Now that the living room was devoid of anyone but Sanders, Angel turned to Natasha and said, “There’s nothing we need, but do you remember what I said to you earlier?”
Natasha paused for a moment, then nodded: “As long as it doesn’t involve secrets, I can answer.”
There was a nervousness in Natasha’s eyes, afraid that Angel might ask something she couldn’t or dared not answer.
“Don’t worry, it shouldn’t count as a secret,” Angel paused for a moment and under Natasha’s attentive gaze, lightly snapped his fingers.
Following the faint sound, the trick of the Yan Illusion manifested from the source of the noise.
Natasha only felt a flash of white light before her eyes, and she instinctively closed her eyes.
As she closed her eyes, Natasha felt something touch her hand resting on the hem of her skirt…
A hand? Could it be Angel’s hand? Natasha’s heart suddenly started beating faster.
However, before Natasha could indulge in any romantic fantasies, she noticed that a cold hand had taken hers. It was then Natasha realized how small the hand was, definitely not that of an adult.
With confusion, Natasha opened her eyes and looked beside her instinctively.
The moment she looked down, she was greeted by a smiling face.
It was a little girl under the age of ten in a goose-yellow dress, with golden curly hair and emerald eyes, a flat nose, and freckles on her cheeks that made her look both ugly and cute.
At that moment, the little girl was holding Natasha’s hand, her eyes squinted into slits as she smiled.
Natasha looked at the little girl, surprise and confusion in her eyes: “Hua Que, how did you get here? Didn’t Isabella tell you not to run around?”
Natasha’s words made Angel and Sanders exchange looks.
After Hua Que became a spirit, she lost much of her previous life’s memories, including her own name. When Angel first encountered Hua Que, he had given her a name… Hua Hua.
Before, they had only “roughly inferred,” but Natasha’s words now clearly indicated her connection with Hua Que.
She was the woman from the painting who took Hua Que away!
Yet, the words Natasha blurted out just now were somewhat thought-provoking.
“Didn’t Isabella tell you not to run around” might mean: Hua Que’s disappearance wasn’t caused by Natasha alone, but rather, was it at Isabella’s behest? But why would Isabella do such a thing?
And, is Hua Que really in the Black Castle now?
If Hua Que’s whereabouts are tied to the Twilight King Isabella, would that count as a secret?
In an instant, a series of thoughts flashed through Angel’s mind. On the other side, Natasha finally noticed something was off with Hua Hua because she was just smiling blankly without responding, which was out of character for Hua Hua.
As Natasha felt befuddled, the illusion of Hua Hua disappeared.
“That was just an illusion,” Angel explained. “But my question is related to this illusion.”