“W-What do you mean?” Anthony asked as panic seized him.
“Everyone's hearts would slowly age as they grow older, but mine is just ten times faster than an ordinary person's...” Francesca explained calmly, “It's not a big deal. Everyone will die eventually. It's only a matter of time...”
“D-Don't scare me, Francesca. You're still young. You're only in your early twenties—”
“Don't be scared.” She patted him on the shoulder with a smile. “I'm taking precautions, that's all. I won't die so soon. It's too early for that.”
“T-Then—”
“All right. Enough of that.” Francesca reassured him, “Don't be so anxious. I'm merely telling you these things because I believe you would live longer than I do, considering how healthy and carefree you are. You need not be overly anxious.”
Anthony didn't dare to ask any more questions, but he was still anxious.
Ever since Ms. Layla and Mr. Lincoln died, she's become my only family left in this world. I can't imagine what I would do without her...
Despite his worries, the days that followed were peaceful.
The family of six kept living in seclusion on Mount Phoenix. Everything seemed to be peaceful. Francesca was in good health, and the children gradually grew.
Anthony almost believed that they would live happily forever, until this day, when a group of strange people came to the foot of the mountain, seemingly coming for Francesca and the children.
Fortunately, in the past two years, Francesca had perfected her formidable ability and had made sufficient preparations, so they quickly fled with the children and tricked those trackers along the way.
The family fled Phoenix City with Kimberley and her husband. On the way, Anthony asked in confusion, “How strange. Who are those people? Why are they tracking you down? Could something have happened to Danrique again?”
Francesca had also been following Danrique's news for the past two years. Although his cousin Charlotte had recently appeared in quite a lot of news, he had kept a low profile during this time. Nothing seemingly happened, and there was no negative news about him either.
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