Chapter 93: Do I Resemble Her?
Sophia found it hard to believe Leo’s claim that Sean would kill someone. The Sean she knew was cheerful, loving, rational, and composed. People said he could. go insane, but how could a perfectly normal person suddenly become insane? And even if he did, could he truly become a different person?
-With such thoughts swirling in her mind, Sophia followed Leo to find Sean. In a chaotic alley, she saw him, cigarette dangling from his lips, beating someone with a contemptuous expression. His hair was disheveled, his suit jacket discarded, his white shirt splattered with blood, like crimson blossoms.
His
eyes were cold and devoid of empathy, as if the bloody figure on the ground were garbage, not a human being.
Hu Quan was lying on the ground, covered in blood, unable to even cry out, only twitching occasionally.
A dozen burly men surrounded them–thugs, Hu Quan’s underlings. They all knelt, heads bowed, not daring to utter a sound.
Simon tried several times to intervene, but Sean pushed him away.
“You’ll kill him, Sean! Snap out of it!” Simon yelled.
Sean flicked his cigarette onto Hu Quan, a slight smirk playing on his lips. Then he picked up steel pipe from the ground and walked towards Hu Quan.
gave you a chance,” Sean said, his eyes darkening.“But you chose
I gave
Seeing Sean raise the pipe, Leo rushed to stop him.
“Get out of the way!” Sean roared.
“Don’t go crazy!”
“You damn…”
“Honey…” Sophia’s voice trembled.
to die.
At the sound of her voice, Sean froze, slowly looking up. When he saw Sophia, hist eyes clouded with confusion, then panic. He dropped the steel pipe.
He ran a hand through his hair, then strode towards Sophia, using his body to shield the bloodied Hu Quan.
“Why are you here? Did Leo…”
“Honey, I’m scared,” Sophia said, her face pale.
Sean took a deep breath and hugged her.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”
Don’t… kill him.”
I was just teaching him a lesson.”
“The video was fake.”
I know.”
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Chapter 91: Del Recembe
“Let’s go home, okay?”
Okay.”
Leo, uneasy, took them to the Lucky Dumpling restaurant in his van. Aunt Sterling, worried, had been pacing outside. Seeing them return, she rushed forward.
“Come in, it’s cold outside!”
She ushered Sophia and Sean inside, then, lagging behind, asked Leo if anything had happened.
Leo shook his head. “Luckily, Sophia stopped him. Nothing too serious. Simon is handling things there.”
Aunt Sterling patted her chest.“I was so scared. He hasn’t been like this in a long time.”
Leo looked at Sean worriedly.“I thought he was completely recovered. I… I even provoked him.”
Since Sean’s shirt was covered in blood, Aunt Sterling brought him one of Simon’s hoodies.
Sean went inside to change. Aunt Sterling, worried, asked Sophia to keep him company. Sophia guessed they had witnessed Sean’s violent episodes before, hence their cautiousness. Entering the room, Sophia saw Sean lighting a cigarette while undoing his shirt buttons. Seeing her, he extinguished the cigarette.
“Come here,” he said, raising an eyebrow.
Sophia approached, and he lifted her onto a table.
“Unbutton me,” he said, nudging her forehead.
Sophia was still shaken, her hands trembling slightly as she unbuttoned his shirt.
He took her hand, squeezed it, and helped her.
Im sorry. I scared
you,” Sean said hoarsely.
Sophia shook her head, leaning against him, listening to his heartbeat, her own slowing down…
“Don’t do that again,‘ she said softly.
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
Sean took off his shirt and put on Simon’s hoodie–yellow, with Doraemon on it. Since Simon was short and thin, the hoodie looked like a crop top on Sean.
Sophia couldn’t help but laugh.
Sean pinched her waist to stop her laughter, but when she laughed harder, he kissed her Their playful interaction escalated into a passionate kiss.
A knock came at the door. Aunt Sterling called out, “The noodles are ready! Come out and eat!”
After eating, Simon returned, simply saying, “He’s fine.”
Hearing this, Sophia felt relieved, as did Leo and Aunt Sterling.
Sean scoffed. “He got off easy.”
Sean, Leo, and Simon talked upstairs while Sophia helped Aunt Sterling clean the kitchen. She thought for a moment and asked Aunt Sterling about the elderly woman’s son and Anna. Aunt Sterling seemed hesitant to talk about Anna.
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“You all hope I can help Sean move on from the past, but how can I do that if I don’t kung anything?”
Aunt Sterling sighed.“Like I said, Anna had a hard life. Orphaned young, she lived with her brother, but she was always good and considerate, Then in middle school, she suddenly rebelled–dyed her hair, got piercings, skipped school, hung out at arcades, John Smith didn’t know how to handle her, didn’t have the time. They fought constantly, nearly destroying their relationship.”
“Then Anna was targeted by a high schooler, tricked into drinking, and… assaulted. Aunt Sterling’s eyes reddened.
“John Smith caught him in the act. He went crazy, beating the kid severely. Luckily, Sean intervened. I heard this from Simon later. The high schooler became a vegetable, and Sean had to ask his parents for help to protect John Smith. They took money, but John Smith still ended up in juvenile detention.”
Sophia realized the man hadn’t been beaten into a vegetative state by Sean; the elderly woman had been mistaken.
“While John Smith was in detention, Anna was at her lowest. Sean took care of her, and she fell for him.”
“But Sean was hiding their wealth from them. John Smith got out, Anna had appendicitis and needed surgery, he couldn’t find the money, and he robbed someone; he was killed. That made Sean feel very guilty, so he looked after Anna, and eventually he developed feelings for her.” “Sean paid for Anna’s education. To better care for her, he arranged for her to go abroad shortly
for six months after he did. They lived abroad for six years; just before their wedding, they were in a car
was hospitalized accident. Anna died
After he returned, we found out he’d forgotten Anna. We were angry at first, but then we realized he wasn’t just forgetting; he had a mental condition and would have episodes. During these episodes, he became incredibly violent, needing to see blood. It was terrifying. But after he married you, his personality brightened; I thought he was cured. Then tonight…” Sophia was silent for a long time, then she suddenly asked, ‘Do I resemble Anna?”
