Dead meat?
If it was Chow who told her to do that to herself, she would do it at once without hesitation.
Otherwise, there would be no difference between her living far away from him and dying by his side anyway.
Even if she was still alive and breathing, she was nothing but a walking corpse.
It was just that Vivian knew she wouldn't even have the option to die by his side because of this person that Chow loved.
In the end, Chow's heart still belonged to somebody else.
Celine's eyes flickered as she came even closer to Vivian. "Someone will be here to send you away at two o'clock at dawn tomorrow," she whispered.
"Send me away?" Vivian echoed.
"Yes, send you away. You can go wherever you want to go as long as you never return to Holy City and never let us see you again. Change your name, do whatever is necessary to lay low," Celine said slowly and softly as if she was trying to hypnotise Vivian.
Leave the world with Chow behind her, change her name, and continue living peacefully for the rest of her life?
This was everything Vivian could ever hope for.
Vivian's eyes finally brightened a little. "Can you really send me away?"
Celine wanted to laugh, but she knew that this was a critical moment, so the expression on her face remained calm and sincere. "Vivian, we've known each other for so long. Even if you've betrayed me, I still can't bear to see Chow treating you like this. It'll be better for us both if you just leave."
Vivian clenched her fists tightly. Her nails dug into her palms and drew blood.
"Okay, I'll leave."
"Everything smells so good. I'm so hungry! I'm going to finish everything Aunt Blaine cooked today," Vivian said as she happily and hungrily inhaled the aroma of all the food in front of her.
The dining table was full of her favourite dishes today.
Vivian had purposely requested Aunt Blaine's specialty menu for dinner tonight. The other dishes on the table were made by Vivian herself.
Aunt Blaine was relieved to see Vivian like this and finally let out a huge smile. "I thought that you would probably regain your appetite after going out today and purposely had Mike bring me to the larger supermarket in town for groceries. Still, I didn't think that the walk would have such a positive effect on you. Did you meet a friend?"
Vivian pursed her lips and thought about it before nodding heavily. "I guess you can call us friends. I made a very pretty new friend who promised to help me out."
"I'm glad to hear that you're so happy, Miss. Eat as much as you want!" Aunt Blaine kept nudging the dishes closer to Vivian even though she was already surrounded by all the food.
Suddenly, Vivian got up from her seat, held onto Aunt Blaine's shoulders, and guided her to sit down in the opposite chair.
"I can finish all of this food, but only on one condition."
"Condition? What condition?" Aunt Blaine hadn't seen this lively side of Vivian for a long time and was also feeling rather energetic herself.
Vivian then pointed at the few dishes that she made and smiled back at Aunt Blaine. "I made all these especially for you. If you want me to eat, then you also have to eat with me."
Aunt Blaine quickly stood up with an embarrassed look on her face. "Miss, I don't think that's appropriate," she said.
Vivian firmly sat Aunt Blaine back down. "Aunt Blaine, you know very well that I'm not the real mistress of this house. I'm nothing but a guest here after all."
Vivian tried charming Aunt Blaine by fluttering her eyelashes at her. "For the past two years, you were the only person who has never looked down on me. You're the closest person to me. Please, won't you join me for dinner?"
Aunt Blaine looked at Vivian with fond eyes and finally nodded with a soft smile on her face. "Alright then. I also really enjoy the dishes that you make."
"Then, in the future..." Vivian stopped mid-sentence before smiling widely and pushing a bowl of mushroom soup towards Aunt Blaine. "Then you have to eat more of it today. I put a lot of effort into today's dinner."
"Don't keep pushing the food to me, you have to eat too," Aunt Blaine quickly said.
Vivian's task for Aunt Blaine today was to accompany her for dinner.
Of course, after seeing Vivian refuse to eat or drink for days, Aunt Blaine was immensely relieved to see that Vivian was finally willing to eat again. She just wanted Vivian to eat a little more.
Vivian went back to her seat and tapped on her plate of lobster carbonara. "Don't worry, I'm going to finish everything that you made for me today. I'm not sharing this with you!"
Because, there wouldn't be many more chances for her to enjoy Aunt Blaine's cooking anymore.
There was just tonight and tomorrow night left.
It was less than a day apart.
She was going to leave this home, Aunt Blaine, and that person behind.
She didn't even realise that she'd been referring to this place as her home for a while.
Vivian still had a bright smile on he face. She was really astonished at how well she could act so carefree in front of Aunt Blaine.
She had actually been worried that she wouldn't be able to put on an act for Aunt Blaine.
Who would have thought that her final performance before her departure would be such a success?
She managed to pull wool over Aunt Blaine's eyes. Vivian only hoped that Aunt Blaine wouldn't be too sad when she finally left for good.
This was life, after all. Things changed; people came and went. She had come, and she was soon leaving. However, she made sure to store everything that had happened in this home in her memory for life.
It wasn't just Chow, but also Aunt Blaine. She wanted to remember them forever.
"This is so yummy! I love your cooking so much!" Since it was the last day, Vivian didn't hold back on her compliments.
She wanted to remember the smile on Aunt Blaine's face when she looked back in the future.
Knowing that she wouldn't have a chance to eat Aunt Blaine's cooking again next time, Vivian's appetite increased so much that she actually managed to devour everything that Aunt Blaine made for her. The dishes were all practically empty by the time she was done.
Later, she helped Aunt Blaine clean up the dining room. After a while, Aunt Blaine shooed her back into her room.
Even though Vivian hadn't stepped out of the mansion for days, she still hadn't managed to have a good night's rest.
For now, what she really needed was proper sleep.
Starting tomorrow, she was going to embark on a long, hard journey into the unknown.
However, as Vivian lay on the bed, she didn't feel the least bit sleepy at all.
She had been meaning to leave this house for so long, but she never thought that the chance would come for her so quickly.
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