. “You won’t understand, Mommy.”

They two children went and played, leaving the adults in the living room.

Yohanna spoke up when she saw that Hesper looked uneasy. “Relax. Just consider this as visiting a friend.”

“Alright…”

Yohanna poured a cup of tea for Hesper. “Even though I’m not really good at taking care of people, the chores, our food, and watching over Gabriel are all managed by Aunt Chapelain. I just keep the home tidy because I don’t have a lot to do.”

There was a sudden knock on the door.

“I think Aunt Chapelain is here.”

Yohanna stood up, and Hesper tried to see what the babysitter looked like.

She saw an old woman walking in with a bag. When Yohanna took the bag from her, Hesper felt that the babysitter looked more like the owner of the house while Yohanna was the helper.

“We have guests?” Eloise looked at Hesper. “Where’s Gabe?”

“He’s playing with his friend. This is our neighbor. She has a child who’s three years younger than Gabe.” Yohanna sat down, but Hesper continued to look at Eloise curiously.

Even though babysitters weren’t like maids, from what Hesper knew, they wouldn’t usually question their employers. Furthermore, the woman didn’t look like she was working there and instead looked more like she was there to be served.

“Gabe is still a child, so he should have less contact with outsiders. What if he gets an infection?”

Eloise looked at Hesper, who was dressed casually. Since she was just working at the office, there was no reason for her to dress up. She just wanted to be comfortable.

Since Eloise didn’t see any famous brand logos, she mumbled, “Probably doesn’t have a lot of money.”

Hesper frowned. “My child is very healthy, and I’m sure he doesn’t have a bug. How could you say that?”

“What did I say?” Eloise wasn’t expecting the young woman to talk back, so she turned to Yohanna. “Who is this? Such a rude person.

Hesper didn’t want to say anything because she was just a guest. It was fine if the old woman.

looked down on her, but saying that Renfrew wasn’t healthy… She wasn’t going to let that slide.

Yohanna had a soft personality. She knew that Eloise was wrong, but she didn’t know how to stop them from getting into an argument, so she looked at Hesper then at Eloise.

“Don’t drag Hesper into this. You were rude first, so apologize.”