bookrandom Chapter 317 Sleeping Potion
Chapter 317 Sleeping Potion
After Catherine said goodbye to Ms. Nightingale with a pale face, she followed the details they revealed and came to the person who was said to have visited Lilith for the last time, and ran into Leila.
At the door of Lucas's house, Leila and Catherine looked at each other and knocked on the door first.
The footsteps inside sounded very quickly. When the door was opened, the blue-haired boy was not surprised to see the two people coming. He just whispered, "Let's talk outside."
"Please tell me more details." Leila asked impatiently as soon as she walked out of the crowded alley where Lucas's house lived.
"I don't think you need to worry too much. She might just be out to relax..." Lucas consoled the red-haired girl. "That's Lilith. You should know her swordsmanship level very well. She can also do magic. Who can control such a person?"
"There are many items and potions that can suppress and block the release of mental power. Lilith is not omnipotent." Catherine objected.
Lucas then turned to look at the princess, her expression was hard to read, and no one knew what she was thinking.
"Besides, she's not that kind of person..." Catherine didn't care about Lucas's opinion of her. She kept talking to herself, but her voice was trembling slightly, which she could hardly detect. "Even if she wanted to leave, she would say goodbye properly and not let others worry. How could she leave alone in the middle of the night? Her friends, family, and career are all here."
Lucas looked at how persistent they both were and sighed helplessly. He could only recall all the details of what happened that day once again.
……
a week ago.
Compared to Ian who stood in front of Lilith regardless of everything, Lucas was injured much less seriously. Therefore, he became the second person to leave the infirmary after Lilith.
As dusk fell, Lucas took a deep breath to adjust his mood and opened the door - "Mom, I'm back."
“——Oh, Lucas.” A haggard-looking lady opened the door to the inner room and saw Lucas suddenly appear. Her face was full of surprise. “Why are you here at this time…”
Lucas keenly sensed his mother's emotional panic, but he pretended to be relaxed and said, "I missed you, so I came back early."
He sat down in his chair, "Sorry, Mom, I have a gift for you, but it's still with my partner. I'll get it back later."
The mother quickly shook her head, "No, dear, I——"
"Mom! I bought some river fish! How about fried fish today?" Before Lucas' mother finished her words, the door was opened again. Ke Luo walked into the house happily carrying a basket. She was about to take off her scarf, but saw that there was already someone sitting on the chair in the room.
"Lu, Lucas..." Ke Luo murmured, feeling guilty as a thief who was caught red-handed.
Seeing her like this, Lucas sighed inwardly.
"Chloe." Lucas's tone was exhausted. "You don't have to come here when I'm not around... This is also your home, it always has been."
Ke Luo was struck by what Lucas said. She glanced at her mother secretly, still feeling a little at a loss.
"…I'm hungry. What do you want to do? Let me help you." Lucas stood up, took the basket from Ke Luo, and went to the kitchen first.
"You are much more skilled at scraping fish scales than I am." The brother and sister each occupied a corner in the kitchen, each busy with their own things. Ke Luo glanced at Lucas, trying to find a topic to talk about.
"Yeah, I ate a lot during this holiday." Lucas curled his lips without stopping his hands.
"Oh..." Ke Luo responded softly, and the kitchen fell silent again. They were apparently the closest siblings, but at this moment they felt more awkward than strangers.
Lucas deftly removed the internal organs and gills, tore off the fish skin, and then cut the fish into slices. Turning his head, he saw Ke Luo preparing the side dishes for the fish fillet. Her azure blue hair now reached her waist, no longer as dry as before, but full of luster. When it swayed slightly with her movements, it was like a beautiful guppy's tail. Lucas finished the work in his hands and just quietly looked at his sister's back for a long time.
They, the guardians, received the salary paid in advance by Ozler, and they were destined to go to Ozler in the future...
"I'm sorry, sister." Lucas spoke suddenly, causing Ke Luo to stop what she was doing in surprise and turn around to look.
"I'm sorry." Lucas said again, "I was ignorant before. I was too naive. I always hoped that we could stay together as a family like before. I kept asking you to leave that man. It must be bothering you, right? That's why you always go home at a different time from me."
Ke Luo looked at Lucas and shook her head to deny it, but finally gave up.
"You must have always wanted to have a home, a home of your own. I should be the one who understands you the most... I'm too selfish. I'm sorry, sister." Lucas stared at the fish on the chopping board and said in a low voice.
He will go to Ozler in the future, and maybe he will never come back like Sean. If that day comes, what will my sister and mother do? It's not bad now. My sister has an extra guarantee. Even if he is gone, I believe she can live well and she will have her own children in the future...
He obviously wanted to provide security for his sister, but he always stubbornly argued with Fred, which made his sister feel caught in the middle and pushed her further and further away from home.
"I'm sorry, sister--" Lucas was overwhelmed by the guilt in his heart and couldn't raise his head. He kept saying sorry, but was embraced in a warm embrace.
"Lucas." Ke Luo gently embraced her brother who was now taller than her. "What happened? You... don't be sad."
She was clumsy and didn't know how to comfort the person in front of her, but she could keenly perceive his emotions. Perhaps this was the magic of blood.
This sentence made Lucas' eyes sour. He buried his head in his sister's blue hair and didn't move for a long time. After a long time, he raised his head.
"You must have cut the onions!" He became his usual playful self again.
"Yes." Ke Luo responded gently.
"I've taken care of these things." Lucas felt a little ashamed of his fragile appearance just now, and was eager to escape the scene. "I'm going to deliver some things to my classmates and will be back before dinner."
Go out and head straight for Taylor Manor.
……
"She's rested already?" Lucas was a little surprised when he heard Bella's words. It was just dinner time.
"Yes..." Bella looked embarrassed. In fact, Miss Lilith hardly got out of bed these days, so it was naturally inconvenient for her to meet guests.
"Okay, I'm fine. Lilith left in a hurry, and Teacher Phoebe asked me to give this to her." Lucas handed over a few bottles of potion and explained to the puzzled Bella, "This is a sleeping potion, which can help her sleep well all night. We all have one..."
"Thank you very much." Bella's eyes lit up and she carefully held the potion. This was really a good thing and they needed it so much right now.
After the things were delivered, Lucas didn't stay any longer. He said goodbye to Bella and left the luxurious manor.
"Maybe you can chat with your classmates." Bella walked into the room, placed the potion on Lilith's bedside, turned around and drew the curtains to block out the cold air outside. She knew that Lilith must have heard the noise outside while she was inside the door.
"Next time, I'm already sleepy." Lilith put down the pen and paper in her hand and took a bottle of potion that Bella brought in.
"At least you had dinner before--" When Bella turned around, she saw Lilith tilting her head back and drinking the potion.
"..." Bella sighed, walked forward to help Lilith tuck in the corners of the quilt, lowered the bed curtains, picked up the candlestick and left.
Not long after the light disappeared from the room, a figure appeared above the curtains.