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Mu Yazhe had instructed them not to wake her. Now that the wound had just been sutured, she finally fell asleep after using an analgesic pump.
Gong Fan couldnât bear to wake her up in any case, so he only watched over her quietly. He took her hand gently and placed his face against it, greedily absorbing the warmth. He wondered if this would be the last time heâd hold her hand.
Now, every second that passed was precious to him.
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âWhy are you packing?â Natalia watched the actor bustle about, puzzled. âAre you going on a trip?â
The actor snapped the packed suitcase shut and replied, âNot me. We.â
Natalia was surprised. âWe? Are we going somewhere for a holiday?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âNo.â Hua Jin didnât know how to explain. Natalia was far too sensitive. If he were to tell her that she needed to return to Hurricane Group for treatment, sheâd be repulsed. He was well aware, from experience, that Natalia despised anyone who stayed close to her for the sake of monitoring her.
For example, whether Natalia or Natalisa, neither of them had grown accustomed to Alice. Natalia had solemnly insisted that she was not a patient. Hence Hua Jin did not know how to explain this to the girl.
Natalia just stared at him. Finally, she sighed. âItâs because of my health, isnât it?â
âYouâ¦â The actor was amazed at her sensitivity. She was more sensitive than he had thought!
âActually, I know all about it. Iâm not like other kids.â Looking a little forlorn, Natalia stepped aside. âApart from the fact that I donât have a mother or father,â she said sadly, âIâm well aware that Iâm different from other children. Professor Romanka once said there are other personalities inhabiting my body.â
Hua Jin said, âYou used to hate it when people said you were sick.â
âWell, because I donât feel like Iâm sick. I feel like theyâre all after me, and I hate those people.â
As he listened, the actor wondered if Natalia was referring to the doctors and nurses at Michel Hospital.
âI hate them. I especially hate being in that unfeeling place. I feel like theyâre looking at me as though Iâm an emotionless corpse,â Natalia said, turning to face him with a softer gaze. âBut youâre different. If you say Iâm sick, then I believe I am.â
âYouâre⦠willing to trust me?â The actor looked incredulous.
Natalia had such a fragile sense of trust. From the first moment heâd seen her, especially when sheâd looked at him with extreme trepidation, he knew the child was insecure.
âI know I have a big sister. Her name is Natalisa. The professor told me. But I also know that sheâs not actually my big sister. Her existence is just another me.â
The actor was taken aback to hear this. âWhat else did the professor tell you?â
âOne time, in a dream, I saw someone who looked exactly like me. After that day, I often dreamed of her. I found it strange that she kept appearing in my dreams. Later, I told the professor and he comforted me by saying that it was my sister, Natalisa.â