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.

ll

fair skin—young people always have

to

As Clarissa touched Kathryn’s neck, Kathryn felt something was wrong and tried

at the back of her neck, and

caught Kathryn as she collapsed

to come and

Mr.

soon arrived, and Clarissa

instructed, “After you take Kathryn out, hand

sure she’s taken out of Jensburg and arrange

want Pedro to

Pedro so he

tell him—don’t

Clarissa continued, “Kathryn will wake up

someone gives her two sleeping pills so she stays

everything to

Clarissa whispered her orders

who then reassured her, ““Ma’am,

is

by your side after dawn and help you host Audrey

”Clarissa’s eyes were cold.

and fight for the power of the

live peacefully, then no