Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

— The mother and daughter, who hadn’t slept all night, were walking in the yard.

Despite the cold, they didn’t seem to feel it.

They weren’t talking about hate or resentment, just chatting about family matters.

In that moment, they were simply an ordinary mother and daughter.

After walking for a while, Clarissa said to her daughter, “Kathryn, let’s sit down.

I’m old, and I can’t walk any further.

” She led the way and sat on a long stone bench, and Kathryn followed, sitting beside her.

“It’s almost dawn,” Clarissa observed, looking at the sky.

“In winter, the nights are long, but in summer, 1t would already be bright by now.

” She pulled her coat tighter and asked, “Kathryn, are you cold?” Kathryn replied, “Yes, it’s quite cold out here.

” Clarissa reached out to adjust Kathryn’s collar.

“You’re not dressed warmly enough.

You should wear a thicker coat.

You’re used to being in heated places, so you don’t feel it as much.

you’ ll shiver in

have such fair skin—young people always have such soft, tender

to be

Kathryn’s neck, Kathryn felt something was wrong and tried to stand up, but

at the back of her neck, and everything went

caught Kathryn as she collapsed and

and take

Mr.

soon arrived, and Clarissa handed Kathryn over

out, hand her over to her

out of Jensburg and arrange for someone to

want Pedro to harm her while

notify Pedro so he

wait until near dusk to tell him—don’t

“Kathryn will wake

two sleeping pills so she stays asleep for

try everything to come

whispered her orders to

then reassured her, ““Ma’am, Ill

stand-in is

side after dawn and help you host

”Clarissa’s eyes were cold.

and

let me live peacefully, then no one