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."

to leave. "Kathryn, get some rest. I'll check on you after

"Go on. I'm finally getting

stress about the company,"

New Year, she had gotten

she could

left, and Kathryn asked Pedro to walk them out. Pedro saw

before returning to the

to eat

move. Let me do it. Your right arm is injured." Her

"Can't I do anything

sit up, then picked up the bowl

starving. She finished the porridge

She noticed Pedro's tense

to lift her hand to touch his