A Second Life, A New Power novel Chapter 6

The man noticed Demi's gaze and stared back at her.

Demi found herself facing a pair of deep, cold eyes. She quickly realized that staring at someone like that was impolite, so she swiftly averted her gaze.

The man also immediately withdrew his gaze.

"You guys should have another child while you're still young," the man said into the phone.

When Demi heard the voice coming from the car behind her, she couldn't help but tilt her head.

Why did she feel like she had seen that man before? He seemed so familiar…

Moreover, she kept feeling like he was someone important to her. But why couldn't she recall who he was?

She couldn't help but turn back and look at that man again. Demi had keen senses, and even from a distance, she could still clearly see the man's face.

It wasn't until the car drove away that she snapped back to reality.

Who exactly was that? Was it just a mistaken feeling, or did she really know him?

Demi spent the rest of the journey lost in her thoughts, yet she still couldn't recall.

Then again, it had been 300 years. Even if she did know him, it was entirely possible that she had forgotten who he was.

…

It wasn't until Demi almost returned home that she remembered something very important. She had forgotten to ask Ana to return the protective charm necklace that Margaret had given her.

It had somehow slipped out from her collar when she had gotten out of the car. When Ana saw it, she had immediately reached out to take it from her. "Hey, what's that? Let me see."

"It's my protective charm," Demi had replied.

She didn't want to give it to Ana because it was a gift from Margaret. It felt wrong to just let someone else touch it.

But Michelle wasn't pleased by her refusal. She had asked, "Isn't it just a necklace? What's the big deal with letting Annie take a look? Are you afraid it won't be returned? I've told you many times that you need to stop being so petty!"

As she didn't want to upset Michelle, Demi had reluctantly taken it off and handed it to Ana.

Then, Ana had just put it on and never returned it, even after a long time.

Demi had wanted to ask Ana back for it, but she had felt too embarrassed to speak up. She thought that Ana would eventually take it off and give it back to her after a while.

At that time, Demi was always used to trying to please the Pitts and was too scared to upset them. Looking back, she felt extremely foolish.

And then, the car accident happened.

The necklace had stayed on her mind for the past 300 years. Every time she thought about it, it felt like there was a lump stuck in her throat.

The next time she saw Ana, she would definitely get it back.

Demi made a silent reminder to herself.

…

After giving Margaret some needling therapy, Demi returned to her room and decided to tidy it up a bit.

Although Margaret had cleaned and organized the house well, it had been so long that Demi had forgotten where she put some of her things—like just now, when she had to use her Divine Sense to find clothes to wear.

She also needed to sort out which items were usable and which weren't.

Their house was small and had few things. Demi was highly efficient, so it didn't take long to tidy up.

"Hmm? What's this?" Demi blinked in surprise, holding an emerald figurine.