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 such

to

Clarissa touched Kathryn’s neck, Kathryn felt something was wrong

pain at the back of her neck,

as she collapsed and then

and take

Mr.

arrived, and Clarissa handed

take Kathryn out, hand

taken out of Jensburg and

Pedro to harm

out, notify Pedro so

until near dusk to tell him—don’t let him bring her back to

continued, “Kathryn

two

try everything

her orders

her, ““Ma’am, Ill

stand-in is

by your side after dawn and

”Clarissa’s eyes were cold.

want to dig up the truth and fight

they won’t let me live peacefully, then no