Avenger's coming back novel Chapter 2

"My baby, my baby! No, no, no!" With a scream, Lily suddenly sat bolt upright on the bed.

She opened her eyes and gasped for breath. When she gradually became alert, she found that she was not in a hospital but in a familiar room.

Suddenly, there was a noise outside the door, mixed with the sharp screech of a car's tires, and a woman's crying.

Lily quickly scrambled out of bed and ran to the window, where she saw a woman was being dragged in the direction of the car by two burly thugs.

Unexpectedly, a very familiar scene replayed in her mind, and without thinking, Lily ran barefoot toward the direction of the stairs.

Lily couldn't tell whether this was a dream or reality. She ran down the stairs, taking them two at a time. There was only one thought on her mind, which was to keep her mother with her!

As she ran too fast, she slipped down the last two steps and knelt down. Luckily, she grabbed the guardrail with her hand and managed to stop herself from falling.

Severe pain spread all over her body in an instant, and Lily realized that this was not a dream at all, but a reality.

This was a memory from her early childhood, the year she was in grade 3 of junior high school. The scene she had just witnessed was when her mother was forcibly removed from the Qiao family.

Without even minding the pain in her knees, she got up and rushed out. When she reached there, her mother had already been forced into the car, and the thugs were about to slam the door shut.

"Mom! Mom..." Lily shouted while running, "Let Mom go! Let my Mom go!"

However, those men didn't pay her any heed. When she approached the car, the door was suddenly closed, and the car flew like an arrow from a bow.

The car rushed forward with a crazy curve, and Lily was knocked to the ground. Looking at the direction in which the car disappeared, Lily shouted, "Stop! Stop! Mom! Mom..."

Her past life was cruel and so was this life. She could only watch her mother being taken away. No, this was not something that she wanted to live through again!

"Oh, my! Lily, why are you lying on the ground? It's so dirty. Stand up quickly!" Hearing a familiar voice, Lily was lifted from the ground.

After being set on her feet, Lily frowned slightly when she turned and saw who the woman was. It was Lucia Zhao, a woman that she would never forget for the rest of her life.

"Are you all right? Did you get hurt? Come on, wipe your tears now." Lucia Zhao wiped the tears from Lily's face and said, "From today on, I will be your mother. I will treat you as if you were my own daughter, and our family will love each other in the future."

Lily tilted her head slightly back to avoid Lucia Zhao's touch. She clearly remembered how this woman had treated her "as if she were her own"!

"Yes, sister." At that moment, Claire, who was standing behind Lucia Zhao, stepped forward and affectionately held Lily's hand as she said, "From now on, Mom will treat you as her own daughter, and I will also treat you like my own sister. In addition, our brother will also treat you as his own sister, right?"

When she spoke the last sentence, Claire looked over at Eden Qiao, who was standing not far away, looking disinterested. Claire raised her eyebrows and motioned for him to answer.

Lily followed the direction of her gaze to where Claire was looking. She also held some resentment against Eden Qiao, not because he was a bad person, but because he was the most important person that made Lucia Zhao become the hostess of the Qiao Family, and he was also the reason that her mother had been driven out of the Qiao Family!

Eden's face was devoid of expression. He regarded them indifferently. Finally, when his eyes met Lily's, he nodded.

Seeing his reaction, Claire looked at him reproachfully and turned to Lily as she said with a smile, "My brother is just like this. He doesn't show much enthusiasm to others. You will get used to it."

"Okay," Lily said in a low voice. She lowered her head with a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes, but her voice sounded very grateful. "Thank you for not disliking me. And thank you for treating me as your family."

"What are you talking about? We are family." Lucia gave her a reproachful look, but her words seemed to be full of tenderness.

"Mom is right," Claire smiled. "By the way, have you ever eaten at the Westin Hotel? It's good. We'll take you there for a meal next time. Don't you have Dior's clothes? Next time I'll buy an outfit for you, and a LV bag, and Pomellato jewelry. I will give it to you if you like..."

While Claire's mouth spilled forth the names of luxury brands, Lily sneered. She had already known the "flattery" schemes of this mother and daughter in her previous life.

After a while, Claire finally changed the topic. "Lily, could you do me a favor? Please help me to decorate my new room."

Without waiting for Lily's reply, Claire dragged her away.

As soon as they entered the room, Claire loosened Lily's hand, opened the wardrobe, and said, "Lily, these are all from Dior's clothing line. It's my favorite brand, but I don't think it looks good just hanging like this. Do you have any better suggestions?"

Lily thought of a reply, while a bit of sarcasm played in her eyes. Lily knew this ploy very well. Claire was not really interested in her opinions, and she just wanted to show off!

So she just smiled and shook her head. "I think it looks good."