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

people always have such soft, tender

to be

something was wrong

felt a sharp pain at the back of her neck, and everything went black as she lost

caught Kathryn as she

come and take her

Mr.

Clarissa

take Kathryn out, hand her

of Jensburg and arrange for someone to

Pedro to harm her while

safely out, notify Pedro so he can

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

continued, “Kathryn

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

she’ll try everything

Clarissa whispered her orders to

then reassured her,

stand-in is

after dawn and help you host

”Clarissa’s eyes were cold.

to dig up the truth and

let me live peacefully, then no one