This Time, I'll Be the Villain's Favorite Daughter novel Chapter 420

Chapter 420 Answer to Your Bloodline

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It was like playing a video game where you didn’t need to deal any damage, but you were the mandatory NPC required to trigger the storyline. Without you, the next level simply wouldn’t unlock.

Kaia found the analogy tragic.

Tragic or not, she’d reasoned with herself: if she really did possess this “luck buff,” why shouldn’t she use it to help people in need?

Her early days abroad had been brutal.

But over time, she’d connected with specialized agencies and met powerful figures.

They’d trained her, shaped her, until she was no longer the helpless girl who ran at the first sign of trouble.

She thought that perhaps, if she became someone capable and useful to society,

Thomas-her father-might finally acknowledge her as his daughter.

Nearby, Jenny was also attempting to eavesdrop.

She strained her ears for a long time before looking up, her face full of utter confusion. “What on earth are they muttering about over there? Asterio, Archives, some banshee, the government-Kaia isn’t badmouthing us behind our backs, is she?”

Maya said nothing.

What in the world was Kaia’s little group huddled together talking about?

Why did every single military report bear my family’s name?!

Maya felt her mind fracturing.

Sitting nearby, Iris leaned back in her chair, rocking it casually.

“What kind of trash are they spouting? Those codenames sound ridiculously familiar-wait, why does one of them belong to…”

Why had they just dropped the codename of the senior operative she admired most?

Iris was thoroughly annoyed by the careless tone they used to toss her idol’s name around.

“What codename?” Somalie popped her head out from behind them, her golden-brown curls bouncing around her shoulders, “Hey, what are you guys whispering about?”

Jenny scoffed. “Who knows? Codenames, honestly-what is this, a crime thriller?”

She nudged Phoebe with her elbow. “Did you catch any of that?”

Phoebe frowned. Quiet by nature, even she couldn’t refrain from commenting. “Kaia and her friends have missed weeks of school, and they’re always huddled up whispering in riddles. It’s weird.”

Chapter 428 Answer to Your Bloodline

Firushed

Maya didn’t joirr the conversation.

She kept her ears pinned desperate to catch more.

Just then, Jonathan grew suspicious. He swiftly grabbed Kaia’s wrist, signaling her to zip it.

His movement was fluid-a quick clamp on her arm before letting go immediately.

That brief contact caused Kaia’s face to flush a faint pink.

Maya was right in the middle of enjoying the drama when Jonathan ruined the moment.

She instantly shot him a frigid glare.

Jonathan returned her look with a complicated one of his own-deep suspicion mixed with an emotion even he couldn’t name.

Maya thought, What?

What a disgusting look.

Maya didn’t have time to analyze his bizarre emotional crisis.

Her instincts told her that whatever Kaia was planning next was massive.

Judging by the scale-shadow syndicates, foreign covery divisions-this was no minor operation.

And most importantly, Kaia’s target was very likely the Clarks.

Maya took a step forward, intending to strike first, pin Kaia down, and beat the truth out of her.

Noticing her approach, Jonathan reacted on instinct, stepping sideways to shield Kaia behind his body.

“What do you think you’re doing, Maya?”

His voice rose, openly defensive.

Maya gave an innocent blink. “Nothing. Just wanted to have a little chat with her.”

She reached out, intending to shove this nuisance out of her way.

But before her hand could even touch his collar, Jonathan yelled at Kaia to run, holding his ground to confront Maya head-on.

“Maya.”

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