When Alex arrived at Dorothyâs room, she was leaning on the bed, looking at some news on her phone.
A calm and indifferent expression was on her face, no different than usual.
However, when Alex looked at her, he had a brand new feeling in his chest. It was familiar, yet at the
same time not.
âMy wife!â Alex walked over and sat down beside her. He had thought the feeling of unfamiliarity would
grow. However, Dorothy put down her phone and embraced him gently. âHas something happened to
Mom?â
âHuh?â
Alex was stunned. âWho? What happened to your mother?â
Dorothy rolled her eyes. âI meant your mother! It canât be that youâre trying to hide it from me, right?â
Alex was astonished. âHow did you know?â
âIf even Sharpay knows about it, why canât I? In your mind, am I no different than an outsider, as your
wife?â
âOf course not! I just⦠Iâm afraid that you would worry!â
âGo ahead, whatâs wrong with Mom? Let me see if I can help?â
Alex looked at her. Though he was curious how he had suddenly reached the rank of Core Formation,
the fact that she didnât say anything about it proved that she was unwilling to talk about it. Asking her
was just going to make her feel troubled, so he could only nod and say, âI came here today to tell you
about this! My mother has gotten into a vegetative state again, and the situation is worse than half a
year ago! I can confidently say now that there were many things hidden behind the car accident last
October. Back then, my mother already had a problem. Her soul is missing components, which have
been substituted using the Soul Substitute Lotus Seeds.â
âSo, you canât wait now to go down into Caesarâs tomb to find new Soul Substitute Lotus Seeds?â
Alex looked at her. âDorothy, you⦠Are you hiding something from me? When I saw you today, youâre
very different from before. Youâ¦â
Dorothy smiled. âI just knew you would be able to tell.â
âSo, youâre a Core Formation master now?â Alex said. âYou⦠Did you have some fortuitous meeting?â
Dorothy shook her head. Then, she picked up her phone and dialed a number.
Ring, ring, ring!
Alexâs phone rang.
He pulled out his phone and looked at the screen. It was Aunt Rockefellerâs number!
âHuh?!â Alex was taken aback for a while. He looked at Dorothy and picked up the call. âAunt?â
Dorothy placed the phone to her ear, her gaze still locked with his, and said, âHey, my nephew!â
Boom!
A roar echoed out in Alexâs head, his mind instantly in disarray.
âY-You⦠Itâs you? Youâre Aunt Rockefeller?!â
âYeah! Surprised? Or are you disappointed? The Aunt Shooriyojou in your mind is no more, and she
has become a faded old woman whom you got tired of seeing?â
Alex was stunned for along while before he lurched forward to hug her tightly and said, âOf course not.
How could I get tired of you? Youâre the most important woman in my life, and I didnât expect that it
would be you. How could you think of something like this to tease me?â
âI just wanted to tease you. Who asked you to say that weâre not from the same world? And now, can
you still say that?â Dorothy said.
Alex blinked, then said, âI still have some trouble believing this. Why donât you change into Aunt
Rockefeller and show me?â
âHow is that even difficult?â
Dorothy performed the Transformation technique and quickly revealed the appearance of the
devastatingly beautiful Aunt Rockefeller.
âHow is it? Is your aunt good-looking enough?â
Even her voice had changed.
In the next second, Alex kissed her.