Chapter 152
The daughter from the Palmers Owen wondered. On his sharp, refused face, a fleeting, almost imperceptible moment of hesitation flashed
Lucy raised an eyeboom. “What? Matilda’s comi
akt Cour of the military already!”
ir’s been transferred to a desk jodi at the military hase here in Dratona Cary Got injured during
Sebastian corrected her “Not nut, hist reassignari her last mission”
Matikla Paloper…. That name sounds familiar, Lacy’s mind wandered to a poised and confident woman shril once seen hosting milic Matilda Palmer. Could it be bett
“Mom, who’s Matilda
“She’s the slaughter of one of your dad’s old army bullies,” Liscy explained. “She joined the army said served for many years. She haunt been lach to Drators City for a long time.”
i’s guess was correct
really was Matilda Palmer she had known.
Mersioning, Matildes name made Sebastian’s eyes soften with respect. “Eliana, she’s like youur big sister. She’s and was like family to us growing up?
Sebastian had his rebellious streak in his youth, mo, Instead of following a pres military connections grew, and many of his former comtades now held.
The Palmers were a military family, and Matika hadi geni original plan had been for her to take a safe desk job, but live long years, and now she was back.
some age as pour lanther
he enlisted in the army for two years. Over time, lis. Blous. They gathered animally foremminiser,
i military academy for college. As she was the only daughter in the family, the rad, she voted for an assignment on the border. That assignment stretched into
Elana smiles styly. “So, Marilla and Owen grew up together? Chile and sweethearts, mayber
At that,
1, Owen’s expression dukened, and he stood shopaly from the couch. “The upstairs,” he said cantly, leaving the rain.
Eliana watched him go, her curiosity piqued, something was definitely going
Looking at the barglet and the bungle on her wrist, Eliana fiddled with them. “Mom, I think I’m not wearing this bracelet. It’s too fragile. I’ll stick ro the bangle instead.”
The bracelet was so expensive that it would just be kept safely tucked away, mainly is an investment for the future. No one would wear something that precious on a daily basis–only for special occasions. However, the hangle wavalefferent, it was practical for everyday wear, with no worries about it getting damaged.
Lucy nodded. “Of course, darling. It’s yours to decide. Just keep what makes you happy?
“Sure
Eliana had heard of Matilda before. Back in her previous life, after Eliana grated, she worked as a stand–in and sometimes caught glimpses of Marilla on the news.
Matilda was the go–to anchor for the military channel, always speaking confidently and with authorsy:
With her short hair and sharp features, she had the kind of presence that stood out, In Eliana’s mind, Matilda was the epitome of a strong, no- nonsense woman, radiating a sense of natural integrity. It was clear that to reach such a position, Matilda’s skills and experience had to be impressive.
But Eliana never really paid attention to Matilda in her past life. It wasn’t until today, when her parents mentioned the Palmers, that she connected the dots. She didn’t know much about Matida, but something told her Matilda was the type of woman who had a strong character.
After all, as the prime of her youth, Matikla chose to give up a comfortable life to head to the border and stay there for five or six years, and only those who had experienced it truly understood what that meant.
A few days later, Eliana went to Sunset Cafe.
Lately, Stella had been working pan–time at the cafe, getting along well with Laly and her husband
Eliana arrived around 1 pun. Stella had just woken up from a map and was yawning behind the counter,
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Hello! What can I get for you? The men’s right up there. ”
Stellar’s gare shifted from the sorrento Elians, and fire presionady calm expression named in one full of energy. “Buana” “You’re back!”
Elama smiled and pulled a gift box from her bag to Mella. “I bought you something” It was a set of traditional accessories Miana had picked up during her trip. The jewelry, with its rilanc design, was full of memories.
was your trip? Tell me
Stella eagerly cut from behind the counter. “I thought you weren’t coming back and the end of the mouth! How was y everything” she graded
Lily, heating the commotion, peeked out from behial the curtain and sided warmly. “Eliana. You’re back”
“Hi, Lily Elina replied, handing her a gift too.
It wasn’t peak hours yet, so the cate was quiet.
Elana and stella headed upstairs to chat. Since the café had recently been renovated and reopened, the business had been impacted a life by the university’s summier break, lei non by machi
Sunset Cafe had a great reputation online, with loyal customers timing and new ones coming in alter reading the glowing reviews. Plus, regulars often brought along new laces, All in all, the café lund in solid couple of months over the mer, with good sales.
Stella guilled Ellana over, eager to hear more about her trip, dearly envies. Wow, I wish I could be a carefree as you. And the eagle? Hera, right? Wow, Fillove in see that”
Elana grimmed. If there’s any chance, I’ll take you ilare,”
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“Yes, please!” Stella’s excitement was palpable liefere she thought of Wendy “that you ran into Wendy? No way?”
After Eliana recounted what had happened on the island, Stella finally realized “Wait, the island that collapsed in the no way! She was always bragging aliout going on vacation there, ajal jew slie’s the une who ended up collapsing the whole island. Lean’t stop
news was Wendy’s mom’st Ida,
laughing!”
They chuited for a while, catching up on everything dat had happened recently. As morequstomers started coming in, Stella excused herself to go help downstairs.
Eliana sat by the window on the secural floor, sipping her coller as she casually strolled throsighs her phone.
As she browsed, a message popped upon her screen. The nickname didn’t immediately ring a bell, int It was Willow Clark.
ishe saw the profile picture, it clicked
Willow had sent a few key pieces of information about Hiana–detailed enough to rival a resume end you to dig up more on this woman.] Eliana immediately understond. Wilkow was out for revenge and had hired a hacker to dig into her life
However, if Willow had been a little sinister I not set up that test, the lucker might have already been working on the task, before Eliana even had a cleaner to ser die past. But alas, Willow’s overconfidence worked against her.
What exactly are you looking for? Eliana typed back,
After skimming Willow’s message, Eliana saw it was pretty comprehensive, It was a deep dive into her life–everything from her pervious life. While thorough, it was outdated, Eliana was a far cry from who she had been before.
The thought munde Fliana uneasy. In her past life, there was no way she could’ve outsmarted someone like Willow. And back then, she’d foolishly though Willow could be a good friend–only to be stabbed in the back
Willow’s reply came quickly. I need to know her deepest secrris. The more hidden, the better. She’s dating Landon Mitchell from Instead University, but I don’t buy her innocent act. I want you to dig up thar juiciest dirt on her, the more scandalous, the better!|
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