Not only did Eveya's face change drastically in an instant, but her legs weakened and she almost fell to the ground.
The maid quickly helped her up and asked:
"What’s wrong with you?"
Eveya pursed her thin lips tightly, as if all her strength had been drained, and shook her head.
A middle-aged man in his 40s with outstanding appearance raised a beautiful little donkey.
If only the previous characteristics were similar, she might still have some luck.
But that last feature ruthlessly shattered all her illusions.
A beautiful little donkey is not found everywhere.
The mysterious strong man who found the 'Hunter' and took away his 'Hound' by strange means quietly moved into the villa next door to her house and became her neighbor.
What this means is self-evident.
Coincidence? Impossible, there is no such precise coincidence in this world.
With the help of the maid, Eveya returned to the sofa in the living room cautiously, and took the cup of hot water from the maid with her trembling hands.
The maid is also an intelligence worker, and she has roughly guessed something from Eveya's reaction.
"The new neighbor is the mysterious strong man?"
Eveya nodded slightly, her face full of despair and misery.
Although she was introduced to the industry by the 'Owl', it was actually the maid next to her who taught her various spy skills and knowledge.
She was once a miserable person. After being rescued by the 'Owl', she developed into a lower limit and was then sent to Ivya to help and guide her.
The first lesson the maid taught Eveya was what happens to spies after they are caught.
Especially what happens to a beautiful female spy like her after she is caught...
Eveya seemed to have seen that she was locked in a dark and dim basement, her exposed skin was covered with bruises, and those beast-like men broke in one after another, and their heavy breathing blew on her, which was full of tears.
, and a numb and lifeless face.
They probably won't let their daughter go. She will suffer the same fate as themselves, maybe right next to them? She will suffer the same atrocities...
Eveya has always been afraid of such an ending? So she has always been careful, very careful.
Didn't you expect such a fate? It finally came cruelly...
Am I really a miserable woman? I lost my hometown and the love of my life? Now, it’s my turn...
She was thinking wildly in her mind and took out two small dark green pills from her plump chest with trembling fingers.
That was given to her by the maid, a deadly poison that seals her throat when she bleeds.
The second lesson the maid taught her was to take this pill before being caught by the enemy? This way she could at least avoid that kind of pain.
"Give the second one to Nido for me...and tell her that it was her mother who was sorry for her, and it was her mother who harmed her. There is no way for her to learn swordsmanship anymore..."
"But my mother really always loved her..."
As Eveya spoke, her face was already covered with tears.
She placed one pill on the table in front of her, then slowly put the remaining one to her lips.
Fortunately, at this time, the maid recovered from her previous panic and quickly grabbed Ivya's wrist.
"wait wait wait……"
"Maybe we can try to escape?"
Her voice was trembling slightly, not as confident as usual, but like Eveya, desperate and miserable.
In fact, just now? After Yifuya nodded to confirm, she was also frightened and stunned, and had the same reaction as Yifuya. At this moment, her face was also ashen and tears were streaming down her face.
Although she is a mentor and senior, and has more experience than Eveya, she is essentially a civilian offline developed by 'Owl', but she has not experienced those formal and rigorous trainings, and there is a big gap between her and a real professional spy.
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In comparison, spies like 'Hunters' who came from the alien alliance are more professional.
"It's useless, there's no way to escape..."
Eveya shook her head and said in a voice that suddenly became hoarse.
The other party actually moved directly next door to her house, but did not rush to take action, which showed that he was confident enough and would never let his prey escape.
He might let them leave the villa area, then follow them all the way, follow the clues, and find out the 'owl' hiding behind the scenes.
Eveya doesn't want this to happen. One of the elves' creeds is to repay kindness.
So she was willing to stay in the incompatible human world because her husband was very kind to her and helped her hometown resist natural disasters.
So she was willing to put Owl offline because he helped her in the most difficult time.
Now, it's time to pay for it all with your life.
Eveya picked up the pill in her hand for the second time and handed it to her mouth.
At this time, a series of knocks on the door suddenly came from outside.
Before Eveya and the maid could react, another maid who had nothing to do with spies quickly ran to answer the door.
"Hello, I am the valet of Mr. Rolle who has just moved next door."
"My master thanked you for the dessert. He liked it very much and asked me to bring a box of freshly baked cookies."
"At the same time, Mr. Rolle is also a hospitable and generous gentleman. You are always welcome to visit us."
