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?

them rot in

be getting out to hurt anyone

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

responded. She wanted to wait until the night played out before making a

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

openly, she would give him the

her was deeper than her feelings

smallest gift, and he would be happy for days,

browsing, but somehow, time wasn't moving as slowly as she thought. When she stepped out

nine o'clock? It felt like I was shopping forever." The streets

night was just

her bodyguards chuckled. "Young ladies like you always go straight into a store, buy a bunch of stuff, and leave in a flash. Then you move on to the next store and do it all over again-quick decisions, fast purchases, no hesitation,

course, it doesn't take

Kathryn was speechless.

was used to

busy schedule, she never wasted time browsing. If she wanted something,

store, bought it,

In. Out. Done.

other people

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