Elisa lay on the ground while biting her lip, no longer resisting. It seemed as if she had resigned herself to fate.
In truth, she was completely depleted of strength to resist.
This was the first reason.
The second reason was that she had spotted the jade ring on Hannah's thumb earlier.
As soon as Elisa got there, she noticed that Hannah was constantly fiddling with her own jade ring in a subtle way.
Elisa couldn't be more familiar with the ring.
It was the same one she received from Mrs. Kella before leaving the small fishing village.
She and Gareth each had one, as they were a pair of matching rings.
The two of them rarely wore the rings on a regular basis, for they were more like keepsakes. After all, they were made of jade and incredibly fragile.
Gareth must have made this woman wear it on purpose to let me know about these people's identities.
That jade ring was exclusively handcrafted from white jade.
Seeing that pristine jade, coupled with the traces of man-made carving, Elisa was certain she would not mistake it.
Additionally, Hannah's somewhat off behavior made Elisa even more certain that the woman worked for Gareth.
Only then did Elisa realize why she felt something was amiss. That was because this so-called Hannah seemed to be putting on quite an act.
The act wasn't about her being pretentious but about her striving to grasp the feeling of being in a position of power and importance.
It simply felt too excessive, akin to how a child put on an adult's shoes.
Not only that, but she also didn't really act or speak like someone from Moranta. Instead, she appeared more like a person from one of their local minority ethnic groups.
The two ethnic cultures shared a common lineage, yet each had evolved in its own unique way.
Since Elisa could tell, Mr. Carrerra naturally could, too.
Compliantly, Elisa allowed the others to pick her up from the ground.
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