Alaric Faulkner stepped forward and embraced Eleanor Sterling, whispering softly in her ear, "Anything is possible."
After all, he had worn the human skin mask himself, so Giselle Keating disguising as Wendy Warren’s cousin wasn’t entirely out of the realm of possibility.
"I never thought Giselle Keating’s sches were so deep; we definitely shouldn’t let her off."
Alaric chuckled lightly, "Just wait, after this failure, she’ll surely seek another opportunity to strike."
Eleanor settled against his chest, sighed, and said, "The troubleso part now is not knowing who’s backing her. I feel the person who rescued her is certainly not easy."
"Anyway, it must be soone closely connected to us."
Alaric comforted her, "Yes, waiting patiently, we will eventually catch that rabbit."
...
In the garden.
Estelle Sterling had privately arranged to et Chloe, ostensibly to hang out with her, but in reality, fulfilling Eleanor’s request to secretly take Chloe’s hair back.
Chloe timidly entered the garden, only seeing Estelle Sterling alone.
Actually, she feared him sowhat because every ti Estelle Sterling looked at her, his gaze was always disdainful.
But today he seed different, smiling warmly at her when he saw her, and Estelle’s smile was indeed charming.
"Little Star Bro... Little Star Brother."
Recalling how he didn’t allow her to call him brother last ti, Chloe dared not displease him. From childhood to now, she had no friends, so she was quite delighted soone was willing to be close to her.
"You’re here? Let’s go. I’ll show you around."
Estelle didn’t imdiately start pulling her hair; instead, he proceeded gradually. He stepped forward, holding Chloe’s hand, leading her toward the garden.
Chloe felt a bit happy, suppressing her excitent as she slowly walked alongside Estelle.
The Keating Family’s garden was large, filled with beautiful flowers in full bloom, along with a massive artificial pool.
After walking for a while, Estelle stopped, took out a small clip from his pocket, handed it to Chloe, and said, "This is for you."
Chloe looked at the little gift he gave her, feeling very excited. It was her first ti receiving a gift.
"Thank you, Little Star Brother."
Estelle’s eyes shifted slightly, and he said, "Alright, let put it on for you."
Chloe didn’t refuse, allowing Estelle to help her put on the hair clip, during which he casually pulled out a few strands of her hair. Chloe felt a slight pain and touched the top of her head.
"Oh, it’s my first ti putting on a hair clip for soone, not very experienced. Don’t mind."
Chloe smiled sweetly, "I won’t mind."
Estelle’s willingness to be close to her and even gift her a clip had already made her quite happy.
Estelle discreetly tucked the hair into his pocket. Now that he had succeeded, he naturally no longer needed to feign friendliness with Chloe here.
"I have so matters to attend to. You can stroll around at your pace; I’m leaving first."
After speaking, Estelle turned and left directly.
Chloe stood dumbfounded in place.
By the ti she reacted, Estelle had already walked a considerable distance away.
Chloe imdiately chased after him, shouting, "Little Star Brother, wait... wait for !"
The more she chased, the faster Estelle walked.
In her anxiousness, Chloe failed to watch her steps, and missed a step, directly tumbling toward the pool.
"Ah! Uh... Help, help..." She floundered in the water, swallowing several mouthfuls of water.
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