Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Kathryn added, "By the time they get out, I'll be long gone. I doubt we'll ever cross paths again." Even when she visited her mother's grave during Qingming Festival, she would avoid them. Besides, the family's gravekeeper might not even let her brothers pay their respects. The Farrells resented their deceased mother.

Kathryn turned to Liberty. "Don't worry. I'm not going to die. And honestly, I don't feel like I lost anything by doing this."

Liberty scoffed. "Pfft, don't talk about dying first thing in the morning. We're all going to live to a hundred." Kathryn chuckled again. "Alright, alright, we'll live to a hundred. But don't look so distraught- it makes me want to cry."

Liberty's voice softened. "Don't cry. It breaks my heart. Why won't you trust me?"

Kathryn sighed. "It's not that I don't trust you, Liberty. It's my brothers I don't trust." Liberty had nothing to say to that.

Pedro returned, carrying a bowl of porridge. "Miss, you must be hungry. You have a cold- eat something light."

Then he turned to Liberty and Duncan. "Miss Hunt, Mr. Lewis, I didn't bring breakfast for you two. You'll have to get your own.'

Liberty had to head back to work anyway. "Don't worry about us. Just take care of Kathryn."

stood up to leave. "Kathryn, get some rest. I'll

off. "Go on. I'm finally getting some

stress about the company," Liberty reassured

in Jensburg after the New Year,

Group's operations. With Duncan guiding her, she could manage things, even

asked Pedro to walk them out. Pedro saw

before returning to the

sitting up to

it. Your right arm is injured." Her

sighed. "Can't I

picked up the bowl and

was starving. She

She noticed Pedro's tense

her injurie attempted to lift her hand