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âWhatâs this personâs name?â
In the dimly lit room, all the curtains were drawn tightly, not letting any light in.
A man sat on the sofa, facing a projected video of a dance performance.
The background of the dance was rather dark, and only the dancers on stage were illuminated by a beam of light.
Therefore, it didnât bring much brightness to the dim room.
The man was somewhat hidden in the darkness and his face couldnât be seen clearly. But his slightly blue eyes were especially bright as he looked at the screen.
As he watched the dancer on the screen, the interest in his eyes grew stronger and stronger, and he finally couldnât help but ask the person beside him.
The woman standing by his side promptly looked up the information about this dancer.
And then she reports, âHer name is Stella Edwards, a member of the Dance
Association. The only disciple of Sophie Ortiz, the president of the Dance
Association. Currently on a world tourâ¦â
Edward Kirsten swayed a glass of red wine in his right hand, the vivid red wine slowly swirled in the glass. He looked at the screen and said softly, âStella
Edwardsâ¦â
âHow old is she?â
âTwenty-five this year.â Alice Eugene answered.
Edward Kirsten looked at the woman on the screen again and said, âAliceâ¦
donât you think she looks somewhat similar to Little Enigma when dancing?â
Alice stood at the side, and upon hearing his remark, her eyelashes trembled slightly.
âNoâ¦,â Edward Kirsten stared at the screen and continued, âLittle Enigma dances better and is better looking than her. Her waist⦠is thinner than hers, and her body proportions are better.â
Alice stood beside him like a piece of wood, emotionless and unresponsive.
âIf Little Enigma were to dance this piece, she would definitely do better than her.â Edward Kirsten closed his eyes, and his other hand rested on his thigh, tapping to the rhythm of the music in the video.
With his eyes closed, he seemed to imagine Enigma dancing to this piece, and a soft laugh escaped his lips shortly after.
But at the end of the laugh, he immediately smashed the wine glass in his hand on the floor.
The glass shattered, red wine splattered everywhere.
Alice lowered her head, even trying to breathe softly.
âWhy donât you speak!â Edward Kirsten suddenly asked.
âI, Iâ¦â Alice was trembling, her voice quavering, âI donât know much about dance. I, I canât tell if they look alike.â
Edward Kirsten slowly raised his head to look at her and said softly, âYouâre not unable to tell, you can tell. You can tell even better than me. Your understanding of Enigma is not less than mine.â
Alice didnât dare to say a word; her fingers trembled slightly.
âSo⦠thatâs why you took the liberty of bringing her to Mason Davisâs house.
You know she canât accept a murderer in her heart.â Edward Kirsten continued, âYou let her know that I am a murderer! You let her distance herself from me.
âI, I⦠Iâm sorryâ¦â Alice suddenly knelt on the ground, âI just, I just wanted her to be closer to us, I didnât know, I didnât knowâ¦â
âYou knew! You canât deceive me, Alice⦠If it wasnât for the fact that we grew up together.â Edward Kirsten suddenly grabbed her hand, looked at it, and gently caressed it with his thumb, âI would have killed you a long time ago. You know how important Enigma is to me, yet you dared to treat her like this, and treat me like this!â
Alice was trembling all over, even making the hand Edward Kirsten was holding tremble as well.
Edward Kirstenâs voice softened again, releasing Aliceâs hand and said desolately, âI will never see her smile at me again, nor hear her call me âbrotherâ. I canât even see her face.
âI, I can catch her and bring her back.â Alice said.
âYou think sheâs someone you can catch whenever you want.â Edward Kirsten looked back at the screen, where Stella Edwards was seen, âBefore we recover our strength, bringing her back would be like bringing back a ticking bomb.â âShe was nothing more than this the last time we fought.â Alice replied.
Edward Kirsten laughed lightly and said, âThereâs no hurry. Wait until the forces in various continents are rebuilt. I will bring her back. Then, I will keep her by my side for the rest of her life.â
Alice lowered her head and didnât dare say a word.
