Alexâs heart sank with restlessness.
Recalling the look in her eyes when she first saw him, he secretly thought, âItâs over. My dad was a
Casanova. Could it be that he hooked up with this Aunt Grace as well? If thatâs the case, it would be
too embarrassing.â
âOh, thatâs not right.â
âPhoebe Larsen, she canât be my dadâs offspring, right?â
For a brief moment, he actually had an illusion of becoming Giacomo Casanova.
On the other hand, Phoebe exclaimed, âMom, you guys really know each other? Thatâs so strange.
How did you meet his father?â
Alex was curious as well.
Grace said, âItâs a long story. Alexâs dad, William Rockefeller, was like an elder brother to me. He could
be said to be my half master. My martial cultivation was actually passed down from Alexâs dad.â
As she spoke, she started reminiscing.
She then looked at Alex and turned to her daughter again. She smiled as she said, âBack then, it was a
night with a bright moon on the sea. I was stranded on an isolated island with Bro William as well as
several friends at the time. In our conversation, we even used to mention arranging a child betrothal for
you both!â
âHuh?â
Both Alex and Phoebe were stunned at the same time. Phoebeâs face flushed even more.
Alex asked, âAunt Grace, could it be that you have met my dad ages ago?â
Grace nodded. âIndeed, when I met your dad, Phoebe was still in her first grade! In fact, your dad even
hugged Phoebe before!â
âHuh? Why canât I remember it?â Phoebe was extremely shocked.
âThere was a tall uncle who gave you a present on your birthday that year. Do you still remember it?â
With that said, Phoebe really had a little impression of him. That uncle said that he was her motherâs
colleague, and his gift was very special. It was a string of emerald rabbit necklace. Since she was born
in the Rabbit Year, she had been wearing it later until she was in third grade where a car accident
occurred. She was fine, but the emerald rabbit necklace was broken.
She even felt sad about this for a long time.
As the conversation went on, Alex and Phoebe found that the two of them actually had many
interactions when they were very young.
For instance, Alex had a birthday present that was a sailing boat model. The words âPlain sailingâ and
âBeeâ were also written on it. It was actually made personally by Phoebe when she was in sixth grade.
This predestined relationship was too deep!
Both of them were a little dumbfounded.
âBut, I definitely didnât expect that your dad passed away last year all of a sudden.â When Grace said
this, she seemed mournful. She actually cried with her face covered. âIf you hadnât saved Phoebe this
time, I wouldnât have known this matter too. Bro William was a genius. How could he just⦠Because of
an accidentâ¦â
Phoebe felt strange when she saw her mother referred to Alexâs father as âBro Williamâ and even cried
with her face covered because of Williamâs death.
After meeting Alexâs eyes, she let out a snort, as if she wanted to blame her motherâs crying on him.
Alex asked, âWhen was the last time you met my dad, Aunt Grace?â
Grace sighed. âThat was already five years ago. I donât know if your dad had told you before. Back
then, we belonged to a certain hidden department. Your dad was hired externally and was our chief
instructor at the time. Something happened later. That department was closed down. You dad and I
alsoâ¦â
Something had happened between Grace and William. They had stopped contacting each other after
that. Now, he was unexpectedly separated from her in death forever.
At the windy pavilion, the talk lasted for two hours.
In the end, Grace said, âAlex, I can rest assured after seeing you with such a good prospect. Thank you
again for saving my daughter. I hope you will visit my house in Michigan when you are free.â
Alex nodded nonchalantly.
At this moment, Phoebe took out a paper bag and handed it to Alex. âThis is for you, as a repayment
for your life saving grace.â
He opened it and took a look. It was a suit.
Before parting, Alex whispered to Phoebe, âYour dad, is he your biological dad?â
âWhat do you mean?â
âIâm a bit worried that youâre my biological sister.â