Lalisa chuckled lightly and said, “Well, objectively speaking, you are a bit more mature than Ben. I trust your thoughts are also more mature than a child’s, so I prioritize listening to you.”“…”Christopher sat there with his small, composed face, looking nothing like a child should. The sun’s rays fell on him, and he curved his lips slightly, a faint smile forming.“Play with them. I don’t think Bob is a bad kid. He’s just lacking love. If he had a friend, his personality wouldn’t be so dark.” Lalisa said.Christopher wasn’t one to enjoy playing like that, but after hearing what Lalisa said, he wanted to listen to her. So, he obediently stood up and walked over to join Ben and the others.Seeing his older brother arrive, Ben finally felt like he had an audience. He immediately began playing more enthusiastically with the group.“All three of you can play, but don’t be too rough. Bob can’t move around too much, and he needs rest,” Lalisa said as she watched them.Lalisa sat there, s
His intention wasn’t like that.Lalisa walked out of Bob’s room, stacked the books into a drawer, and Bob was adapting more and more each day. It might be sad when Felicia came to take him away in the future.She saw McKay walking towards them from far away, taking off his coat, and drinking a glass of water in one gulp.“Foster father, you’re back,” Lalisa greeted happily, but a deep voice reached her ears, “You’re back, too, but I can’t see you in my eyes.”Lalisa tilted her head and saw Louis emerging from behind a column, his black eyes looking at her, lips pursed, and his hands in his coat pockets.“You’re back as well,” Lalisa exclaimed excitedly, running towards him. “I made apple soup for you.”“That will do for now.”Seeing that he had her full attention, Louis nodded condescendingly. Lalisa turned to go into the kitchen, but Louis stopped her. “Let the servants handle those things. Your task is to follow me.”Lalisa was pulled back by Louis and seated on the living room chai
“It was that time, the time when he lost his life,” Leon said, his tone grim.It turns out that every time Alana’s death was mentioned, Lalisa’s heart would pound. She bit her lip and said, “Also, he has never been to S City, right?”The wine party on the ship seven years ago must have been Rossis’ doing.So that’s good.This matter couldn’t get any more complicated; otherwise, both she and Louis would go insane.“It’s okay, dear. Let’s leave it at that,” Lalisa said and was about to hang up the phone when suddenly Leon on the other end said, “Right, I almost forgot. There was one more time. He suddenly flew from Italy to S City, roughly about seven years ago.”“…”Not bringing such a significant event into the conversation.Lalisa felt her heart about to crumble. “Why did he come to England?”“Why? I can’t quite remember,” Leon replied casually. “Oh yes I had some other personal matters to attend to, so I didn’t secretly follow him to S City. What’s the matter? Do you need my help wi
Louis continued to vomit, unable to keep anything down. He placed both hands on the sink, struggling.“Louis, please don’t do this. I’m getting worried,” Lalisa said with concern, watching as McKay poured a glass of water to rinse his mouth.Hearing Lalisa’s voice, Louis’s chest felt heavy, a pang of guilt hitting him. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and turned his gaze away, his nausea rising again.“Ugh.”Louis vomited once more.“Now, how are you feeling? Seeing her face makes you sick?” Lalisa also felt helpless and didn’t know how to comfort him. She patted his back again. “I’m sure we’ve all overreacted. Even if your younger brother looks like a girl, he’s still a man. Let’s just say you were drugged and it was hard to tell who was who. But it’s not like you couldn’t differentiate between men and women.”“What do you mean?” Louis asked.“Well,” Lalisa hesitated, not sure how to phrase it, and spoke softly, “I mean, there’s a difference between a man and a woman, isn
So, the two siblings had actually met each other long ago, and it wasn’t based on their shared grief that they could feel each other.“Time can’t be reversed,” Louis pushed her away.On the balcony, Lalisa and Louis stood together. With each gentle breeze that blew by, they looked at the distant forest. Lalisa leaned against a pillar, and memories slowly became clear. She remembered the silhouette of Alana.“If Alana had found this hairpin earlier, why didn’t he come to you and instead boarded the ship?”Louis suddenly spoke up.From start to finish, he had never met Alana.Lalisa shifted her gaze to him, momentarily taken aback, and then shook her head. She didn’t know why Alana, who clearly wanted to find Louis, didn’t meet him and left instead.“This isn’t important.” Louis paid little attention to why Alana suddenly rushed back from Italy and then left just as suddenly. He focused on one thing. “So, after that, this hairpin was always with you.”As long as he could prove that Lali
