Chapter 406

"Mia?" She quickly beckoned Mia over and stuffed a handful of candies and pastries into her hands. Mia gazed at Willow with starry eyes, her face lighting up with joy. "Auntie, you're back?" Willow smiled warmly. "Yes, I'm back. These are gifts I brought for you. Keep them hidden and enjoy them yourself, okay? Don’t let anyone else take them from you." From the moment Willow had first met Mia, the girl had always been thin and frail. Though she still looked just as skinny now, there was a faint glimmer of vitality in her that hadn’t been there before. Willow knew this was thanks to Alice and Agatha, who had been secretly helping Mia behind the scenes. Willow and Nate’s family were sworn enemies, and she couldn’t openly intervene without risking harm to Mia. So, she had asked Alice and Agatha to step in, finding opportunities every day to slip the girl some food. Over time, though Mia remained thin, she no longer looked emaciated or skeletal. But it broke Willow’s heart to see such a sw