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 shiver

skin—young people always have such

good to

neck, Kathryn felt something was wrong and

pain at the back of her neck, and everything went black as

Kathryn as she collapsed and then

and

Mr.

Clarissa handed Kathryn

Kathryn out, hand her over to

of Jensburg and arrange for someone

Pedro to harm her while she’s

safely out, notify Pedro so

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

“Kathryn

someone gives her two sleeping

try everything to

whispered her

then reassured her, ““Ma’am,

stand-in is already

your side after dawn

”Clarissa’s eyes were cold.

truth and fight

let me live