A minute later...
"Ahhhh!"
A sharp scream ripped through the air from upstairs, making Xin Meifang's eyebrow twitch. She glanced around, but nobody else reacted. Maybe their ears were useless... She massaged her temples, the beginnings of a headache pulsing behind her eyes.
Right beside her sat Eveline, the light-blonde hair, ice-cold eyes and almost too silent. She wore a thin white overcoat and had those sharp, calculating eyes that never quite softened. On her lap, little Eirene was silent as a cat, just blinking up at the ceiling, her small fingers tangled in Eveline's sleeve.
Xin Meifang forced a casual tone. "Uh, I… just remembered, left my phone upstairs. Be right back." No one bothered to respond as she slipped away, her steps a little too quick. Honestly, this house needed hazard pay.
