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.

heat, you’ ll shiver in

such fair skin—young people always have

good to be

something was wrong and tried to stand up, but it was

at the back of her neck, and everything

Kathryn as she collapsed

and

Mr.

soon arrived, and Clarissa handed

out, hand her over

Jensburg and

to harm

notify Pedro

him—don’t

continued, “Kathryn will wake

make sure someone gives her two sleeping pills so she stays asleep for

she’ll try everything to come

Clarissa whispered her orders

then reassured her, ““Ma’am, Ill

stand-in is

your side after dawn and

”Clarissa’s eyes were cold.

and fight

they won’t let me live peacefully, then