Chapter 858

Two hours later.

Poppy stared at the steaming dishes on the table, her throat bobbing as she swallowed hard.

She turned her head and saw Elian Cross picking at his own meal with disdain, yet his gaze was glued to the food Evelyn Ross had prepared, unable to look away.

Poppy sighed in resignation.

She had lost.

And she accepted it wholeheartedly.

Poppy clasped her hands together, her expression pious. "Alright, you win. From today, you're the Fourth Sister in the group."

After saying that, she pulled out her phone, opened the WhatsApp group, and typed rapidly: "Rabbit cooks better than me. I concede. I'm the Fifth Sister from now on."

The message had just been sent when Cara immediately popped up. "Just letting her be Fourth Sister? Fifth, you give up way too easily!"

Poppy pursed her lips, held down the voice message button, and said, "She beat me at my own specialty. What else is there to say?"

After sending the voice message, Poppy looked up at Evelyn, her eyes sparkling. "Hey, do you want... to climb a bit higher?"

Evelyn was taken aback. "Climb higher?"

Poppy nodded, lowering her voice. "You know Cara, right? She's the Third Sister. Do you want to challenge her?"

Before Evelyn could answer, Poppy had already lowered her head and typed in the group: [Third Sister Cara, Rabbit wants to challenge you.]

Cara replied instantly: [?]

Cara: [Challenge what?]

Poppy looked up at Evelyn. "What do you want to challenge Cara to?"

Evelyn thought for a moment. "Anything is fine."

Poppy counted on her fingers. "Do you know programming?"

Evelyn: "A little."

"Martial arts? Boxing or something like that?"

"A little."

"Medical skills? Poison-making?"

"A little."

"What about music?"

Evelyn: "I know a little about that too."

Poppy slapped her thigh. "Then let's compete in martial arts! Let me tell you, Cara's martial arts are incredible. Her master is the world boxing champion—"

Evelyn interrupted her. "Wait, who did you say?"

Poppy: "The world boxing champion! Cara is her disciple, she's really powerful. But if you want to fight her, you'd have to go to her place to find her..."

Evelyn was silent for two seconds. "That boxing champion... did she come to the country with Nicole Sterling and visit the Special Operations Division?"

Poppy's eyes lit up. "How did you know? Cara mentioned that. That time in China, there was an incredibly powerful First Senior Sister who beat her master. Now Cara only has eyes for the First Senior Sister—oh, by the way, do you know who the Cortez Sect's First Senior Sister is?"

Evelyn: "...It's me."

Poppy: "...What?"

Alexander Vance spoke calmly from the side. "She really is the First Senior Sister."

Poppy's eyes widened as she looked Evelyn up and down, her mouth opening and closing.

She suddenly grabbed her phone, her fingers flying across the screen.

Poppy: [Cara! Rabbit is the First Senior Sister!]

Cara: [What First Senior Sister?]

Poppy: [The Cortez Sect's First Senior Sister!!!]

Cara: [??? Really?]

Evelyn didn't speak. She silently opened her phone's photo album, found the official appointment letter photo from the Special Operations Division, and sent it into the group.

The group instantly fell silent.

Two minutes later.

Cara sent a message: [Hello, Third Sister. I'm the Fourth Sister now.]

Evelyn: "..."

Poppy leaned over, grinning from ear to ear. "Amazing! You subdued Cara that fast. Do you want... to try Seraphina next?"

Evelyn raised an eyebrow. "How?"

Poppy lowered her voice. "Seraphina is the Second Sister, a master of poisons. He's created a lot of viruses and spread them, then made money selling vaccines. He's most afraid of Dr. Nora—I heard Nora alone can neutralize several of his poisons. They've clashed a few times."

Evelyn: "Oh. Then do you know who I am?"

Poppy blinked. "...You're not Nora too, are you?"

Evelyn: "Yes."

Poppy: "!!!"

Poppy grabbed Evelyn's hand, her voice trembling with excitement. "Second Sister! Do you want to challenge the First Sister? If you win, you'll be the boss! Then when we compete with Fox for the inheritance rights, if we win, it'll be yours!"

Evelyn: "..."

Wasn't this promotion speed a bit too fast?

She just joined the department, and in the blink of an eye, she was the Second Sister?

Then... could she really aim for first place?

Evelyn cleared her throat. "What is Astrid good at?"