"It was pure serendipity that led us to help little Carie Ann,"
Grandpa Luther gazed at the sisters before him, his weathered face softening into a grandfatherly smile.
"We never expected anything in return."
This was the unvarnished truth in his heart.
At this moment, the elderly gentleman remained blissfully unaware of the existence of the Twin Fate poison.
No need for assistance?
Iris's delicate brows knitted slightly as her gaze flickered toward Camilla and Sinclair.
From the instant she'd stepped into this parlor, her life-bound gu had vibrated with alarming intensity, sensing the parasitic presence coiled within that man's body.
Could it be... these people didn't seek her expertise to break the curse?
"Grandfather speaks truly," Camilla's melodic voice cut through the tension as she met Iris's questioning look with a composed smile.
"Saving Carie Ann required no extraordinary effort on our part, and we'd never presume to make demands because of it."
