Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

To fully take control of the Labbe family, the murderer needed to kill Titus and take both the token and totem, which were symbols of true leadership. "Sister!"

Titus and Sonny saw Jane carrying Avah upstairs and ran over, excited. "Mom, I want to hold Avah," Titus said, reaching out his hands. Jane smiled, bent down, and handed Avah to him. "Hold her carefully, she's a bit heavier now and more active than before."

Both Titus and Sonny were strong for their age because they practiced martial arts, so Jane felt comfortable letting them hold Avah. If it were Enzo, though, she wouldn't trust them to hold him. Enzo was too wiggly, constantly moving, and sometimes hard to handle even for adults.

Avah adored her big brothers. Whenever they held her, she clung tightly to their clothes or arms, as if afraid of falling. The family often said how smart Avah was, and it was true.

"I know, Mom," Titus replied as he carefully carried Avah downstairs with Sonny following behind.

baby away but followed closely, as Avah was the precious little one in the Johnson family, and they

Serenity asked Liberty, "Sister,

no need to worry anymore. We just needed to put on a show, make Clarissa think she had a chance to destroy us. The idea was to create the illusion that she could win, so she'd take bigger risks. If we hadn't shown up with so many people, Clarissa wouldn't have felt pressured and might not have acted so recklessly. This way,

the Farrell family in Jensburg for years, it would have dragged on with no clear end. They wanted a quick victory, so they came up with

plan early on, and since you're pregnant, I didn't want to stress

hadn't been told about the plan. When Clarissa seemed under great pressure, Serenity feared for Liberty and Zachary's safety, worrying that they might get hurt or worse.

part of the plan. Once it ended Zachary