Chapter 1696

• “It doesn’t really matter if the secret is real or not,” Gavin said calmly. “As long as the three families believe it exists, they won’t dare to act recklessly.”
• Liza’s eyes lit up as she absorbed his words. It suddenly made sense to her this was her mother’s way of protecting her. As long as the families believed there was a dangerous secret, they would be too cautious to harm her.
• She folded the last of her mother’s things and packed them into a box. “If my mom truly wanted me to know that secret, she would’ve left me a clue. Since I haven’t found one, it’s possible she made them believe it was real to protect me.”