Polly glanced at Grace, who was partially buried in the snow, and instructed the mischievous little ghost beast, "Hurry! She's not finished yet! Keep covering her!" Quinnie stood by the window, watching Lilly and Grace engage in a snowball fight.
Grace, usually arrogant, revealed her true nature when interacting with Lilly, showing a more childlike side. And Lilly? She was well-behaved in public but found joy in teasing Grace. Together, they were a lively pair, one talkative and the other reserved, constantly teasing and playing.
Soon, Lilly and Grace went upstairs and arrived at Quinnie's room.
Quinnie grinned and asked, "Did you have a good time? Feeling cold? Need a change of clothes?" Lilly blushed and shook her head, saying, "I'm not cold. The cold doesn't bother me." Grace, with slightly frozen hands, snorted and remarked, "If she's not cold, then I'm not cold either." Lilly exclaimed, "If you want to compare like that, | can take off my coat and run a lap barefoot. Can you do that?" Grace gave her a disdainful look and retorted, "There's nothing | can't do. | can even do it without clothes.” Lilly's mouth formed an "O" shape, and she teased, "Spread the word! Grace wants to run naked!" Polly immediately became excited and shouted, "Everyone, come and see! Grace wants to run naked! Grace wants to run naked!" Grace, now furious, clarified, "What | meant was not wearing thick winter clothes, not going completely naked!" Lilly nodded and remarked, "Got it. That means not wearing any clothes." Quinnie burst into laughter, and involuntarily, her mood lifted, giving her cheeks a slightly rosier hue.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLilly held up an object in her hand and asked, "Aunt Quinnie, can you identify this thing?" Quinnie examined the item in Lilly's hand and was bewildered. "I have no idea..." She noticed Lilly was holding something resembling a glass bead with a dark green swirl inside. At first glance, it could be mistaken for the marbles kids play with.
"What's this?" Grace was also surprised. "When did you come across it?" This couldn't be right! She had searched high and low at home, even meticulously downstairs, but there was clearly nothing there.
Lilly played with the bead between her fingertips and remarked, "There's a gap between people! You couldn't find it, but | stumbled upon it while casually playing in the snow." Grace remembered that she had recently used The Order's time and space ability to clear all the snow from the yard. That was when Lilly discovered it...
Lilly gazed at the bead with a faint smile. "This is the Transformation Bead. It transfers the appearance of others onto your face.
Ancient legends tell stories of empresses adopting the unparalleled beauty of favored concubines.” After the transformation, the face still belonged to the user, but it became mysteriously more attractive, bearing an uncanny resemblance to the source of the appearance transfer.
"It's a lesser-known dark art from a neighboring country, so it's no surprise that you couldn't find it." Quinnie, upon hearing Lilly's explanation, was filled with doubt. "Renovara?" She knew that the country had advanced plastic surgery, attracting numerous female celebrities for procedures.
She added, "In the entertainment industry, appearance is highly valued, and the fear of aging is prevalent. In reality, almost nine out of ten people have undergone plastic surgery. However, those who've had it done are particularly sensitive about it, so everyone seeks out procedures that appear natural, making it seem like they were born that way." Quinnie hadn't undergone any plastic surgery herself, but she had heard about a plastic surgery hospital in Renovara known for producing incredibly natural results. During the surgery, though, they required some peculiar items, like blood, hair, and clothes worn by someone else. It all seemed quite strange.
At the time, she had treated it as a suspenseful story, but now that Lilly had brought it up, she sensed something was off.
Lilly raised her hand, and the glass ball ascended, splitting into two halves with a crisp sound.
Inside, there was a drop of green substance. Grace furrowed her brow. "Blood?" Quinnie remarked, "How can you think it's blood? It's clearly green..." Lilly clarified, "It's blood. Your blood, Aunt Quinnie." Quinnie felt her mind buzzing.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJonas pushed the door open and, upon hearing their conversation, furrowed his brow. "It's impossible for someone to acquire Queenie's blood." Quinnie had only started gaining weight after becoming pregnant, indicating she was normal before that.
He added, "She's been at home ever since she got pregnant and gave birth at our family's private hospital. Someone can't obtain something like this." Lilly asked, "What about before she got pregnant?” Quinnie looked puzzled. "There was nothing before | got pregnant.” If someone had taken her blood, she would remember.
However, she had no recollection of it.
He insisted, "No, two months before you got pregnant, you were filming your last scene, and your hand was injured, causing it to bleed." Quinnie fell silent. She truly didn't remember; it was only when he brought it up that she recalled. Then, the film crew's staff quickly came to handle the bleeding.
Lilly chimed in, "It must have been the gauze that was discarded after the bleeding was stopped.” Jonas' gaze turned icy as he stated, "It was Aimee." At that time, Aimee was not yet famous and had only played a small supporting role in a film crew, with less than a minute of screen time.
Lilly reassured, "Don’t worry, with me around, she will definitely face the consequences of her actions.” At this moment, Aimee lounged on the couch at home, enjoying the sight of Quinnie's inflated and chubby face. The more she looked, the happier she became. Aimee couldn't wait to share these photos. However, it wasn't the right time yet, with everyone wrapped up in Christmas and the topic feeling inadequate.
Come the new year, she planned to surprise everyone with a jaw-dropping revelation by exposing Quinnie's less-than-flattering and overweight appearance.
Aimee expected that Quinnie would be disheartened. When these pictures went public, it would undoubtedly be challenging for her to handle, making it quite entertaining.