Chapter 1978


    Persephone followed Catherine like a robot, trying to discern the exact nature of Catherine''s


    personality.


    Suddenly, Catherine patted her shoulder. "Let''s separate here, yeah?"


    "What?"


    "You''ll buy vegetables over there." Catherine chuckled. "And I''ll buy chicken here. You''re not good at


    picking the right one, so let me do it!"


    Persephone agreed and went to the ce she had been directed. Catherine would create a list before


    coming to the market. All Persephone had to do was buy everything on the list.


    These items were the vegetables and fruits that Seamus liked.


    Her status in the house seemed to have shifted with his.


    He felt more and more like the head of the house while she yed the role of an obedient maid.


    Persephone bit her lip. Seamus appeared less tensetely. Today, he hadn''t sent bodyguards to follow


    her.


    She knew he hadn''t hired them for her safety but to keep an eye on her.


    She took a deep breath and felt like a rock pressed on her. She was getting closer to the truth, even if it


    might be too cruel to bear.


    She shook her head to clear her thoughts and began selecting vegetables.


    An old woman tended to her. She seemed kind, with a smile on her face, speaking in the local dialect.


    Persephone smiled courteously. She only understood a couple of terms in the local dialect.


    "Pick the big ones, youngdy!" The old woman grabbed peppers and put them in her bag. She said in


    broken dialect, "Stir fry these peppers. They''re delicious and nutritious! Full of vitamins, giving you


    great skin!"


    "Okay. I don''t want this much!"


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    "You do!" The old woman looked at her. "Business is hard for an old woman like me. Be kind and buy


    more!"


    "But..."


    Persephone was a little annoyed. How could someone force her to make a purchase? The old woman


    shouldn''t have guilt-tripped her!


    "I really don''t need so much!" She snatched the bag from the old woman. Suddenly, she felt something


    shoved into her hand during the struggle.


    As if electrocuted, she froze, staring at the old woman nkly.


    Thetter stared at her as well, smiling.


    The couple of minutes they stared at each other felt like centuries had passed.


    The old woman then started yelling. "Ugh, forget it then! You''ve only picked a few. How am I supposed


    to run a business like that..."


    Catherine came to her rescue, confronting the old woman.


    As they left with the vegetables, Persephone looked like she had lost her soul, following behind her.


    "Miss?" Catherine looked at her with concern. "What''s wrong? Did the old woman scare you? She''s


    known to guilt-trip everyone in the market. She would bully anyone who goes to her stall. Don''t take it


    personally!"


    Persephone nodded when she snapped back to her senses. She lied, saying that she wanted cakes


    and got Catherine to buy them.


    Meanwhile, she hid under a tree outside the market.


    She quickly opened the note, seizing the opportunity of being alone. There was only a bus doodled on


    the strange note and a cross on it.


    Her heart thumped!


    Was it Morpheus who was telling her that?


    But if it was Morpheus, he would have contacted her through the phone instead of using such an


    indirect way!


    Who was the person secretly sending her messages...