"Perhaps it's because I've raised him and developed feelings."
Hearing An Suling's words, Freya fell into memories: "At that time, he was still small. Under my care, he grew up bit by bit, just like raising my own child. It's hard to describe that sense of accomplishment to you."
"Although he has a bad temper, is disobedient, and often goes against me, you can see that he has already changed. Yesterday, he was even willing to let me hug him. He really is a cute child. My efforts all this time have finally been rewarded."
Slowly, a happy smile bloomed on the corners of Freya's lips.
An Suling frowned: "It's precisely because of this that the Chairman and the others are worried about you. If he had kept his distance from you, it would have been fine, but now like this..."
She didn't finish the rest of her sentence. An Suling stared at Freya with an icy gaze and reminded her: "You should be clear about your identity."
Freya's eyes dimmed, and then she spat: "Those people just have unhealthy thoughts, always thinking about that side of things. My feelings for Alex are just pure family affection."
An Suling gave her a deep look and didn't say anything more. Freya might have family affection for Alex, but it was definitely not pure; she just didn't have the courage to cross the line, and her own existence was to add another layer of protection to this line.
She stood up: "I should go. Sorry for the intrusion."
Freya smiled and said: "Don't be in such a rush. It's rare for you to come over, so have breakfast before you leave. My cooking is quite good."
An Suling did not refuse; it just so happened that she wanted to verify something.
While Freya was busy in the kitchen, An Suling entered Alex's room to inspect it. Apart from finding a cup hidden under the bed and dirty paper balls in the trash can, she didn't find anything else suspicious.
At the same time, she observed Alex when he left the house and concluded that his physique was very ordinary. Previous observations also proved that Alex was an extremely ordinary student, and even his academic grades were unremarkable.
However, the person from last night used a mysterious Vibration Skill, along with that extremely strange cement powder, which clearly showed that it was not Alex.
But, in order to find the opponent from last night, she checked all the surveillance footage in the vicinity overnight, yet she did not see any suspicious figures, which was obviously too abnormal.
The residential complex where Freya lived had surveillance blind spots, but only those who lived there long-term would likely know about them. Since she had developed murderous intent toward Alex last night, she couldn't help but overthink things.
"Could it be that such an expert lives nearby? Is her target Freya?"
An Suling became alert. She still ruled out the possibility that the person from yesterday was Alex. Because of the relationship between Alex and Freya, Alex's background had long been thoroughly investigated over the years. He couldn't possibly have the guts or the ability, which meant that someone else was responsible for what happened last night.
Furthermore, Freya's identity was special, so the possibility of her being targeted could not be ruled out.
"I will drag you out!" Pressing her hand against her left chest, An Suling whispered to herself.
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On the way to school, Alex temporarily put aside the events of last night and began to organize the memories in his mind.
Next, he would be living his campus life as a high school student; he hoped he could get used to it.
When turning a corner, Alex inadvertently noticed someone following him. Because of what happened last night, he remained highly vigilant and instinctively wanted to see if the other person was a suspicious individual. Who knew that before he could turn his head, the figure flashed and hid.
Alex was highly alert, but he didn't make a sound or run away, because the other party might have a firearm. If he started running and alerted them, the enemy might take a shot at him.
This was the main road, with cars coming and going, as well as people going to work and school. The enemy probably didn't want to attract attention, so walking slowly was fine.
Alex didn't show any abnormality on his face. While walking, he took his phone out of his pocket and pretended to play with it. He aimed the phone screen behind him and discovered that a girl was following him. The girl was following him from a distance, looking very cautious.
"A girl? Huh, this girl seems somewhat familiar."
Flipping through the fragmented memories about this girl in his mind, Alex's heart stirred, "So it's her."
Putting his phone back in his pocket, Alex continued walking forward as if nothing had happened, only stopping when he passed the next corner to wait for the other person to catch up.
After about twenty seconds, the sound of light footsteps came. A cute girl with a single ponytail turned the corner and was startled when she saw him standing there.
Perhaps because his gaze was too serious, the girl timidly took two steps back, lowered her head, and didn't dare to look into his eyes. Her small hands tightly clutched the corner of her clothes, and her small face flushed with embarrassment.
The girl's face was beautiful and cute, and her figure had a youthful air. Combined with her short-skirt school uniform, she gave off a feeling of invincible youth.
Alex carefully examined the girl, and after confirming her identity, he didn't show any expression, just stared at her and asked: "Kiara, are you following me?"
Kiara was his childhood sweetheart. Her home was in the same area as his, and the two had known each other since they were seven or eight, growing up together as playmates.
According to this setting, the Alex of this world was a veritable winner in life. The older sister who adopted him was a beautiful and lovely rich woman, a cute childhood sweetheart lived next door, and even the childhood sweetheart's mom... ahem.
However, since middle school, after Alex entered his rebellious phase, his relationship with Kiara faded. The young Alex at the time believed he had been deceived by Freya, his entire mood was extreme, and he was even constantly preparing a revenge plan in his heart. Naturally, he wouldn't play house games with Kiara anymore, and he unknowingly distanced himself from her.
At this moment, what Alex couldn't understand was that the two hadn't spoken for years, so why was Kiara following him? Could it be that she was in league with that woman from last night?
Alex wouldn't lower his guard against Kiara just because of her identity, so he secretly stayed on guard.
"I am not! This is the road to school; you just happened to be walking in front. I haven't even complained that you're blocking the way!"
The girl pouted and said with dissatisfaction, and gave him a defiant glare, but after meeting his gaze, she immediately lowered her head in embarrassment, her face seeming to become even more flushed.
Alex was stunned for a moment; the tone of Kiara's speech was a bit like children bickering.
However, thinking about it carefully, he also felt that his reaction was a bit excessive, upsetting the little girl; it seemed he really had been quite scared by last night's events.
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