Chapter 8

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Sue was pampered like a princess. The room was done up in pink wallpaper, it had a princess bed, full of furnishings, and many dolls.

There was even a huge cloakroom filled with various styles of clothes, shoes, and bags.

This was heaven compared to her small room in the countryside.

“Grandma, I don’t want to live in this room. After all, I didn’t get Sue’s permission,” Lauren said.

She admitted that she wanted this room just to spite Roman and Shilla.

Furthermore, a pink room and dolls weren’t her style.

She wouldn’t be able to sleep in such a room.

“Are you worried that your brother and mom will chase you out?” Grandma held Lauren’s hand. When she heard Lauren’s words, her face immediately fell.

Lauren shook her head. “Grandma, this is the first time I’ve seen such a beautiful house. I feel like I’m in a dream.”

“I was useless back then. I wasn’t able to stop them because of my poor health. But now that you’re back, I will never let them bully you again no matter what.” Grandma’s heart ached for Lauren.

At the same time, a hint of determination flashed across her eyes.

Lauren was very touched by these words.

When she was K, every day was full of bullets and fighting. If she could not complete her mission, she would not even have enough food to eat.

She had no family.

The old lady in front of her was so protective of her. This made Lauran determined to take good care of Grandma, no matter how she dealt with “Lauren’s” parents.

“Grandma, I’m not sleeping here. I’ll wait for my brother to get me another room.”

“Then where are you going to sleep?”

The old lady was worried about Lauren’s sleeping arrangement. At the same time, she glared at Shilla.

How can she not prepare a room for her daughter!

“I’ll sleep with you, Grandma.”

“Okay!”

Lauren took the initiative to make her happy.

Grandma gave Shilla a task. “I’ll leave the decoration of Ren’s room to you. Tomorrow, you can bring her to the mall to buy some decent clothes and jewelry!”

“Mom!” Shilla looked at her in astonishment.

“Why? You don’t want to?” Seeing Shilla’s reaction, she frowned in displeasure.

Shilla pursed her lips and looked very awkward. “Mom, you knew we don’t get along. How can I still…”

“Don’t give me that crap! Don’t think that I don’t know the real reason why you guys abandoned Ren. Now that she is standing here, I have not seen any harm being inflicted on you. If you can’t even handle these two things well, don’t call me mom anymore!” Grandma interrupted Shilla angrily.

Leaving no room for disagreement, she pulled Lauren along and left.

Committing her words to memory, Lauren followed Grandma back to her room. She smelled a scent.

It was a pleasant smell. However, Lauren felt something amiss but couldn’t quite put her finger on it.

Finally, she noticed the scented candle on Grandma’s bedside table.

“Grandma, do you use aromatherapy?”

Lauren picked up the candle and sniffed it closely. The smell was getting stronger. It was a nice smell, but not the kind of fragrance that older people liked. In fact, it was a little heady.

She even had the urge to smell it again.

Without waiting for her to reply, Lauren spoke again, “Grandma, did you buy this yourself?”

Grandma shook her head. “No, your dad bought it from an old Chinese medicine practitioner. I was in poor health a few years ago, and often couldn’t sleep at night.”

Based on her killer’s instinct, there was definitely something wrong with this candle.

“Grandma, don’t use this candle anymore. If you can’t sleep, I can make a Chinese herb sachet for you.” No Chinese medicine practitioner would make a scented candle.

Hearing that, Grandma was amazed. “Ren, you even know how to make a Chinese herb sachet?”

“When I was in the countryside, Grandmother taught me a little.”

In fact, she taught herself. Sometimes, she had to go on urgent missions and had to walk deep into the mountains and forests, so it was common for her to get injured.

As time went on, she even learned how to use herbs to stop bleeding and pain.

Five years ago, that was when she had the most missions, she could not sleep, because whenever she closed her eyes, she would see a sea of crimson blood. And due to her occupation, she had to be on high alert and could not afford to take sleeping pills.

Therefore, she was extremely sensitive when it came to Chinese medicinal herbs relating to sleep regulation.

“It’s been hard on your Grandmother all these years. I am very grateful to her for raising you. After all, I was the useless one and could not stop them back then..”