Chapter 997

• Liza stood frozen in place, her mind racing with possibilities. If Madam Emili had merely been imitating someone all along, then it made sense that after the real one disappeared, she no longer had to keep up the act. It was as if she had shed her disguise, revealing the cruel and vicious person she truly was.
• A sense of unease settled in Liza’s chest. Where had the real Madam Emili gone? Had she managed to escape, or was she no longer alive? The uncertainty gnawed at her.
• Sensing her distress, Gavin gently ran his fingers through her hair and shifted the conversation. “You know, when Grandma Rhett was younger, she bore a striking resemblance to Grandma Ivea.”