Stella looked at Alfred, "I just think it's a bit of a pity, I thought Caleb was not a good person before, although the thing with her and Chester makes it less acceptable, but Master Chester is a good person..."
Alfred stroked a strand of her hair and said, "It's rare that good people still exist in your world."
At the sound of it, Stella froze.
Good people? In her world, even her mother was someone she couldn't trust, so where were the good people?
...
After separating from VIG, Alina was at the Tanyu Villa.
Chester had not called her again since the separation, and the two seemed to be caught in an invisible stalemate.
Vanessa is a very special existence between them, and as much as Chester hates it, she's still his mother.
And as much as Alina loves Chester, she can't let go of anyone who has anything to do with her parents' death.
Two people, in a flash, were at a dead end.
This is the reason why at that time, probably after hearing what Chester said, Andre hesitated to let Alina know.
She would suffer. She was able to be driven crazy back then, so will she be able to pull through this time?
And yet they were all over-worried.
Alina's heart has practiced a bronze wall.
It looks soft, but it is cold and hard.
...
The first time he knew that Alina had informed Stella of what had happened back then, and even the Ingford press was already working on a draft overnight.
At 2am, he hurried to the Tanyu Villa.
Alina was still sitting on the sofa, the same spot she had sat on when he left, in the now dimly lit space.
She was like a ghost in the darkness, she drifted as if she would disappear from the earth at any moment.
Andre's heart struck hard, he stepped forward with an unprecedented heaviness.
"Alina." She spat out with some difficulty.
Alina faintly returned to her senses and looked at Andre, those eyes were as empty as if they were lifeless.
Andre crouched in front of her, his warm palm covering the back of her hand, only to find it cold and devoid of any warmth.
"You have made the decision?" His strength, along with his voice, couldn't help but be heavier at the moment.
Alina looked at Andre in silence.
And her silence let Andre know that she was struggling internally.
And Andre did not expect such a strong and extreme reaction from her when she found out that Penny was counted in the scheme.
"Do you know what that means?" Andre asked again when she didn't say anything.
This time, Alina was finally no longer silent.
She said, "That's a poisonous woman, and since she's going to press on, I have no choice but to take care of it."
Avoiding it will only cost her more dearly.
That's all Alina came up with after sitting here and struggling with her thoughts for so many hours.
"After all these years, since this is how it must be resolved, I have no choice but to respond positively."
These are words that are so heavy for them.
Andre had always wanted Alina to pull out of the mire of the Collins family and not to have any more dealings with them.
Even, away from Chester.
But now, once this matter has come up, Andre still can't help but will worry.
"Before you disregarded all, but because of this matter..."
"If he can understand, let him understand, if not, there's nothing I can do about it." Without waiting for Andre to finish his words, Alina interrupted him.
And it is not understanding that she wants.
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