"The person who bought the diamond at the auction was you?" Aurelia suddenly remembered.

Caspian nodded, not hiding it from her, "I wanted to surprise you, but my unreliable brother-in-law beat me to it."

Unreliable brother-in-law.

Aurelia felt a bit awkward, only Caspian would dare speak of Mason Nightshade like this, but... picturing Mason Nightshade's expression, if he heard this, he might just feel proud.

"Then..." Aurelia slowly spoke, raising her eyes to look at Caspian.

Caspian knew what she was about to ask next, his face grew serious, his fingers twitching slightly.

Aurelia looked into his eyes, "Why did you suddenly leave 11 years ago?"

Back then, she was only 12 years old. Clara Philips had moved into their home for several years, and suddenly one day, her father said, "From now on, she's your mother." At that moment, she felt betrayed, by her father, "Aunt Clara," and Jovana Shaw, whom she considered as a sister...

Isn't it ironic? The girl she considered as a sister was actually her real sister! Her father had a child with another woman outside.

Although she was young at the time, she knew what this meant, her father betrayed her mother, and less than a week after her mother's death, moved his mistress into their home!

When she thinks back to those events now, she still feels a faint pain, but at the time the most desperate feeling was that her ever-reliable cousin suddenly left without saying a word, without leaving a message.

Aurelia had never met her uncle and aunt; she knew Caspian because of her mother, and Caspian often came to her house to play.

When she learned about Clara Philips and her father's sordid relationship, the first person she went to find was Caspian, but she didn't find him at his place. The neighbors told her that a group of people came and took him away yesterday, seemingly abroad.

Abroad... He left her here alone and left.

Why didn't he take her with him?

That was how Aurelia felt at the time, feeling like her home no longer belonged to her, but to her father and another woman, and their child.

The only person she could rely on was her cousin, but now, even he had left so suddenly, without a word of farewell to her.

"I was young back then, couldn't think of much, but you suddenly leaving without a word must have your reasons. I used to make excuses for you, but now that you're back, shouldn't you give me a reason?" Aurelia said lazily, resting her chin.

Caspian's lips moved, just as he was about to say something, they heard a "meow."

A shadow suddenly darted out from the bedroom, leaping onto Aurelia.

Aurelia was startled, without seeing clearly what it was, she tried to throw it away.

The little creature seemed to read her mind, extended its claws, and tightly gripped her clothes, hanging on her.

"..."

What the hell!

Aurelia, shocked, didn't manage to stand her hair on end, bounced up from the sofa, flailing her arms and legs trying to throw away the thing in front of her.

The little creature seemed hurt, its cry sounding a bit more pitiful.

"Aurelia, it's a cat."

Hmm? A cat?

Aurelia calmed down, looking at the small creature hanging in front of her.

The small creature also looked back at her with big azure eyes, a bit pitiable, its fur gray and white, chubby.

The touch in her hand was unexpectedly nice.

"Cat." The little creature meowed pitifully, licking her chin for comfort.

Aurelia was very afraid of dogs, but she didn't dislike cats.