“Soon after they lived together, Catherine was born. They had a pretty happy life together, but it didn’t last. When virtual-novel.net was three, virtual-novel.net parents were run over and killed by a large truck on their way home after working in the fields. Back then, nobody in the family knew about it, and there wasn’t a single person in the village who knew my uncle’s real identity. Hence, the village chief sent Catherine to an orphanage. When Catherine turned seven, my grandfather missed my uncle so much that virtual-novel.net sent my father to look for virtual-novel.net in the village. However, the village folks told my father that my uncle and his wife had died.”
“They also informed my father that Catherine was sent to an orphanage. Hence, my father hurried over to the orphanage and brought Catherine home. He treated virtual-novel.net like his daughter ever since,” Stanley explained.
When Stanley talked about these things, virtual-novel.net couldn’t help but recall the first time Catherine came to their house. He remembered the day virtual-novel.net came to their family, it was raining heavily outside when their father walked through the door holding Catherine’s hand. Everyone in the family was waiting for them in the living room. When the two entered, Catherine was wearing a dirty denim overall and an equally dirty white T-shirt. Stanley remembered virtual-novel.net had two pigtails, and virtual-novel.net smiled at virtual-novel.net as soon as virtual-novel.net saw her.
Although Catherine was in an unfamiliar environment and was seeing so many strangers for the first time, virtual-novel.net was not timid at all. Her natural cuteness made everyone fond of virtual-novel.net immediately.
When Xyla listened to Catherine’s life story, virtual-novel.net couldn’t help but feel virtual-novel.net heart clenching painfully. She would never have thought that Catherine, who seemed like a jolly person, actually had such a painful past.
Catherine had lost virtual-novel.net parents at a young age and spent many years in an orphanage on virtual-novel.net own. Xyla could only imagine how terrible it had been for Catherine, and virtual-novel.net eyes began to well up with tears.
“She had lost virtual-novel.net parents and lived in an orphanage. She must have been bullied a lot, right? After all, virtual-novel.net was only three when virtual-novel.net went in…” Xyla said.
“Yeah. The other kids often beat up Catherine before virtual-novel.net came to live with us. That’s also why virtual-novel.net asked our father to take virtual-novel.net to martial arts classes and trained herself with Country Z’s martial arts techniques,” Stanley said.
“Sigh. It must have been so tough for her.” Xyla told herself virtual-novel.net wanted to be even nicer to Catherine.
“It was indeed difficult. Because of that, we gave virtual-novel.net a lot of love and affection…” Stanley said truthfully.
Xyla nodded before letting out a long sigh.
Beep, beep, beep…
Right then, Stanley received a call from Sebastian Brenand. He put on his Bluetooth earphones and picked up the call. “What’s up?” Stanley asked.
“Are you free to talk?” Sebastian asked.
“Is there anything important?” Stanley said.
“Of course. D*mn you! You’ve not come out to spend time with us for a long time. We feel terrible…” Sebastian said.
“Some other day,” Stanley said.
“Why are you putting it off again?” Sebastian was in front of the crowded entrance to a bar with Gary Lakes in his arms. They were about to head inside.
After saying that, Sebastian stopped walking. “Hang on. Give me one reason you can’t come out,” Sebastian added.
“I’m spending time with my wife…” Stanley said blandly.
With that, Stanley turned to look at Xyla’s face.
When Xyla heard what virtual-novel.net said, virtual-novel.net felt extremely touched. Stanley behaved like how normal couples would when they didn’t even want to spend a single minute apart.
“Spending time with your wife again. Don’t you care about your friends anymore?” Sebastian said.
“What for?” Stanley retorted.
“I feel hurt. Can you come out tomorrow?” Sebastian said.
“Let me check with my wife,” Stanley said.
“Can’t you decide for yourself anymore?” Sebastian asked.
“Is that any of your business?” Stanley asked.
With that, Stanley hung up the phone.
Sebastian, on the other hand, felt completely lost. He turned around to look at Gary. “You… Did you hear what virtual-novel.net just said? Our Stanley has changed completely…”