“Sis, why is your face so red? Did something happen?”
At that moment, Serena Reed’s confused voice came from the doorway.
At some point, Serena had finished searching the area and returned to the house.
When Sylvia Reed heard her sister’s voice, her entire body stiffened.
Clearly, nothing had actually happened, but for some reason, she suddenly felt as if she had been caught doing something shameful.
Flustered, she instinctively looked up at Cole Mercer.
Then she saw him watching her with an amused expression, clearly waiting to see how she would explain herself.
Sylvia let out a soft huff and glared at him.
Then she rubbed her cheeks and said casually, “It’s nothing. I got a little hot while searching around. I’ll be fine in a moment.”
“By the way, Serena, did you find anything u
