Chapter 1003 - 476: Searching (Second Update)

Chapter 1003: Chapter 476: Searching (Second Update)

Lawrence Winters: "..."

She hadn’t expected this to happen...

Alice Blythe on the other end was still waiting for her answer; she couldn’t hesitate for too long.

Lawrence’s mind swiftly analyzed the situation and slowly said, "Don’t you even know who they are yourself?"

"If I knew, would I ask Great Heavenly Master Winters?" Alice’s tone was a bit harsh, her voice subtly hoarse, as if she had been crying for a long time.

Lawrence felt a little soft-hearted.

This girl had just escaped a life-and-death situation only to lose her parents, so she should be more understanding.

Lawrence knew she was overthinking things a bit.

She sighed lightly, stood up, and said, "Let’s not talk about the surveillance footage you saw on the cruise in international waters, let me ask you, have these two people done anything harmful to you?"

Alice Blythe: "No..."

Not only had they not done harm, their care for her was genuine, even better than that of her real parents.

"But no matter how wonderful they are, they’re not my parents." Alice stiffened, choking as she said, "I just want to know if their existence is related to my parents’ death. If they caused my real parents to die, no matter how good they are, I won’t accept them!"

Lawrence felt that Alice had already labeled these two as "frauds."

Even if they had treated her well, even if they had saved her life, even if they expected nothing in return.

Lawrence felt a mix of emotions.

She couldn’t say Alice’s view was wrong, and she was even moved by Alice’s firmness.

For she also loved her parents selflessly, even if she had been neglected by them, even if she had once lost her life due to their neglect...

These losses in the river of time had a possibility of change due to love and protection.

And now Lawrence understood why Alice’s parents were willing to risk their lives to return from the future to alter their daughter’s early demise.

Because she was worth it.

Lawrence sighed softly, her voice became softer.

She gently said, "Miss Blythe, can you listen to a story from me?"

Alice Blythe frowned, "Great Heavenly Master Winters, I want to know the answer."

"After you hear this story, you should know the answer."

Alice fell silent.

Lawrence slowly began to speak.

"A long, long time ago, there was a happy family, a couple who had a precious daughter."

"But because the couple was busy with work, they neglected their daughter, possibly even favoring sons over daughters, they gave their attention to their nephew."

"Because of this, the couple paid a tragic price - they lost their daughter."

"Many years later, they were overwhelmed with regret and wanted to make amends, so they somehow found a Great Heavenly Master."

"With the help of this Great Heavenly Master, they returned to the past to save their daughter’s life."

"When their daughter was saved completely, they lost their chance to return to the future and disappeared in the river of time."

"Because they disappeared, the couple in this timeline would lose their own lives, for they had no future."

"Do you understand now? Why there are two pairs of identical parents existing simultaneously?"

"They have never met each other. But I believe their hearts for you are identical."

Alice suddenly burst into tears.

Knowing this reason made her more miserable than not knowing.

She felt she couldn’t accept this truth, hysterically yelling at Lawrence, "Nonsense! You’re talking nonsense! My parents would never... never..."

But she couldn’t continue.

Because her subconscious was already telling her this was true.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to explain why those two people knew her so well, and their every gesture, every word, was imprinted deeply in her memory.

If it weren’t for her accidentally seeing the surveillance footage confirming the timeline, she would never have doubted those two people’s identity.

Lawrence neither stopped her nor tried to comfort her, she merely listened quietly to her cries.

Besides tears of joy, crying is often a release of negative emotions.

Once cried out, the emotional burden would lighten significantly.

Sure enough, Alice’s sobbing gradually softened, and Lawrence could feel her emotions were gradually recovering.

Lawrence looked at the time on her phone, and she couldn’t delay any longer.