The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 400

Letty rolled her eyes at him. "What's the rush? Is it a crime for me to say a few more words to Leilani?"

Callahan said nothing, simply waiting.

Leilani stifled a laugh, said her goodbyes to Letty, and got into the car with Callahan.

As the vehicle pulled away from the old estate, Callahan suddenly broke the silence. "I'm sorry you had to deal with that."

Leilani raised an eyebrow. First Letty, now Callahan—everyone was being so sentimental. She looked at him with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Do you think I'm the kind of person who cares what your aunt says?"

Callahan's lips hooked into a faint smile. "No."

Leilani exchanged a knowing smile with him before turning to look out the window at the inky night and scattered stars. Talbot's family? They were nothing but jumping clowns. She barely listened to her own biological parents' nagging; the words of a stranger like Reese meant absolutely nothing to her.

...

Upon returning to Celestial Heights, Leilani sat before her computer, the blue light of the screen reflecting in her calm eyes.

A private message window on the dark web, silent for a long time, suddenly popped up with a new notification. It was from the mysterious contact who had reached out a month ago claiming to know the secret of Paulina's pendant.

[Tomorrow, Garrison City. Near the airport. Bring the pendant. Come alone.]

Leilani stared at the line of text, deep in thought, trying to guess the sender's identity. This mysterious person had appeared too abruptly. She had posted threads for ages with no leads, only for this person to emerge and reveal details about the pendant she hadn't made public.

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