Lilah sneered, "I don't believe you."

"Cason, you're insane!" Jada looked furious, slapping Cason.

But the drama escalated, and in the end, amid the chaos, it was decided that the two would get engaged for the time being, with marriage discussions to follow.

Away from others, Miranda told Lilah, "Sis, at the engagement party, Cason will invite members of the Kuskeongan royal family. I'll seize the opportunity to investigate some things, and I'll need you to cover for me."

Lilah asked, "If you don't tell me what exactly you're investigating, how am I supposed to know how to help you?"

Miranda hesitated several times, ultimately not revealing the whole story. She only handed Lilah a button embroidered with gold thread, instructing her to find a matching button when the time came. That was all she needed to know.

Lilah felt the situation was becoming increasingly mysterious.

"You're not really going to get engaged to Cason, are you? Is this whole search just a ruse to fool me?" she asked, her voice tinged with skepticism and curiosity.

Miranda swore solemnly, as if calling upon a higher power, "Sis, I really need to find someone. If I'm lying, let me... "

"Alright, alright, I believe you, " Lilah replied, resigned.

That night, she tossed and turned with unease and decided to call Gerard.

By then, he had already arrived in Starvale, and according to him, things were progressing smoothly. Once he was done there, he would come to assist her.

Lilah seized the moment, "What do you think I should do now? I still feel something's off about this."

"Do you trust your sister?" Gerard asked. "Don't treat her like a child. Remember, she's a competent adult, and in some matters, she might be more careful than you."

Lilah understood.

Soon, the engagement ceremony, a grand affair filled with traditional fanfare, proceeded as planned.

Jada sat there with a cold expression, saying nothing, as if she disapproved of her son.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Sanderson family was full of joy, raising their glasses in celebration and looking at Cason as if he were someone who didn't quite fit in.

After all, in their eyes, that's how they always saw him.

Lilah's task was simple: find the gold-threaded button.

Following Miranda's instructions, she discreetly scanned the guests, identifying the members of the Kuskeonga royalty, and spent the entire evening observing them.

Time ticked by, but Lilah found nothing unusual.

What secret could that gold-threaded button possibly hold for Miranda to be so secretive?

Pondering for a while without understanding, Lilah was about to take a photo of the button and send it to Gerard when she caught a glimpse of something shiny out of the corner of her eye.