The restroom was almost empty. Alison washed her face and tied her hair up in there. She collected herself and then went out to Luis.
When she came out of the restroom, she had completely calmed down.
But when she thought that Alexa had seen the pictures on Oliva's phone, her mind was in turmoil.
"I'm fine. Thank you."
Luis glanced up from his phone at Alison, and his eyes fell on her face. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Shall we go back?"
Alison didn't catch Luis’ question. In a few seconds, she came to her senses and waved her hand, "I'm fine, really! Don't worry about me. Go back to your business."
Luis frowned, "Are you sure you want to go on shopping with Alexa?"
Alison certainly didn't want to continue shopping with Alexa. She just wanted to be alone.
Since she was adopted by the Lynchs, the half and one month she spent in the Lynch family had been so peaceful and happy. The nightmarish past seemed to be gone forever.
But earlier she ran into Oliva. The things Oliva said and the pictures she showed reminded Alison once again of how miserable and nasty her past really was.
Alison's eyes glanced at Luis, and she said, "No, I want to be alone."
Luis didn't want to interfere with her business, "OK." "Thank you." Alison sighed in relief, her lips compressed and her grip on the strap of her bag tightened.
She glanced at Luis again and then turned to exit the mall.
She didn't know where to go. This was the first time she'd been here.
As he watched Alison walking further and further away in her white dress, the desperate, vacant look in Alison's eyes as she was dragged across the street came back to Luis' mind.
Luis felt annoyed. He had no choice but to catch up with Alison.
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