Alex Rockefeller sat on the ground, stunned for a good while.
He turned around and looked at Phoebe Larsen. He suspected that Yuno might have shown up after
Phoebe fell asleep. Although Yuno was only borrowing Phoebeâs body, she might have still felt the
same way after taking control of Phoebeâs body and realized she was hugging Alex.
Under such a circumstance, Alex could understand why he was kicked. However, he soon discovered
that that wasnât the case at all.
Yuno wasnât conscious.
Instead, Phoebe simply had a terrible sleeping posture. Her hands and legs were sprawled in all
directions like a tortoise!
***
The next day arrived all too soon.
Having stayed over at the hospital, Grace Larsen had slept very early since there wasnât much to do.
Hence, she knew nothing about what happened at the Larsen familyâs house. This morning, when she
unlocked her phone, she discovered that she had received multiple calls. Only then did she find out
that something major had happened.
Grace quickly called her daughter on the phone. However, the sound of a phone ringing could be heard
by the door. Alex and Phoebe had come to the hospital.
âPhoebe, Alex, I heard about what happened last nightâ¦â Grace said.
âMom, did you find out? What happened wasâ¦â
Phoebe explained what happened in detail. After listening to everything, Grace was so angry that she
nearly crushed her own teeth.
âUnacceptable. Absolutely unacceptable!â
âAlex, you did the right thing by killing them. B*stards like them donât deserve to live!â
âDespite his children doing such inhumane things, he actually still wants to hold a joint trial. Alex, donât
be afraid. With Aunt Grace around, Iâll see if he still dares to do it. Iâll make a few calls,â Grace said
before walking to one side to make a call.
Meanwhile, Alex checked on Wayne Larsenâs condition. Last night, he gave Wayne a massage,
completely removing the weird energy in his brain. The blood clot was also nearly completely sucked
out. If Alexâs predictions werenât wrong, Wayne should be regaining consciousness soon.
Additionally, Alex could still overhear Grace on the phone.
âElder Crain, although we are retired, the Hidden Dragonâs spirit never dies. When the country is in
trouble, we must return upon its calling. Now that William has left us, we canât let other people bully his
kid, can we? Have the Hidden Dragonâs people been all raised by outsiders?â
âThose who donât know us might think weâre all insects!â
âIf word got out that anyone can bully us, wouldnât you feel embarrassed?â Grace asked.
Although Alex didnât know the Elder Crain Grace had spoken of, he was clearly the previous leader of
the department she worked in. Alex didnât expect Grace to actually call that person.
Alex said nothing, howeverâ¦
Unconsciously, Alex wanted to see what the Hidden Dragon, an organization that his father had worked
for, looked like as a department. He wondered what kind of people existed in it.
Next to him, Phoebe bumped her shoulder against Alex. âHey, my mother rarely gets this upset. Based
on how sheâs speaking to her old leader, she must really think of you as her son-in-law!â
Alex looked at Phoebe without making a sound.
âWhatâs with that look? Why do you seem disgusted?â Phoebe asked.
âNothing. Itâs just, you know⦠Cheryl and Iâ¦â Alex trailed off.
âHmph. Of course, I know. Do you think I like you? Didnât your father and my mother decide on this
when I was in elementary school? If anyone should be blamed, it should be your father. He should be
blamed for having too many drinks and speaking irresponsibly. Otherwise, why would my mother treat
you as her son-in-law? Great. Now, sheâs determined to make me marry you. I canât even have
freedom of love,â Phoebe sighed.
Alex pinched his eyebrows. âThat⦠Was just a joke. Aunt Grace wonât take it seriously.â
âArgh! But things are not the same anymore,â moaned Phoebe. âYouâve already touched every part of
me. Now, with the Zimmer family making such a big fuss, it further solidifies the fact that Iâm your
fiancée. We even slept together at night. Say, do you think Cheryl would stop being friends with me
after she finds out about all these rumors?â
Alex was dumbfounded. âDo you have any workable solution?â
Phoebe pouted. âWhat workable solution could I have? Now, I really wish we had the same father. We
wouldnât have this much trouble then.â
âWhy donât we get a DNA examination? Perhaps, you really might be my fatherâs biological daughter!â
Alex joked.
âWhat do you mean your fatherâs biological daughter? Whoâs your father?â Phoebe asked.
Suddenly, a voice could be heard. It was the voice of a man. Alex had never heard that voice before.
When Alex turned around, he noticed that Wayne had opened his eyes, and he seemed to be studying
Alexâs face.