Chapter 507

It took them two hours before they arrived somewhere Churu was unfamiliar with . Looking around, Churu knitted her brows upon seeing the surrounding . It was peaceful, away from the city, and was surrounded by trees .

The mild whisper of the wind stroked her cute cheeks, the leaves hummed in sync, and the tree canopies shielded them from the midday sun . Overall, it was a nice place to unwind as it seemed it was isolated from the busy world outside .

Glancing up to the nearby stone stairs where Lexi parked, Churu caught the small tip of a temple . “Lexi, why are we here? Aren’t we going to meet the twins?” Churu asked as she turned to Lexi, who changed her heels into comfortable sneakers .

“They say today is the fourth death anniversary of Ethan . ” Stretching her lips a little up, Lexi secured her car before a heavy exhale slipped from her mouth . “It’s not true though . ” Lexi shifted her gaze to the direction where she could see a glimpse of the temple .

“Let’s go . ” Lexi invited and began taking stride towards their destination . However, Churu didn’t move a muscle as she remained floating in the same position . “Also, the twins, mom and dad were probably there . ” She added with a gentle smile .

“Churu?” Sensing that Churu wasn’t following behind, Lexi turned around and tilted her head to the side . “Something wrong?”

“Lexi, is he really not dead?” Churu stared at the bitter glint that flashed across Lexi’s eyes . Churu had already noticed that something was wrong . She just couldn’t pinpoint it out and her reunion with Lexi distracted her .

But now, now that Churu got two hours alone time with Lexi and while staring at her more, Churu finally understood what was happening . Hence, she was sorrowful .

“Of course!” Lexi gritted her teeth, tightening her jaw beneath her cheeks . “He’s there, in the temple . “

“How about the twins? Are you sure they are still alive?” Churu’s eyes dimmed in pity . Upon hearing the audacious question, Lexi scoffed in disbelief as her eyes sharpened .

“How can I not be sure that my children are still alive? I was with them just a few days ago!” Despite that Lexi was offended on Churu’s remarks, she explained . Searching for her phone, Lexi tapped on it a few times before showing the screen to the flying dumpling . “See! That’s them, alright?! Do you believe me now?”

Churu stared at the photo Lexi confidently showed . Alas, that instant, her heart broke to pieces . The pain in her heart was so painful that it rendered her speechless .

In the photo, Lexi was smiling brightly with two toddler size dolls beside her . What’s more? Churu noticed the individual portrait of Lillian and Frederick Yang in the background . By the looks of it, they also passed .

Still, what’s more heartbreaking of all was that Lexi believed that they were all alive . Just how much damage had they caused Lexi to leave her state of mind to such extent?

“Tch, don’t cry . I’m not mad about it . ” Seeing that Churu was tearing up while looking at her, Lexi slightly shook her head as she assumed Churu’s tears as tears of regret for questioning her .

“Let’s go . ” Lexi placed her phone back to her pocket before she led the way . Churu just silently followed as she wiped the overflowing liquid falling from her eyes .

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“Hey, Love…” Lexi gently placed her hand onto the man’s bandaged hand as she gently smiled . She lovingly stared at Ethan, who was unrecognizable by all the bandages wrapped in his whole body and face .

“Mom and Dad were probably late again but don’t worry, they will arrive later — for sure . ” She talked to him as if Ethan Lu was alive, which left Churu’s heart in a state of enormous pain as she bit her lower lip as hard as she could .

On the way here, Lexi prepared a private facility under the temple where she could hide Ethan Lu’s body . However, just by looking at the pitiful, withering figure of Ethan Lu, Churu was certain that he passed on . The only thing that sustained him was the technology this era could offer, but if one takes those off, Ethan Lu would stop breathing as well .

So, technically, he was undoubtedly dead .

“See? Ethan is doing well and recovering . I’m sure he will wake up one of these days . ” Proud, Lexi glanced at Churu before she returned her loving gaze to her husband .

By the looks of it, Lexi knew about his condition, but she was waiting for an impossible miracle . Or maybe Lexi’s mind had become too messed up that she deluded herself that everything would be fine .

Churu could only watch Lexi and Ethan Lu’s figure as she slowly drew away from them . She could not bear to watch them any longer, she just couldn’t . Her heart was being pierced every second just seeing them .

“Yael, why?” When Churu passed through the wall, she mumbled to the nurse outside . “What is this you’re showing me?”

“This is what will happen to your beloved human if you fail your new task . ” The male nurse snatched a glance at the sullen demeanor of Churu as she hanged her head low . “And it will not end there because eventually, that Lexi will end up in a psychiatric ward without getting her justice . “

Churu didn’t respond for a while as she processed everything in one go . “Yael,”

“You know, you’ve been stalling time since earlier . Fortunately, your previous human saved Father hence, he’s giving her special favors . ” Unaffected to Churu’s gloomy mood, Yael smiled as she stated in a matter-of-fact tone .

She then snapped her fingers as a flashed pierced inside Churu, giving her information about the new tasks . Just as she was about to snap her fingers again to redirect Churu, Yael stopped upon hearing Churu’s whisper .

“Thank you, Yael . “

“As if a demon is ever sincere . ” Though surprised that Churu acknowledged her efforts for the first time, Yael humored before she unhesitantly snapped her finger with a genuine smile on her lips .

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4 YEARS EARLIER .

Ethan Lu chuckled with the thought of Lyrick Jiang and his worried face . Fortunately, his assistant was a man, or else Lexi would kill him . Once again, Ethan Lu heard the call for the passenger of the flight while he used his passport and ticket as a fan .

Just as he was on his way, his tracks stopped upon hearing a very unusual minion voice calling his name . Turning to find the source of it, Ethan Lu flinched when Churu suddenly appeared in front of him .

“I SAID DON’T GO!” Fuming mad, Churu repeated with both her hands on her waist while he experienced the shock of his life .