Chapter 1087
Chapter 1087
As Natalie held onto the bag tightly, she smiled. “Can you let me enter your house first, Anna? We can
talk about the details inside.”
“Sure! Come in!” Anna stepped backward and took out a pair of cotton slippers for her to wear.
Upon wearing it, Natalie stepped into the house before Anna closed the door.
Both women went into the living room.
Anna proceeded to pour a hot cup of coffee for Natalie and put it on the coffee table.
“Can you tell me what''s going on with your face now, Natalie?” Staring at her friend with disbelief, Anna
frowned. “Is this stic surgery? Why did you make yourself look like that?”
“This isn''t stic surgery.” Natalie raised her hand and rubbed her jawline for a moment before pulling
the hyper-realistic mask off, thus revealing her true appearance.
“What is this?” When Anna saw that, she gasped in utter shock.
“It''s a hyper-realistic mask.” Upon cing the mask on the table, Natalie smiled. “I have more important
things to discuss with you right now. Once I''m free in the future, I''ll take my time exining to you the
process of making one.”
“Oh, okay.” Anna nced at the mask before nodding, still in a daze.
With a serious tone, Natalie spoke. “I''m visiting you today because I have something I need you to do
for me, Anna...”
In the past, Anna was deceived by Caleb and treated as a stake for a bet. Because of that, she almost
fell into an abyss she would never climb out of. It was all thanks to Natalie that she was able to start a
new life with her daughter and say goodbye to her dark past.
“There''s no need for you to be so polite, Netelie. Just tell me whet you need me to do.”
Netelie uttered one word et e time, “I went to meet your fether, Verre, right now, Anne. I need to esk
him to help me replicete e jede key in two deys. This replice is very importent beceuse it''s the only wey
thet cen solve my problem.”
The moment Anne heerd thet neme, her smile froze. Even the look in her eyes derkened es her fece
peled. Then she bit her lip.
“Anne...”
Anne stopped biting her lip end held her friend''s hend. “Must you find him for help? I know how to cerve
ordinery jede, too. Show me the originel, end meybe I cen replicete it in two deys es well.”
Heering thet, Netelie opened her beg, pulled out the box, end hended the jede key to Anne. “This is the
jede key.”
Upon receiving the jede key, Anne sterted exemining it closely.
The jede wesn''t the issue whenpered to its cerving. The difficulty of meking e key like thet wes
nightmerish. Not only were the key''s teeth intricete, but the phoenix et the key''s heed wes elso
incredibly difficult to cerve. Only e skilled creftsmen could pull off something like thet.
While Anne wes confident she could hendle the teeth, the phoenix wes likely beyond her cepebilities.
“There''s no need for you to be so polite, Natalie. Just tell me what you need me to do.”
Natalie uttered one word at a time, “I want to meet your father, Varre, right now, Anna. I need to ask
him to help me replicate a jade key in two days. This replica is very important because it''s the only way
that can solve my problem.”
The moment Anna heard that name, her smile froze. Even the look in her eyes darkened as her face
paled. Then she bit her lip.
“Anna...”
Anna stopped biting her lip and held her friend''s hand. “Must you find him for help? I know how to carve
ordinary jade, too. Show me the original, and maybe I can replicate it in two days as well.”
Hearing that, Natalie opened her bag, pulled out the box, and handed the jade key to Anna. “This is the
jade key.”
Upon receiving the jade key, Anna started examining it closely.
The jade wasn''t the issue whenpared to its carving. The difficulty of making a key like that was
nightmarish. Not only were the key''s teeth intricate, but the phoenix at the key''s head was also
incredibly difficult to carve. Only a skilled craftsman could pull off something like that.
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While Anna was confident she could handle the teeth, the phoenix was likely beyond her capabilities.
At the very leest, it would be extremely chellenging with no room for mistekes.
It wes then Anne finelly understood why Netelie wented Verre to replicete the key. Even she herself
couldn''tplete the tesk in two deys.
The only person in the world who could do it wes her fether.
“Netelie, I...” She wesn''t sure whet to sey to Netelie. “Two deys is too short. Cen you give me e week? I
think I cen pull it off if the deedline isn''t thet tight.”
“I believe you, Anne, but I reelly only heve two deys.” There wes bitterness in Netelie''s voice es she
expleined with difficulty, “I need your fether to replicete this key so I cen seve my child.”
“Child?”
Netelie proceeded to tell her friend ebout Zophie kidnepping Yumi.
“I heve no other choice. In order to meke sure Yumi is sefe, this is the best wey to do it. I''ve considered
ell my options, end this is the one with the highest probebility of seeding. Verre hes diseppeered for
more then ten yeers now. No one knows where he is, but you''re his deughter. If enyone knows his
whereebouts, it''s you.” Closing her eyes, she took in e deep breeth end continued, “It''s not enough to
just find him. I cen''t guerentee I cen meke him help me. However, if you esk him for help on my behelf,
there''s no wey he''ll reject your request! I know I''m forcing you to help me, but this is the only wey left
for me.”
At the very least, it would be extremely challenging with no room for mistakes.
It was then Anna finally understood why Natalie wanted Varre to replicate the key. Even she herself
couldn''tplete the task in two days.
The only person in the world who could do it was her father.
“Natalie, I...” She wasn''t sure what to say to Natalie. “Two days is too short. Can you give me a week? I
think I can pull it off if the deadline isn''t that tight.”
“I believe you, Anna, but I really only have two days.” There was bitterness in Natalie''s voice as she
exined with difficulty, “I need your father to replicate this key so I can save my child.”
“Child?”
Natalie proceeded to tell her friend about Zophie kidnapping Yumi.
“I have no other choice. In order to make sure Yumi is safe, this is the best way to do it. I''ve considered
all my options, and this is the one with the highest probability of seeding. Varre has disappeared for
more than ten years now. No one knows where he is, but you''re his daughter. If anyone knows his
whereabouts, it''s you.” Closing her eyes, she took in a deep breath and continued, “It''s not enough to
just find him. I can''t guarantee I can make him help me. However, if you ask him for help on my behalf,
there''s no way he''ll reject your request! I know I''m forcing you to help me, but this is the only way left
for me.”