Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Liberty was still on the phone with Sonny. The mother and son had endless things to talk about.

Meanwhile, Kathryn hadn't gone home yet. After parting ways with Liberty, she had said she was heading back, but instead, she went shopping.

It was still early.

The roads were packed with cars.

Even a fool wouldn't choose to make move at a time like this.

To align with her brother's plan, she had no choice but to kill time, shopping until late at night—just long enough for Marco and his men to set their trap.

Pedro had sent her a message.

Her two adopted brothers and two biological brothers were lying in wait along her route home. As soon as she got near, they would ram her car.

If she died on the spot, that would be ideal. If not, they would kidnap her and take her to an undeveloped coastal area, where Marco was waiting. Their plan was simple-kill her, chop up her body, and toss the remains into the sea.

Let the big fish take care of the rest.

Cold-blooded.

Family meant nothing to them.

As for her so-called brothers and sisters?

rot

wouldn't be getting out to hurt anyone

her that once they were locked up, they would be "handled" by other inmates. If

wait until

their dark path, she would let them go to prison and die there. For now, she continued shopping with her bodyguards. She picked out new clothes for herself, then bought a few for Pedro. Afterward, she stopped by a jewelry

picked up ties and a luxury watch for

to her openly, she would give him the gifts. He

was deeper than her

give him the smallest gift, and he would be happy for days, walking around like

somehow, time wasn't moving as slowly as she thought. When she stepped out of the jewelry store and checked the time,

It felt like I was shopping forever." The

night was just

of stuff, and leave in a flash. Then you move on

course, it

Kathryn was speechless.

used to

she never wasted time browsing. If

bought it, and

In. Out. Done.

people shop

having that kind of patience." She had already bought clothes and