novelno Chapter 120
Chapter 120
120: Just Like When I Erased You Back Then
That said, Harrison honestly felt his nephew didn't stand much of a chance. Leaving everything else aside, just the hurdle of Amya beside Evelia had practically blocked Zhang Anran's path completely.
That's right. As someone who grew up abroad in such an open environment, Harrison saw through the atmosphere between Evelia and Amya at a glance. It was clearly a bit off.
They were somewhat... too intimate.
Even the closest of best friends usually had boundaries in their daily playfulness. Evelia and Amya's hugging in the car looked normal, but Harrison had seen clearly through the rearview mirror when Amya bit Evelia's ear.
This mode of interaction, compared to the playful fighting between good girlfriends, Harrison felt leaned more toward... the flirtatious banter between lovers.
If Evelia really was a lesbian, then his nephew could be said to have been directly sentenced to death.
Unless he was ruthless enough to go abroad and turn himself into the type Evelia liked.
Otherwise... Harrison could only say he did his best.
He watched Zhang Anran and the others walking toward the main building while chatting, his eyes full of helplessness.
Good nephew, Uncle can only help this much. The rest depends on whether you can fight for it yourself.
"But by the way, where did Lady Saint go?"
……
"Cough! Cough cough cough cough!"
Inside the main building of the orphanage, Jasmine hid alone in the corner of the staircase. Her face was pale as a sheet, and her eyes were full of pain and exhaustion. Her originally exquisite and beautiful features were twisted together because of the pain.
Jasmine used one hand to cover her left chest tightly, and the other to cover her mouth to prevent the sound of her coughing from being too loud. After a bout of extremely intense and frightening coughing, Jasmine leaned wearily against the wall of the staircase. That smear of bright red in her palm appeared so dazzling.
"Based on calculations, the next 'episode' shouldn't have been for at least another two months. Why would it come so much earlier?"
A trace of bitterness flashed across Jasmine's face, and the figure she constantly yearned for couldn't help but flash through her mind.
Whenever she was in pain, she would think of her younger sister, as if she were her spiritual pillar and source of strength.
No, there was no "as if." The reason she could struggle to climb up from the abyss of pain was entirely because she thought of her younger sister every moment.
"Lina..."
Jasmine murmured, then shook her head with a bitter smile. She didn't even need to think to know that Lina surely still viewed her as an enemy. She didn't even know if she could repair her relationship with Lina.
"The early arrival of the 'episode' might be an ominous sign. My future has become blurry again. I must find Lina quickly."
"Otherwise... this Saint position might really..."
Jasmine shook her head, moved her body a bit, and prepared to go downstairs.
"Luckily, without taking 'medicine,' I should be able to hold on for a while longer. I'll try to last until the event ends. Otherwise, it would be easy for people to notice something is wrong."
Jasmine whispered to herself. Suddenly, a faint figure flashed past her. Jasmine trembled all over. As if sensing something, she subconsciously looked behind her.
"Just now, it seemed like someone quickly ran past..."
Jasmine ran upstairs anxiously, but she didn't see the figure that had flashed past. All she saw was a touch of black at a distant corner. And even this touch of color, she didn't know if it was an illusion, vanished without a trace in an instant.
However, Jasmine was the Church's Saint after all. She made a judgment immediately. Someone had just run past her from behind, and... their skills were extraordinary.
There weren't many in this city who could evade her perception.
That old man Sauron, who didn't know what he was hiding, might be able to do it. The Chief of the Watchers branch might also be able to do it if she didn't actively lock onto them. As for Evelia and Amya... those two had quite a few secrets, so Jasmine wasn't very sure.
But there was one other person. Jasmine knew the other's strength very well. She could do it.
Lina.
"Could it be... you? Why would you come here? Wait, this place was single-handedly built by Howard. Could it be..."
Connecting the fact that the founder of this orphanage was Howard, and that her sister had clearly intended to investigate Howard's affairs before disappearing, Jasmine's face instantly darkened.
"Bastard... that damn guy. Did he leave something in this orphanage?"
As someone who understood Howard better than Lina did, Jasmine knew very well that he was the type of person who had a reason for everything he did. He wasn't some philanthropist. He wouldn't engage in charity work on such a large scale without a reason. Here... perhaps something really was hidden.
"Howard... no matter what you left behind, as long as that thing has the possibility of hurting Lina, I will definitely, definitely erase it..."
"...Just like I erased you back then!"
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"Yueyue! Look at that nun sister over there. She's so pretty!"
"Really! And that golden-haired sister next to that nun sister, she's so pretty too! Is she a foreigner?"
"But... is that black-haired one really a sister? She's clearly about as tall as me!"
"Seems like it... Xiao Ze, you seem to be a bit taller!"
"But she's wearing a nun's habit! Only adults can be nuns, right?"
"How could there be such a short adult?"
"Maybe she didn't eat well when she was little? Or maybe she picked up food from the ground and ate it? Sister Mo said that not eating well and picking up things from the ground to eat will make people not grow tall!"
"Ah! She looked over!"
The children playing indoors, likely seeing beautiful girls like Evelia and Amya for the first time, stopped their toys or games one after another. They looked at Evelia and Amya over here with curious eyes. However... some of the topics they were discussing made our Miss Demon a tiny bit unhappy.
"Damn! A bunch of brats who haven't even grown all their hair yet, what do they know? I think their butts are itching from not getting beaten enough!"
Listening to the children's discussion about her height, Evelia's face had completely darkened. Meanwhile, Classmate Zhang Anran beside her was also holding back a laugh. As for Amya? She had long started laughing at Evelia without restraint.
"Hahahaha! Didn't eat well hahahaha!"
"Amya... if you keep laughing, you're sleeping on the couch tonight."
"Mm!? Wifey, I was wrong! I wasn't laughing at you being short... no, I mean, I just like girls with petite figures like Eve-Eve!"