"Li Si said he’s found it, don’t worry too much." Elliana Lyle can only comfort Luna this way, after all, she’s not good with words, and such matters indeed make people angry.
Luna doesn’t speak, just lets herself be supported in the garden as she walks, clearly furious.
After a while, Luna reluctantly takes a breath and, turning her head, says to her, "You should go back now, look who’s at the gate?"
Looking in the direction Luna’s chin is pointing, she notices Hannah Collins arriving!
Then Luna says, "Remember to see me the day after tomorrow, I need your help with something."
At this moment, Hannah has already walked up to them, looking at the two Little Sprouts, she teases slightly, "Truly inseparable, Norman Bennett said when you two are together, nothing good happens."
This is naturally not Norman Bennett’s exact words, but the meaning is similar.
"Huh? As if being with you would guarantee something good happens," Luna retorts defiantly.
Hannah looks down at Luna, who’s full of defiance, and laughs, "Young age, but quite bold. The police in Wyen are looking all over for you now."
"..." Luna suddenly stops speaking, even though she doesn’t know how Hannah found out, she isn’t surprised that she knows.
They just stare at each other, the atmosphere gradually becoming tense. Elliana quickly says, "Hannah, why are you here?" For original chapters go to nοvelfire.net
"I’m here to find you, it’s getting dark, Norman asked me to pick you up."
―――North City, Red Blossom Neighborhood.
"You say! How did Wei Chen end up in jail for no reason? If it wasn’t you who framed him, who else could it be?"
"Disaster! Disaster!"
All the hurtful words come from Tiana Harris’s parents and Li Wei Chen’s mother.
At this moment, Tiana Harris stands in front of the sofa, silently enduring their accusations and curses. She had already received a slap when her mother came in.
That slap was heavy, and until now, her face still burns with pain.
"Speak up! Are you mute?" Tiana’s mother says, then throws a paper cup at her.
The water is freshly boiled, scalding Tiana, causing her to retreat repeatedly. The water was originally meant to be thrown at her face, but she reacted quickly and dodged, yet it still splashed onto her arm.
Due to wearing a short-sleeved shirt in the summer, her small arm is now red, and the numb pain makes tears well up in her eyes.
"Tiana! I’m telling you now, if you don’t get my son out, don’t expect to live well!"
The speaker is Li Wei Chen’s mother, a plump woman with glaring eyes, looking like a beast ready to attack.
"Mom, let’s hang sister up and hit her, like before, I want to be the first to hit."
At this moment, a little boy excitedly runs out from the bedroom, holding a broken lipstick, his hands smudged completely.
That’s Tiana’s brother, He Dongdong, who’s nine years old now, speaking words that chill Tiana.
Looking at Tiana’s mother wiping her son’s hands and echoing his words, at this moment, Tiana can’t bear it anymore.
She rarely shows defiance in front of the three: "Li Wei Chen went to prison, he’ll never get out in this lifetime. You said I didn’t have it, and if you’ve finished talking, then please leave!"
Hearing this, Li Wei Chen’s mother is the first to get angry, immediately cursing, "You girl! Heartless wretch! Scum and troublemaker!"
Cursing is clearly not enough to vent her anger, she picks up a vase from the table and wants to hit!
Just then, the doorbell rings, and everyone inside immediately stops their actions and looks towards the door.
Tiana brushes her hair and directly heads to the door, her father shouts, "Don’t go, if you dare, I’ll break your legs!"
But Tiana doesn’t listen, instead quickening her steps and runs directly to the door; she not only wants to open the door but also wants to escape for a while.
She can’t stand these people.
The door opens, and Tiana’s sight is met with a large bouquet of bright red roses, the fragrance immediately enters her nostrils!
She slightly raises her head, then notices a sunny handsome guy looking at her with a smile.
"Tiana, do you like flowers?"
Before she can respond, a female voice interrupts, "Shane Donovan! You dare to come and harass!"
Elliana comes out of the elevator with Hannah, and of course, it’s only Elliana’s face full of anger, Hannah looks relaxed, as if she’s here to watch a show.
"Elliana? You all..." For a moment, Tiana doesn’t know what to say, how did they suddenly all appear, and she doesn’t understand what Shane means!
"Oh? There’s a wild man outside? You little bitch, see if I don’t kill you!"
A sharp voice comes, and soon Elliana sees a plump woman grabbing Tiana’s hair, pulling back forcefully, causing Tiana to painfully lean back!
Elliana is shocked! "What are you doing!" She says, ready to help, but before she can move forward, Shane has already handed the roses to her, steps forward to grab Tiana’s hair being pulled, and directly kicks the woman to the ground!
Next, he shields Tiana in his arms, with a cruel look on his face as he curses the woman lying on the ground, "Old witch, dare to touch my people? Want to die, do you?"
This scene, not just Elliana is stunned, everyone inside is stunned, even Tiana is stunned.
Her father stamps his foot, lowers his head, and shouts furiously, "Unfilial girl! Hugging so affectionately, what does it look like? Get back here and throw these people out!"
At this moment, Shane is also somewhat stunned, looking at the dazed Tiana in his arms, asking, "Are those bastards your parents?"
Then, as if he said something wrong, he quickly corrects, "Are those uncles and aunts inside your parents?"
Upon seeing Tiana’s swollen face, Shane frowns, correcting again, "Is it those bastards inside who hit you?"
Elliana hands the roses to Hannah, directly snatches Tiana from Shane’s arms, and angrily glares at Shane.
She certainly knows who those people inside are, probably Tiana’s strange parents, and Li Wei Chen’s mother.
"Tiana, let’s go stay at my place, I’ll see who dares to hit you!" Then glaring at Shane, continues, "Nobody will dare to harass you."
At this moment, Tiana is quite numb, when Elliana pulls her, she just follows, completely ignoring her parents’ shouts.
"Oh? Want to follow? I’ll see who dares!" Shane indeed scares everyone inside enough to retreat, being a tall and strong man.
But Li Wei Chen’s mother on the ground is still shouting for compensation.
"Shane Donovan, keep your distance from the girl, clearly not a good person, yet learning to give flowers!" Hannah smiles with sarcasm.
After saying this, she gives the flowers back to Shane, as she has to chase after Elliana.
Hannah’s mockery immediately makes Shane more obedient, like a kindergarten child, Hannah for these street punks is a nightmare!
It’s not about being unable to beat, it’s about not daring to fight, and having to endure being beaten!
"Sister Hannah, why did you come?" Shane hadn’t noticed before, but if he had, how dare he act so brazenly?
However, Hannah doesn’t spare him a glance and directly enters the adjacent elevator, and after the doors close, Shane looks aggressively at the people inside, especially at the woman lying on the ground asking for money.
Half an hour later, Shane gets a call from Nicholas Llyod.
"Shane, how did it go?"
Shane: "Shut up, don’t bother me again!" With that, he hangs up directly.
He originally thought he could ask Tiana to say a few nice words to Elliana, then Elliana could say a few good words to Norman.
Preparing for so long, it still messed up!
The more he thinks about it, the angrier he gets, and just when he’s about to throw the roses, he thinks it’s inappropriate, and coincidentally a couple passes by at the entrance of the neighborhood.
So, he casually hands the large bouquet of roses to the man.
The woman next to him is startled, covering her mouth in disbelief, and says, "I’m floored."