Winterbourne Village was a stone’s throw away from Howard County.

They located the family which Mindy had specified for them to look for upon reaching their destination.

A middle-aged woman opened the door for them. What set her apart from any other woman of her age were the burn scars that peppered her entire face.

She seemed rather frightened by their presence.

“Who are you looking for?”

The woman was visibly stunned by Gerald and his friends’ unannounced arrival.

She lowered her head to hide her scars, perhaps due to embarrassment or perhaps out of fear of scaring the strangers.

“Ma’am, it’s nice to meet you. May I know if you're Xenia's cousin? She said that she asked you to keep something special for her. We’re here to retrieve it. She told us that you’ll understand it after reading this letter.”

Jasmine walked over and said while handing her a letter.

The woman looked at the letter. She then stole a couple of glances at Jasmine before nodding in response.

“Very we