Lalisa zoomed in on the photo, her eyes fixating on a corner of the picture. She narrowed her eyes and enlarged the photo, showing a slim figure in the background near some shelves.It was a face that seemed both familiar and unfamiliar, neither a complete stranger nor someone she knew well.Lalisa quickly stashed her phone and rushed toward that area, darting between the shelves. However, the place was now empty, and there was no one in sight.She turned around, scanning her surroundings, but found no one.Lalisa felt frustrated that she couldn’t chase after the person she had seen, but the thought of the three kids waiting for her made her return.Oh, she couldn’t blame her foster father for taking so long to find her. It turned out that Felicia had been by their side. The corner of the coat she had seen in the hospital that day belonged to Felicia as well, and she was dressed exactly like the person in the photo.Lalisa looked over at Bob, who was standing next to Ben and Christoph
Lalisa hadn’t forgotten how skilled Felicia was at acting.“Mr. Anderson, I have long prepared myself for death, but I beg you, let me see my son for a moment. I want to meet my son, please,” Felicia cried, her voice choked with tears. She knelt down and repeatedly hit her head against the ground after speaking, causing her forehead to bleed.“Don’t hit your head anymore. Is it bothering you or not?” Louis’s face turned even more unpleasant as he spoke. “Don’t use this ugly face to threaten me.”...Lalisa remained silent, looking at Louis. “Ask about the financial matters.”The reprimand of Felicia could wait; what was most important right now was to find out what had happened seven years ago.“McKay,” Louis said, signaling to McKay. He didn’t want to witness Felicia’s condition any longer.“Yes, sir,” McKay replied, stepping forward. He stood in front of Felicia, who remained on the ground, and asked with an unchanged expression, “Felicia, what happened at the party on the boat seve
Lalisa chuckled and said, “I just suddenly felt that Felicia was very foolish and pitiful. She thought you were frightening, but if she hadn't been so scared, she could have left you earlier and avoided four years of suffering.”“She fell into my hands, and there’s only one word for it—’death,’” Louis coldly remarked.“You wouldn’t...” Lalisa interrupted him, refuting his statement. “Unless she truly harmed your loved ones. Back then, you felt I had deceived you, which was a great humiliation for you. You thought I was just living off you and taking care of our child. Even though you did terrible things, you still let me go.”Louis’s words were cruel, but not to the point of taking lives.“The nature of the two of you is completely different,” Louis pondered for a moment before continuing. He compared Lalisa to Felicia, wondering if she feared losing her self-worth.“What’s different?” Lalisa asked in return. Both were identified as threats to him. Back then, he had despised her thoro
Lalisa looked at him bewildered, unable to say a word.“You are the woman who drugged me. I can’t touch you. You, this kind of woman, don’t know how to use the same tricks and crawl into the beds of so many men. You must be punished.” Punish." Louis said, expressing his inner feelings that year, “I can’t see you again, absolutely not.”“....”Lalisa was so surprised that she couldn’t speak. To put it that way, the first time Louis saw her in the photo, he was... already in love?Is there really such a thing as true love in this world?“Three years later, McKay doubted the possibility of you carrying my child. This photo once again appeared in front of me, you once again lay in front of me, and that time, I was not affected. Effects of the medicine, but the feeling is still as strong.” Louis said, “I didn’t even look and rushed forward because that woman was you, understand?”Amid the sound of fireworks filling the sky, Louis stood behind Lalisa, slowly bowing his head to rest on her s
“Mrs. Anderson, there are always all kinds of scandals in this world. You can’t make everyone understand the feelings you’ve been through, so don’t worry about them. Living your own happy life is important Best.”“Lady Anderson, just enjoy yourself.”“People who criticize you and look down on you cannot affect your life or your wishes for happiness.”“There is Mr. Anderson loves you like that, so no one else matters.”Each person was praised or blessed, then quietly retreated to the side, watching everyone automatically give way. Lalisa also followed suit and walked forward, slightly surprised and bowed to them and smiled, “Thank you, thank you, I know, wish everyone happiness.”Lalisa was a little skeptical, but vaguely understood a little. She continued to move forward.Everyone gives way.His eyes widened, only to see Louis standing at the front of the boat, leaning against it, showing a pose that he claimed was handsome but in fact it was one hand in his pocket, fireworks blooming
Louis said.Lalisa looked towards the closed door, chuckling bitterly. She raised her eyes to look at Louis and said, “Finally, now you know what happened.”“You don’t seem happy,” Louis stated.“So, should I be happy?” Lalisa replied candidly. She turned and walked ahead, clasping her hands behind her back, fingers intertwined. “I think the events of seven years ago, whether it’s me, you, Alana, or even Felicia, were all tragedies.”Tragedies like these should never be repeated.If she had known that she wouldn’t say anything if time could be reversed, she would have understood the whole situation. Going through those circumstances once again gave her a distinct feeling.“A tragedy?” Louis followed her, his dark eyes not showing any hint of happiness as he stared at her. “This isn’t a tragedy! It’s a comedy!”“Why do you say it’s a comedy?” Lalisa asked.“Seven years ago, it was you on the bed with me; that’s the comedy!” Louis said as if he were slashing at the ground with a knife.
