Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

After a brief silence, Holden repeated himself. "You're not dead, just slightly injured. It's not that serious." Kathryn almost laughed at his words.

Sure, she wasn't dead-just "slightly injured."

But did that change the fact that her brothers had tried to kill her?

She looked at Holden and asked, "Dad, if I had tried to kill your three sons but failed, leaving them just 'slightly injured,' would you tell them it was just a family dispute? Would you ask them to forgive me, not press charges, and not send me to prison?"

Holden responded instinctively, "You would have already shown the intent to kill. I couldn't let you make the same mistake again. Of course, I'd send you to prison for a few years... Kathryn, I'm old. I only have my three sons to rely on in my later years. Do you really want me to end up alone with no one to take care of me?"

Kathryn's voice turned ice-cold. "Dad, I'll cover your living expenses. You won't starve. Even the housekeeper can stay-I'll pay their wages. Believe me, I want nothing to do with you.

you from time to time. If anything urgent comes up, they can call me. If you don't live long enough to see your

Dad, do you ever think about me? Am I not your child, too? I'm not a

"Kathryn, you're heartless! You're unfilial! You'll be struck

icy. "If God thinks I've done wrong, then let Him strike me down. I'm not afraid.

of your own. What will you do if they turn out like you

let out a bitter

it come. I'm not afraid Dad, you and my brothers have done so many terrible things yet none of you fear retribution I've never taken an innocent life-so tell me what exactly

just strike

them. They kidnapped me, injured me, and hurt others. They won't be getting out anytime soon. You should start coming to terms with that and take care