Florence looked at him. “What? You were not sure it was going to work?”
“Yeah, I mean, this was my first time doing something like this.”
“So, it worked,” Aurora examined her. “Now, we must go fool my mother.”
All three went upstairs, and they found Melanie speaking with the grandmother. Aurora told her mother that Lilith had returned.
“I see that you came back,” Melanie said, coming closer to them. “So, how was the house?”
“House?” Florence looked at Aurora, who made hand gestures to say something. “It was great. Still standing there like always.”
“I see. Lilith, is there something wrong with your voice?”
“She has a cold,” Nira said.
“Yeah.” Florence coughed. “Night air got me—cough—but it’s nothing to worry about.”
“You should drink something. By the way, I would like to speak t