After that, the unrelated maid exchanged a few polite greetings with the other party, then took the cookie box and walked towards the living room where Eveya was.
Eveya and the maid were immediately startled. They quickly put away the green pills in front of them subconsciously, and quickly wiped their faces to adjust their expressions and emotions.
The unrelated maid didn't notice anything was wrong, helped convey the message to the other party, put down the cookies and left.
Eveya and the maid looked at each other, and both saw the doubts and hesitation in the other's eyes.
Are the contents in this box really just cookies?
Maybe when you open the box, what you see is an orc's ear. The blood on it has not yet dried, indicating that it was just cut off from the face of the 'hunter'?
Or maybe, the stolen 'hound' will suddenly pop out, roaring and tearing everyone in the room to pieces?
But just when Eveya and the maid were hesitant to act rashly, they suddenly heard brisk footsteps coming from above their heads.
The cute Nido was like a cheerful little sparrow, jumping from the second floor to the living room. When she saw the cookie box on the table, she exclaimed:
"Wow! It smells so good. It must have been freshly baked, right?"
"It seems like it was sent by the new neighbor next door?"
As she spoke, she opened the lid.
Eveya's eyes widened and she looked at this scene with dull eyes.
"Eh? It's actually a small animal cookie?"
"Hehe, this rabbit is so cute, I'll eat you right now!"
Nido said happily, picked out a small bunny biscuit and threw it into her mouth.
Then he narrowed his eyes slightly and let out a sigh of satisfaction after taking in sugar.
"Wow~ delicious!"
"It seems that the neighbor next door hired a great cook!"
After saying that, she noticed that something was wrong with her mother, she was dazed and stunned.
"Mom? What's wrong with you?"
Nido shook Yifya's arm.
"Ah! Nothing, nothing!"
Only then did Eveya come back to her senses. She looked at her daughter who was safe and sound in front of her, shook her head vigorously, calmed herself down, and said:
"I just suddenly remembered something else."
"Anything else?"
Nido looked at her mother who was behaving strangely with a suspicious face, and noticed that her eyes were slightly red.
"Mom, do you remember dad?"
"Ah...yes, yes, I suddenly remembered that when your father and I met for the first time, he gave me a small bag of biscuits, which also contained various cute little animals..."
"I hadn't left the village at that time, and it was the first time I saw such fun and delicious food, so I was deceived by him..."
Eveya's brain had not fully recovered from the previous shocks, and she did not want her daughter to notice anything, so she could only follow her daughter's words out of habit, without realizing that there was something wrong with her own words.
Nido discovered something was wrong and immediately started to make connections.
Mom has been watching the villa opposite since the afternoon...
When the man brought cookies in the evening, she immediately thought of her deceased father...
Could it be that the new neighbor across the street is my mother’s new sweetheart and she really wants to find me a father?
As she thought about it, she suddenly felt a little aggrieved.
I don’t want a new dad!
I only have one dad!
The dad who loves me and dotes on me, takes me riding horses with me, and teaches me swordsmanship!
Then, she picked up the cookie box in front of her with some anger and quickly fled back to the room on the second floor.
His pale golden eyes were also watery, and tears were ready to burst out.
Eveya was stunned in place for a while, and then she gradually came back to her senses.
"Did I say the wrong thing just now?"
The maid shook her head stupidly. In fact, her mind was not completely awake, and she was as sluggish as Eveya.
"That Mr. Rolle sent a box of seemingly harmless cookies. Is this a hint?"
Eveya continued to ask, temporarily forgetting her daughter's reaction. She couldn't care about such a trivial matter now.
The master and servant were in a daze in the living room for a while, and their thoughts gradually calmed down.
"He didn't rush to do anything, he just sent a box of biscuits, animal biscuits..."
"This is a hint that he knows our identity and reminds us of our weakness, so it is a 'little animal' cookie."
Eveya tried to figure out the meaning of her neighbor's actions.
The maid nodded and added:
"He asked his servant to send a message, saying, 'You are welcome to visit at any time.' This should be a hint for us to take the initiative to find him and surrender."
"Our hope may lie in it..."
Although the words conveyed by the manservant were just some common polite words, since it was the mysterious strong man who asked him to come, there must be a mystery hidden in these seemingly ordinary words.
Even though they have not received professional training, the two of them are still experienced spies. How could they not catch such an obvious hint?