Amelia spoke slowly and deliberately, “Who is that person?”
“I… I don’t know.”
Grace’s eyes darted around nervously, as if terrified of something. “I can’t say. No one can say. It’ll bring divine punishment.”
Amelia studied her erratic behavior.
She looked almost… possessed.
Reaching out, she pressed two fingers to Grace’s wrist, checking her pulse.
Chaotic. Unstable. Unnatural.
Amelia lifted her chin and carefully examined her pupils.
Her gaze turned cold.
“Someone has put a curse on you?”
Grace suddenly went hysterical, slapping herself across the face.
“Talking too much! Talking too much!”
Then, she started crying.
“Mia, you have to study hard, do you hear me?”
“Mom is counting on you.”
“If you pass the exams, Mom can move to the big city and live a good life.”
She grabb
