Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

"Miss." The bodyguard turned to Kathryn, waiting for her decision.

Kathryn opened her eyes, her expression calm.

"Stop the car, but don't get out.

Wait for them to make the first move.

Only step out if you have no other choice.

And remember-protect yourselves." "Miss." "I'll be fine.

Don't worry.

I value my life.

I still have a long road ahead, and my best days haven't even started yet.

How could I bear to die now?" She gave a faint smile, but it didn't reach her eyes.

There was sadness buried deep in them.

She never imagined it would come to this-a fight for survival against her own brother.

Her family ties had always been been fragile.

ar felt warmth.

She had been swapped at birth, raised by strangers who never truly cared for her.

She never ate well, never dressed well, never felt And when she finally returned to her biological family, she had hoped for love.

had

so many relatives, she had always

who truly cared about her were Pedro

knew Kathryn had been preparing

silently followed

soon as the truck behind us catches up, we get out

couldn't risk

survival would be

didn't want to die.

she would be the only one injured

up ahead remained still, its driver pretending to check for a mechanical

stop, but Marco and

waiting for their backup the

they attacked too soon, Kathryn might still be able

appeared in the

truck was

was the first to

and driver

emergency lane, jumped over the guardrail, and began

her team exit the vehicle

was

the truck crashing into the bodyguards' car, which then lurched forward, slamming into

sent Kathryn's car hurtling into the

crashes echoed through the

Kathryn and her team had

would have been

stepped out of

from their headlights, the road was

houses nearby, no businesses, no