âFind out where this Stella Edwards is now, and letâs go meet her.â
âYes.â
Imperial Capital
Around 3 in the afternoon, Kevin Clark drove Daisy Zane, Wilton Edwards, and Charles Amos to the Orchard Garden.
Kevin Clark also took Daisy Zane backstage to meet his senior sister.
Daisy Zane bought a bunch of flowers for his senior sister, and also found a jadeite bracelet from her warehouse to give to her.
It was a token of gratitude for her guidance back then.
Senior sister also gave Daisy Zane a gift. It was a set of Peking opera character figurines, all the characters she had played before. It was a limited edition anniversary souvenir set from the Orchard Garden.
Not wanting to delay the senior sisterâs performance, the two of them didnât stay long and decided to leave.
But when they were about to leave, the senior sister pulled Kevin Clark aside and said a few words to him.
âArthur North, havenât you taken Daisy Zane home yet? You havenât even told your family what your girlfriendâs name is.â
âYeah. Whatâs wrong?â
âTeacher has called me several times about it already.â The senior sister said, her opera makeup unable to hide her worried expression, âAndâ¦when I went to see the teacher a few days ago, sheâ¦they seemed to have some misunderstanding about Daisyâs appearance.â
âHm?â Kevin Clark frowned, âWhat did someone say?â
âNot about her personality, but⦠her appearance.â Senior sister explained, âYou should discuss with Daisy and go meet your parents. I think if you donât,
Daisyâs image might be imagined from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to an alien.â Kevin Clark: What exactly happened to his family?
âYou asked me to help keep it a secret, and Iâve been playing clueless this whole time.â The senior sister said, âI donât dare tell the teacher that Iâve met Daisy. Iâm afraid sheâll scold me for helping you hide the truth from her. So, you should handle this yourself.â
Kevin Clark nodded.
Senior sister also smiled at Daisy Zane, who was waiting for him in the distance, and then said to Kevin Clark, âThatâs all I wanted to talk to you about.
Go ahead.â
Their seats were on the second floorâs private rooms with small partitions.
As the two walked back, about two meters away from the staircase, Daisy Zane suddenly noticed several black-suited men quickly coming up the stairs.
Two men were stationed at the staircase on the first and second floors. Then, in the second floor corridor, two more men were stationed every two meters.
Daisy Zane looked at these men, her pace stopping for a moment.
Kevin Clark also stopped, and explained to her, âTheyâre from the Lane Family.â
It was then that Daisy Zane noticed the âLaneâ character two centimeters above the left cuff of their suits. She gently raised her eyebrows.
No wonderâ¦
This Orchard Garden belonged to the Clark Family, and no one but the Lane Family dared to make such a grand entrance on the Clark Familyâs territory. Theyâd be asking to get taken down.
âWhoâs here?â Daisy Zane casually asked.
Kevin Clark hadnât heard that anyone from the Lane Family had reservations today, so he took a look towards the entrance.
Seeing him not speaking, Daisy Zane also followed his line of sight.
They then saw a little girl wearing high-waisted wide-leg jeans and a simple white T-shirt. Her short waist just met the jeans, without exposing her belly.
The young girlâs appearance was also stunning. Very fair skin, pale pink lips, a pair of beautiful eyes, somewhat like peach blossom eyes, but colder by a few degrees.
Her hair was casually tied up with a hairpin, giving it a lazy and disheveled look. It didnât make her look mature, but rather it added a touch of playfulness.
The little girl had her hands behind her back, craning her neck, looking left and right, seemingly full of curiosity about the inside.
There were also two women and two men following behind her.
It seemed that they were all there to protect her.
âOlivia Lane.â Kevin Clark said.
Daisy Zane kept watching her, not taking her eyes off the girl since she appeared: âThe youngest daughter of the Lane Family?â
âYeah..â