The vivid red color quickly faded to reveal the brown color of the tree trunk, and even the red flowers lost their brilliance, revealing their white core.
Vanessa Aria's face visibly turned uncomfortable as she said, "Brother Peter, you..."
Sheila Cook clapped her hands and laughed delightedly, "Even godwood can fade? How interesting!"
Though spoken innocently, her words felt oddly stirring when heard by the people around.
Godwood was after all just something from a legend; bringing it to Madam Aria was just supposed to bring good luck, nothing wrong with that.
But deception… being exposed face to face, was incredibly awkward.
Even worse, they had used a white flower. How inauspicious!
What was even more puzzling was Peter Aria's behavior. This was his own little sister, wasn't it? He had exposed her in front of everyone at their mother's birthday celebration. He didn't leave his little sister any face, that was too much, wasn't it?