The next moment, Sylvia’s smile turned dark and sad. The girl’s sparkling innocence did not reject the tears wetting the corners of her mouth. Rather, they blended well together.0

“Hahaha. As soon as I found this out, I was shocked and hid the note. The fact that Lady Silver Lily and I were tied with an inseparable bond was probably decided before we were born. The note contained the confession of this scary truth, so I hid it because I didn’t want anyone to find out.0

“I had to, right? This is a very tempting secret. This secret note was completely different from the tea gossip that the ladies at social gatherings would laugh at and say ‘This is a secret I heard from a friend’ or ‘There is this secret I heard from my parents.’ It was completely different. Yes, it had to be!”0

There were still many young ladies of her age at the Silver Bell Society. How could she take this secret note without them noticing? She had to take this to Lady Silver Lily and tell her about this wonderful coincidence. Young Lady Sylvia was very nervous.0

“I was different from the other members. Yes, I was very different. Even when the others were obsessed with how beautiful Lady Silver Lily was on that day, or who she met and danced with, I was secretly looking for some mystical connection between Lady Silver Lily and me. Horoscopes, birthdays, birthstones—they were all useless. But our names, our names proved our unbreakable bond!”3

An exciting performance went on in the old yard. The sunset slowly climbed over the...0