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

skin—young people always have such soft,

good to be

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

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

caught Kathryn as she

to come and take

Mr.

Clarissa handed Kathryn

take Kathryn out, hand her

Jensburg

Pedro to harm

Pedro so

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

Clarissa continued, “Kathryn will wake

gives her two

she’ll try everything to come

whispered her orders to

reassured her, ““Ma’am,

is

by your side after dawn and

”Clarissa’s eyes were cold.

up the truth and fight for the power

won’t let me live peacefully, then no