Mystery: Who has seen my brother?

Chapter 182 Hair
Magna gathered the two strands of hair from the girl's face back, tied them together simply, and secured them with a delicate hairpin. The silver hairpin, holding the girl's graceful features in place, added a touch of nobility to her graceful features. Her exceptional beauty made her hold the delicate and precious hairpin firmly in her chest, making it a perfect foil for her.

"Are you ready, Ms. Magna?" Eve turned her head slightly, glanced at the woman behind her, and asked gently.

Magna came back to her senses when she heard a sweet and pleasant female voice. It was hard to believe that she was staring at a woman in a daze!

At that moment, she even wanted to tell Miss Eve that this hairpin was actually given to her by Miss Triss, but she opened her mouth and finally resisted the urge.

Magna didn't know why Triss did this, but she always felt uneasy, uneasy for Eve.

She felt as if her heart had sunk into the deep sea, being squeezed by countless currents, so stuffy that it made her breathing a little disordered.

"Miss Eve, this is a thank-you gift from His Highness Edsac," Magna couldn't help but speak. Although she maintained a standard smile on her face, her eyes secretly revealed a hint of concern. "Thank you for your help in arranging his marriage with Miss Triss."

So please don't misunderstand, His Highness Edsak has no intention of developing a special relationship with you... Magna silently completed the last sentence in her heart, silently praying that Miss Eve could understand what she wanted to express.

"Oh, thank you." Eve was stunned for a moment, then smiled with a smile, "I'm just doing my job."

Magna lowered her eyes and carefully observed Eve's expression, thinking to herself, "She should understand. I hope she won't have any more thoughts."

After a few pleasantries while thinking about it, Magna left the reception room with the wooden box and comb.

"Magna."

Magna carried the wooden box to the hall and was about to give the box and comb to other maids to throw away when she heard a familiar voice.

"Magna," Triss walked up to Magna, lifting her skirt, and asked casually, "Is Eve satisfied with the gift?"

"Ms. Eve likes it very much." Magna replied businesslikely.

"It's truly an honor." Triss placed her hand on the wooden box in Magna's hand, grasped the comb on top of the box, and took the box from Magna naturally. She said, "I'll take care of these. Go find Edsak and ask him to come to my bedroom."

When the box was pulled out of her hand, Magna felt her hand go empty. She looked down, stunned for a second. After hearing Triss's words, she pursed her lips and said, "Okay, Miss Triss."

After Magna left, Triss quickly returned to the bedroom carrying the exquisite wooden box.

She picked up the comb on the wooden box, carefully picked up the few long black hairs left on the comb, and couldn't help but curled the corners of her mouth.

The beautiful witch took out the newspaper that she had prepared long ago and wrapped the hair in it. The newspaper was folded into a small square piece, stuffed into the interlayer of the handbag, and covered with a layer of illusion to hide it.

Honestly, this place wasn't exactly hidden, but Triss had no other choice. Being in Edessac's manor restricted many of Triss's movements, though these weren't Edessac's fault. If she'd left it somewhere else, it would have likely been discovered by the cleaning maids. Handbags were usually used once or twice before being thrown away, so the maids wouldn't check what was inside.

Just in case, Triss left some spider silk on the outside and inside of the handbag so that she could quickly discover if someone had touched it.

……

In the afternoon, the door of the study in Viscount Glint's house was closed, isolating the four people in the house from the guests in the salon outside.

"Xiu, Fors, this is the compensation you deserve." Audrey pushed a bulging envelope to Xiu and Fors.

Xio took the envelope, felt the weight in her hand, and was slightly surprised. The reward seemed to be more than they had imagined.

"Thank you for your generosity, Miss Audrey."

Hugh opened the envelope, pulled out a wad and took a look—ten pounds, all ten pounds!

Fors immediately came forward and took a deep breath. This was more than all her royalties!
How much is in this...

"It's one thousand pounds in total. Divide it among yourselves." Audrey said with a smile after seeing the reactions of Xio and Fors.

"This..." This reward is much more than I imagined!
For a moment, Fors and Xio were too embarrassed to take it.

"I understand, because you entrusted this commission to a High-Sequence Expert," Audrey saw the two's concerns and explained, "Compared to the cost you've incurred, this one thousand pounds is nothing."

No, in fact, the price that High-Sequence Expert asked for was only three things, and he also guaranteed that these three things were within our ability to accomplish... Fors thought silently in her heart, opened her mouth to explain, but closed it hesitantly.

Fors pursed her lips and glanced at Xiou beside her, only to find that Xiou was also looking at her. Years of tacit understanding made her immediately understand that Xiou was also struggling with the same thing as her.

Now Fors' heart felt like it was cut in two. One half said that she couldn't take advantage of Miss Audrey, while the other half said that this was the reward Miss Audrey voluntarily gave them, and Miss Audrey was so rich that perhaps a thousand pounds was not a burden at all for her.

"This...actually, we didn't pay a huge price." As if afraid that Audrey wouldn't believe her, Fors immediately added, "That High-Sequence Expert was very kind..."

Audrey smiled nonchalantly and said, "Anyway, you're in danger this time because of me. The extra money is my apology. I'm very sorry."

Since Audrey said so, Fors and Xio, who were originally hesitant, accepted it without hesitation.

"Your generosity is admirable," Fors praised.

No, Miss Audrey, you don't need to apologize at all... Quinn felt the weight in her hand and mentally praised Miss Audrey's generosity. Even if it happened again, knowing the danger, she would still accept it. A thousand pounds, even if divided equally, would be enough for her to buy the formula for the "Sheriff" potion.

Quinn looked at the banknotes in her hand, trying hard to suppress the urge to take them out and count them immediately. Although she knew that the beautiful and generous Miss Audrey would not be short of rewards, what if she counted them wrong?
Viscount Glint, sitting on the sofa, was also a little envious. As a viscount in relatively good financial condition, 800 pounds was not a large sum. He envied Audrey's generosity and lack of burden.

"Ahem..." Viscount Greylint cleared his throat. "If you can get the 'Pharmacist's' formula, I will give you a generous reward."

"We'll do our best!" Xio answered without hesitation. Then, she looked at Audrey and said, "We've recently come into contact with someone suspected of being a member of the Psychological Alchemist Society. We'll soon have a clue about the 'audience' potion you're looking for."

"Thank you very much." Audrey smiled reservedly, thinking with a hint of pride, "Actually, I'm already Sequence Eight."

(End of this chapter)