Vespera couldn''t quite process what she was hearing. She had pieced everything together, and her theories had been proven right. Like finishing a jigsaw puzzle, everything had clicked into ce. And now, they were saying she was wrong?


    She asked, "What do you mean?"


    Calvert immediately mmed up, having already been scolded by Dominic. He didn''t dare to say another word.


    Vespera turned to Dominic with frustration. Why didn''t he tell her? Did he think she wasn''t smart enough, so it was pointless to tell her?


    Dominic seemed to have read Vespera''s mind. He smiled helplessly. He just didn''t want her to get more involved. Things had already gotten dangerous enough. With her personality, if she realized there was more to the story, she would keep digging.


    "I was going to exin everything after we left the ind. Right now, getting off this ind is the priority. Just because we bent the rules once doesn''t mean we can keep doing it. If we hang around and keep pushing, we''ll only be putting ourselves in more danger. It''s meaningless," stated Dominic.


    Vespera nodded and said, "I agree with this, but I still want the truth."


    Dominic pushed aside the curtain in the carriage and nced back toward the distant castle. He said, "During dinnerst night, Calvert told me that Belinda was wearing a rubber mask. So, I deliberately spilled water on her and used it as an excuse to touch her hand. It wasn''t a mask. Based on the state of the skin, it''s a young person."


    When Vespera heard that, a chill prickled down her spine. Young? That wasn''t something one could fake. No matter how good one''s skincare routine was, age left traces, especially on the hands. The state of the hand was sometimes more prominent than the face.


    Calvert suddenly chimed in, "Vespera, you don''t need to have doubts. There''s only a quarter-inch height difference, and the scent was off. I wouldn''t mix that up."


    Vespera asked, "You can tell a quarter-inch difference in height?"


    Calvert replied, "Of course. Can''t you?"


    Vespera looked over at Dominic and asked, "Can you?"


    Dominic fell silent for a while, then admitted, "No. Calvert has been trained. Don''tpare yourself to him."


    Vespera still felt defeated. She hadn''t noticed the state of the skin. She couldn''t detect a quarter-inch difference in height. And she had thought she had it all figured out. The truth stung.


    Dominic said, "If Calvert hadn''t warned me about the rubber mask beforehand, I wouldn''t have known that Mrs. Morgan was a substitute when I saw her. It isn''t about being smart. I just had more information. You''re already doing great."


    Vespera gave him a weak smile. Watching from the side, Calvert thought that Dominic was great atforting people. Meanwhile, Gerard, who had been silent until now, thought, "He only knows how tofort Vespera. If it were anyone else, he would have poisoned them ten times over just from his tone alone."


    Vespera quickly regained herposure. Her father used to say that mistakes weren''t terrifying because humans weren''t machines. What mattered was whether one fixed them to grow stronger.


    "If this happens again, I''ll figure it out before you do," said Vespera.


    Dominic was rendered speechless. He expected her to depend on him, but instead, she looked like a hawk ready to swoop down on her next target. How did her desire to win be more intense?


    Vespera turned to Calvert and said, "Calvert, if that woman shows up again, will you still be able to recognize her?"


    Calvert answered honestly, "No. If the environment changes, the temperature and scent will change too. Relying on height and build isn''t enough, as they can be modified or imitated."


    As Vespera listened, she recalled something. Last night, when Belinda had tried to touch Dominic''s chest, Vespera had stepped in. Vespera had met Belinda''s eyes for a second, and she had felt something familiar.  s


    Vespera asked, "Do you guys think that maybe she''s someone we know? I mean, someone from Halewick."


    Dominic questioned, "Why do you think that?"


    Calvert and Gerard both looked puzzled, too. Vespera exined about the moment she had sensed something familiar in Belinda''s gaze.


    "A familiar face who''s involved with that cult... The only person thates to mind is Mrs. Locke, but she isn''t young," said Gerard.


    "What about Tina? She''s young. She''s younger than Vespera," guessed Calvert.


    Vespera shook her head. She said, "It isn''t her. Although Tina''s age matches, she''s too impulsive. She wouldn''t have let us leave so easily."


    Dominic cut in, "It isn''t either of them. I know their whereabouts."


    Everyone fell silent. Eventually, they arrived back at the vi where they had changed clothes the day before. They changed back to their own clothes, then boarded the carriage and headed to the helipad.


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    When Vespera entered the carriage again, she noticed that the coachman had


    changed. Now, it was a young man.


    Calvert stopped in his tracks and


    nced around, but he didn''t see anyone suspicious. Just as he was about to step forward and


    investigate, Gerard, who was in


    ury to leave, shoved him.ne


    inside


    from behind. Gerard didn''t want to spend another minute in this cursed ce.


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    The carriage moved forward. In the carriage behind them, Dominic and Vance were sitting. They arrived on the ind together and changed clothes in the previous vi. This time, Evelyn sat with them.


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    chatting like nothing had ever happened. She even invited Vespera to her wedding.