What is this?A coincidence? Unavoidable misunderstanding?Leon shook his head. “No, it can’t be, Louis. I don’t know Alana, and he’s a stubborn guy. He wouldn’t jump to conclusions based solely on someone’s back; he would definitely ask for clarification.”He refused to accept that explanation.“I’ll give you another possibility,” Louis said.“What is it?” Leon asked.Louis stood there, slowly turning to face Lalisa, using his body to block her view, and then slowly moved aside to reveal half of her face.Leon stood near the door, looking back, and he understood what Louis meant. He was so shocked that he nearly fell to the ground.Under the dim light, Lalisa revealed half of her face, and if that wasn’t Alana, then who could it be?“I don’t know,” Lalisa said as she looked at Leon’s reaction, unable to resist asking. Louis lowered his gaze and gently brushed his fingers across her face. “Lalisa, if you were on the street and saw someone who looked exactly like you, how would you fee
Suddenly, Louis pulled her back again. “Come back to me!” Come back to me quickly!”“Fuck off!”“Come back!”“Fuck off!”“Come back!”Just like that, Lalisa was pushed out and dragged back by him. Lalisa quickly dodged his demon claws and sat down on the ground. She looked at Louis, who was acting excitedly, caught an opportunity. Women in a coma like that?“I just thought you were a wicked woman who drugged me. Falling in love is a very normal thing.”Louis sat on the bed and said.“Right? Why do I feel like if you use this method, the chance of you getting out of the room alive is only five percent?” Lalisa sat there and said.Go away, go back, go back, go away.If that night was really like this, it would not be easy for her to live until today.“If it wasn’t like that, why did you forget this room?” Louis walked barefoot in front of her, bent down and removed the hairpin from her head.Lalisa looked at Louis, stunned for two seconds, then her whole body was pressed under Louis’s b
Lalisa looked at her, not knowing what to say. The determination in her eyes gradually faded. “Felicia, this is the first time you’ve spoken honestly to me.”Every time she had been deceit and manipulation, and now there was nothing left to deceive.Felicia tilted her head, her eyes even redder, and she said forcefully, “Lalisa, if I had changed the target at the beginning, we wouldn’t be in this situation today.”It was because of Louis, Louis’s fantasies, their entanglement, and his relentless pursuit that had led to the current situation.“Unfortunately, there are no ‘ifs’ in this world.” Lalisa found it somewhat ironic and teased, “Let’s go. Isn’t it time to take me to Louis’s room?”Felicia wiped away her tears and walked away.Lalisa followed behind her, thinking that perhaps seven years ago, she had been led by Felicia.“You left the two of us unconscious together. Nothing might have happened!” Lalisa suddenly thought of this and wondered what Felicia had been thinking.Felicia
It was late at night, and the tourist ship sailed on the sea at night. In the hospital room, several servants carried large and small trunks into the room.On the hospital bed, Louis was still unconscious, his face pale, his eyes closed, long eyelashes resting gently, and his lips slightly pursed.Ben sat on the bed, occasionally studying the TV with his hand to check Louis’s breathing. He would sometimes lie down on Louis’s body, mumbling, “Dad, wake up quickly. Ben will draw the most beautiful picture for Dad.”“Ben loves Dad and Mom. I want to play with Dad.”“I’m usually thrilled when I don’t have to go to school, but Dad is unconscious, and I’m not happy without going to school.”“When will Dad wake up? Can we go home when he does? Dad, I’m tired.”Ben muttered.The group of servants placed the trunks on the ground and looked at Christopher standing beside them. “Young Master, Housekeeper McKay told us to bring all the items from the young master’s desk here. He said you wanted t
“What are you doing?”Lalisa asked in suspicion, and the next second, the door in front of her closed.Felicia used a bolt to secure the door on a system, to the top, clicking a few times, locking the square restroom.Had Felicia used this method before to confine her, preventing her from leaving? Why would she lock her up when she was supposed to wait for Owen Wilson?Lalisa quickly got up, pushed the door open, and suddenly heard a sinister voice. “What’s going on? Where is everyone? Hurry; I can’t wait.”Lalisa cracked the door open and saw an elderly man in his seventies, dressed neatly with a hat, standing beside Felicia. He was struggling to close the door properly and had a fearful expression, his face trembling.Owen Wilson.This old man was also invited.Seven years ago, Jinx wanted Felicia to make her faint, but then Owen Wilson completely ruined her innocence.“Owen Wilson, what’s the rush?” Felicia said with a smile, glancing at Lalisa. She said, “I haven’t found a suitabl
“Because she lowered her head, I could tell right away that she’s not happy,” the man said, shaking the wineglass in his hand and glancing in another direction. “Yeah.”In an instant, Lalisa was shaken to her core. She turned stiffly and saw a beautiful figure in a moonlit, classical evening gown that extended to the floor. Her blonde hair cascaded down, and in the sea of cruise lights, she shone the brightest.It was him.Until now, she had never thought she would see him again.“...”Lalisa stood there, dumbfounded, staring at that figure as if something accompanied her. She immediately walked forward, reaching out to tap the person on the shoulder. “Alana.”Alana, her elder sister.Are you okay?The person in front of her didn’t turn around. In that fleeting moment, Lalisa became incredibly stubborn. She even waited, as if it were seven years ago.The person in front of her pushed her hand away and continued walking forward.“Alana, don’t go! I’m your sister!”Lalisa rushed forward