Chapter 353 Chapter 353
Friday, December 1st, 2045
Lumiere Tower, Magic City, Netheria
"Rebecca, I will be fine." Alana tried to persuade her blonde friend again, who insisted on coming along with her to the apartment she stayed in.
The girl pleadingly looked at Amelia, Zoey, and Marianne, but they refused to help her out as well.
"He would mind..." She fearfully said, and the blonde turned to look her right in the eyes. The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
"There are certain things about your brother that I can not tell you, Alana. Trust me when I say that he is no longer the brother you raised and grew up with."
Before Alana could process her words, Rebecca grabbed her hand and led her into her apartment as soon as the door of the lift opened.
And she was glad that she had earlier used a shield when speaking with Alana because the moment she stepped into the apartment, she found Yexuan Parker waiting in the lobby. She did not know why but she had a hunch that he possessed a very sharp sense of hearing.
He was standing there with his hands folded behind his back, his eyes narrowed, and she his restlessness when he saw her and Amelia.
Yexuan's eyes finally settled on Alana, but before either of them could approach the other, Rebecca stepped forward and walked up to the boy, no longer wearing her usual smile but a very serious expression.
"I would not mind killing you if it means that it would save her the unnecessary pain. Be very careful with your games, Mr. Parker." She warned him in a light voice that only he could hear, and sure enough, as she had expected, his body went stiff and his heart skipped a beat. "Apologies to her." She raised her voice this time and then turned to smile at her friend, not waiting for the boy to find an excuse to play dumb. "Sorry, couldn't resist."
Alana was still processing the words she had spoken earlier in the lift and subconsciously nodded her head.
The girl took a careful look at her adopted brother, and indeed, he seemed changed. And his changes were rather glaring.
He had grown taller, had buffed up, and then there were those golden highlights in his dark hair.
"Xuan..." She tried to call him by his nickname, but his eyes, even though they were looking at her, were a little vacant.
"Can we talk in private?" He lightly asked, and Alana hesitated.
For some reason, she really did not want to be alone with Yexuan right now. And she was now glad that Rebecca had insisted on coming with her.
However, soon her emotions riled up again, and she started feeling a little guilty, thinking that she was perhaps responsible for all his changes.
Did she really neglect him in the last few years?
She questioned herself, and felt even more guilty.
Even though Yexuan had not explicitly said it, and had profusely apologised to her on the call earlier today, she could sense that he was trying his best to not make her feel guilty.
"Yes." She nodded her head and then walked into the apartment, heading into her music room.
Rebecca did not follow them, and instead, turned to look at her sister-wife, who had walked over to her.
"What did you say to him?" Amelia curiously asked.
"He's gone mad!" Alana painfully said, shedding tears uncontrollably, and Rebecca could only sigh and stroke her back comfortingly.
"Did you ask him about his Cultivation?" The blonde asked, reminding her of the most important question she wanted to ask Yexuan.
"No." The girl shook her head, still rattled by the unexpected confession of her adopted brother.
Never in her wildest dreams had she ever considered it a possibility or entertained such a thought. And now, she truly left unsafe with the idea of being alone in a room with Yexuan.
"What happened?" When they all entered Amelia's car since it was closer, Zoey raised the question.
Alana let out some fresh tears at her question and then immediately wiped them with her hand.
"He's gone mad..." She said the same thing again. "He says he's in love with me..." She lowered her head and revealed to them, but after a few seconds, raised her head to find them unsurprised at her words. "You knew?" She guessed, and Zoey nodded her head.
"We had considered it a possibility for his hatred towards Keith." The chestnut-haired girl revealed, and Alana felt even more stupid and distraught.
"I want to go home..." She requested, and they all knew she was talking about Amelia's home.
"Okay." The emerald-eyed girl nodded her head, started up the car, and then drove out of the parking lot.
Iseul followed them in Rebecca's car, and they silently travelled back to the Mourntale Estate.
A few minutes later, when Alana had calmed down, Rebecca handed her the phone.
"It's Keith."
The girl panicked when she heard who was on the call, but Rebecca urged her to take it.
"Keith..."
"Hello, little bird." He affectionately called out to her, and her eyes immediately became misty. "We are coming over tomorrow and then we will talk. You are not allowed to cry and worry over something so silly. Understood?"
"Yes." Despite herself, she could not help but smile. And Alana now felt that a weight had been lifted off her heart. "I love you, Keith."
"I know." He playfully replied, and though she felt a little dissatisfied at his answer, she was familiar with his nature and ended up giggling. "Eat well and sleep. See you tomorrow!"
"Feel better?" Rebecca teasingly poked her with her elbow, and Alana blushed as she handed the phone to her.
"Yes."
"What did he say?"
"He's coming tomorrow."
"I know, but did he say anything else?"
"He asked me to eat well and sleep."
"Good. Let's turn around and go to the best restaurant in the city." She cheerfully saidband Alana just nodded her head.
After a while, her mood became depressed again, but it was no longer as bad as before.