Chapter 1048

"Auntie!" Neithan's curiosity had been thoroughly piqued by Frederick, and he dashed back to the villa with unbridled enthusiasm, only to find Mina already seated on the sofa, tinkering with a robot as if she owned the place. Without hesitation, Mina ruffled the little boy’s hair as he skidded to a stop in front of her. "My, my, you’ve grown taller again!" The excitement on Neithan’s face instantly twisted into disgust. He stared at Mina’s slender, porcelain-white hand for a long moment before finally muttering with a grimace, "Auntie… you did wash your hands today, right?" Mina raised her hand with exaggerated seriousness, inspecting it as if seeing it for the first time. "Oh, oops. I think I forgot again." She sniffed her fingers casually before shoving them toward Neithan’s face. "But don’t worry I wore gloves during the autopsy. Go on, take a whiff. Not a trace of corpse stench!" Neithan’s face darkened instantly. He spun on his heel and bolted for the bathroom. Watching his retrea