Christina had never thought of spending the night here.It was Christmas today.
She thought she should have dinner with her aunt.
However, when she first stepped into Betty's house, she found that she didn't even have the courage to
walk in.
"I, I go first"
She suddenly froze and stopped at the door.She tensed up and looked fiercely at the two cups of
ashes, which were in a large cabinet in the middle of the house.
Even her voice became hoarse.
She then turned around and ran away.
"Christina, what's wrong with you?"
Betty followed Christina and shouted when seeing her leave suddenly.
"Did anything happen?" Betty did not see how pale Christina's face was, but Christina seemed to be
afraid of something while walking fast.
Christina walked farther.
Betty was very flustered and worried, immediately throwing down the fruit basket in her hand and going
after her, but she couldn't catch up with Christina.
"Christina, you should tell me anything you encounter.I'm your aunt.Don't you believe me..""
Betty's father and sister both died.
Christina was Betty's dearest relative in the world.
She was be with Christina when Christina was born and grew up.She treated Christina as the dearest
person.
They two once left the Dickens family to live a miserable life together.
After being together for so many years, they were now like strangers instead.
"No matter what I did before, I won't hurt you"
Betty was in a bad mood and choked with sobs.
"Everyone thinks they won't hurt me, but you keep me in the dark.I don't ask anything, but it doesn’t
mean I don't know!"
Christina stopped and looked back at Betty, and then she said in a trembling voice.She spoke in a shrill
sound being so excited.
Christina didn't want to care too much, nor did she like to hold grudges since she was a child.
No matter how bad others treated her such as the Dickens family people, the Hampton family people,
and Carrie and Connie, Christina just ignored it.
If she couldn't bear, she would fight, and if she couldn't fight, she would hide.
Hatred would make her become ferocious, and she would lose herself.She didn't like such noises.
Grandpa said that she would be at a loss and ignorant.
More importantly, she should live for herself.
Christina's grandfather exerted a great influence on her character.
After her mother gave birth to her, her mother was weak and rarely took care of her.
The only female elder who was closest to her was Betty.
Betty treated her even more lovingly.
If this hadn't happened, Christina would never have argued with Betty.
She lowered her head and whispered, "Auntie, when this is over, I promise to go to Iceland with you
again."
Tears welled up in Betty's eyes who looked at Christina's face without speaking.
Finally, Christina said, "Merry Christmas.Take good care of yourself.Don't worry about me."
In the end, she didn't come into the house to have a meal with Betty.
When Betty returned to her residence and stood at the door, she saw the two cups of ashes on the
wooden cabinet in the living room.
Only then did she understand Christina in shock.
So Christina ran away ina panic just now because she saw this.
Betty felt a little guilty.
A few minutes ago, she received a call from Christina who wanted to come to her house.
She was so happy that she opened the fridge to cook but forgot about the two cups of ashes.She was
not superstitious, but this time she believed it seriously.She had heard before that the dead fetus would
bring trouble.So she put the two cups of ashes in water so that they could be reincarnated in a year.
However, now she also regretted it.She just wanted to do something to feel better.
Betty returned to her room and had no time for Christmas dinner.
After thinking for a while, she suddenly looked up at the two cups of ashes on the cabinet with a
suspicious look.
"Christina just said that she would leave when it’s over.Is this...Not over yet?"
Christina walked aimlessly until she found herself in the middle of the East Mall.
Compared with the beautiful and romantic lights on Christmas eve last night, today’s it was even more
crowded here.
"..Would you like to buy a rose?"
Christina suddenly fixed her eyes on the right.
lt was the little girl who was seven or eight years old selling flowers last night.
The girl was selling roses to aman passing by obediently.
The man seemed to think that the girl was pestering him.
He glared at her with disgust and left arrogantly.
The girl lowered her head timidly and hugged the roses in the basket with her small hands.
Obviously, she was disappointed, Christina strode towards her.
Then Christina squatted down looking at the girl and speaking as gently as possible.
"Shall I talk to you?"
The girl's bright eyes widened as she looked at Christina's face.
At first, the girl was a little afraid of strangers and did not speak.
After about a minute, she seemed to be sure that Christina was not evil.
She asked in a low voice, "Miss, what can I do for you?"
Christina pointed to a basket of roses in her arms.
"I wanna buy all, but I want to ask you a question first."
A surprised expression showed on the girl's fair face.
"Are you going to buy all?"
"But my brother said that only boys would buy roses for girls.So he let me not sell them to girls..""
This was what her brother taught her last night.
"Girls can also give roses to boys."
Then the girl suddenly realized, "Ah, my brother was wrong"
"Then last night, you wanted to buy flowers for someone, didn't you?"
Christina looked a little surprised, not expecting the girl to remember her.
"After you met me last night, did you meet an uncle who bought a rose from you?"
Christina was afraid that the girl would remember wrongly, so she tried to describe it in detail.
"The man was very tall and handsome.He wore formal clothes and shoes.He was a little serious and
didn't like to talk."
"Is it that rich uncle?"
The girl seemed to have a special impression of one of her customers last night.
Christina thought the girl had a good memory and was very smart, smiling.
"He's quite rich."
"So are you a friend of that uncle's?"
The girl suddenly asked her back anxiously.
"That uncle took a rose from me, and then he gave me so much money.."
As she spoke, the girl placed her basket of roses on the ground and her young hands gestured in the
air to show that uncle gave her much money.
"A lot of money."
"I was scared.I didn't dare to take it.Then my brother ran over on the other side.That uncle put so much
money in my basket and he left."
Christina looked a little strange when she heard this, wondering he should spend so much buying a
rose.
The girl was very nervous, lowered her head, and stood up straight as if she had done something
wrong.
She was very scared and said in a low voice, "Why don't you help us return the money to that uncle?
My brother is afraid that the police will take us away because we have much money:"
Finally, the girl's eyes turned red as if she was about to cry.
".Don't be afraid of him-"
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