Chapter 128: You've Read the Script, Right?

Sherry's heart skipped a beat, but her face revealed nothing—she was a book, not a human; for her, making any expression on her own face was actually "performing."

She pondered for a moment before asking in return, "Have you ever seen Ruby?"

"I haven't seen her in person, but I've seen the portraits she left behind." Madam Mina's gaze remained fixed unwaveringly on Sherry's face, as if awaiting her response.

Cherie curiously looked back and forth between the two.

Sherry turned to Cherie, "You should go back first."

Cherie's eyes widened slightly in surprise, but she obediently turned and left.

Sherry walked leisurely towards Madam Mina, "I am Ruby's daughter."

Madam Mina expressed her astonishment, "Ruby has a daughter? She was never married!"

Sherry scoffed, "Ruby was once Ninth Rank, just a step away from ascending. With her caliber, does she really need to procreate through traditional means?"