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Adelena. Georgia's background is undoubtedly pitiful and pathetic, and her illegitimate daughter to the Bishop of the Cathedral of the Holy Grace of Port Louis doomed her to a fateful fate.

She is a scandal, if the world knows that the high-ranking Bishop of the Holy Radiance Cathedral would have committed such a dirty thing, the result will inevitably cause great damage to the reputation of the "Radiant Church", so her true background has been completely concealed, and most of the people who know this secret have died inexplicably, and until now, only the Bishop knows this secret.

Adelena. Georgia didn't know who her parents were from the day she was born, because she was an abandoned orphan, but fortunately, an ordinary, kind couple adopted her, and after years of tossing and turning, the baby who used to cry in swaddling clothes has grown up, and now she is the owner of a grocery store in Port Louis.

The small and secluded alleyway away from the hustle and bustle of Port Louis is the only legacy left to her by her kind and loving couple who had died a few years ago in an unexpected landslide on a long trade trip.

If history repeats itself, and her little grocery store will be destroyed in the future by a man-made arson, and after losing her livelihood, she begins to work hard to earn enough money to rebuild the grocery store, but unfortunately, she eventually becomes the most famous prostitute in Port Louis.

Xia Lan stood in a hidden corner of the alley, silently watching a girl humming a song in the distance carefully wiping the goods in a small grocery store, she looked so lively. It's so cute. A smile called happiness spread on the little red face. Shui Ling's big round eyes exuded innocent satisfaction, however, who would have thought that her future fate would take such a subversive turn.

If it weren't for her unknown relationship with the Bishop of the Cathedral, she would not have imagined that her fate would be completely changed because of someone.

Time passed slowly, and before she knew it, it was nearly evening, and at this time, Adrina would prepare for the closing work. She carefully packed up the grocery stalls that had been placed outside the store, and when she was done, she closed the door of the shop, because the shop pù was connected to the front and back of the house, so she only needed to easily lock the store pù and go back to the back room to rest comfortably.

For several days, Xia Lan silently observed Adrina in the corners of the streets, the business of the grocery store was good and bad, most of the customers were neighbors in the neighborhood, and occasionally there would be travelers who would buy some small things when they walked through the streets, and Adrina would be very enthusiastic every time she received guests, just watching the satisfied nods and smiles of the guests was enough to show her service attitude.

It's evening again. It's time for Adelina to close again, but the day is a little different. Because, there were a few thieves outside the small grocery store, they stood outside the grocery store and acted frivolously as if they were teasing Adelina, and Adelina was blushing and angry about something, and after a while, a thug gathered in front of the store suddenly kicked over the grocery stall outside the store, and as a result, Adelina suddenly pushed away the hateful guy who was in front of her, and then cleaned up the scattered grocery stall with a nervous and worried face.

Several thugs laughed loudly, and one of them reached out and touched Adrina's delicate buttocks, who were squatting on the ground and scrambling to pack up her groceries, when Adrina jumped up like a frightened white rabbit, and then distanced herself from each other vigilantly, ignoring the groceries on the ground.

Xia Lan, who had been hiding in the corner of the street, shook his head, and then he walked out.

When Adelina saw Xia Lan appearing in the distance, Shui Ling's big eyes immediately screamed with surprise.

"The gentleman in front! Can you please help me? ”

Hearing Aderina's scream, a few thugs blocking the front of the grocery store immediately turned around, and when they saw Xia Lan behind him, he looked fierce and vicious, and he looked like he must not meddle in his affairs, otherwise you will die an ugly death.

Xia Lan's body moved, he didn't wait for a few gangsters on the other side to speak, only heard a few muffled sounds, and the few gangsters who were still alive just now collapsed to the ground silently.

Adelina stared blankly at the fall of several people in front of her, and then twisted her neck stiffly towards Xia Lan, and said a little unfavorably: "You... You... You kill... Kill ...... They? ”

"No, they just fainted." Xia Lan looked at Adrina, who was looking uneasy in front of her, and said softly, and her cold and handsome face showed a smile for the first time.

"Thank you...... Thank you. Perhaps it was the influence of Xia Lan's gentle smile, or perhaps the influence of Xia Lan's handsome appearance that didn't look like a bad guy at all, Adelina's nervous and vigilant heart suddenly relaxed, and it can be seen that a good skin is indeed easy to give people a good impression.

"No, you're not hurt, are you?" Xia Lan said with a look of concern.

"No... Not... There is no ......," Adrina let Xia Lan's deep eyes gaze, and her heart suddenly panicked again.

Xia Lan pretended to breathe a sigh of relief, and moved her eyes to the few thugs who collapsed at her feet and said, "What's going on with them?" Why did they come to harass you? ”

Adelina looked at the thugs on the ground, sighed and said: "They are actually well-known idle villains in this area, often extorting money in nearby shops, if they are not willing to pay the so-called protection money, they will make trouble unscrupulously, and as a result, many people don't want to make trouble and have to endure it." ”

"Didn't the sheriff pay attention?" Xia Lan frowned.

"Of course, they arrested them, but within a few months of their release, the shop that had been reported to the sheriff suddenly burst into a fire one night and burned down, although everyone knew that they did it, but without evidence, the sheriff could not arrest and interrogate them indiscriminately. Adrina said with an indignant face: "But I don't know what's going on, I have already paid them protection money two weeks ago, but they came to me today to ask for protection money, so I ......"

"I see." Xia Lan shook her head and said, "But silence can't solve everything, the more indulgent and enduring, the more they will get worse, only let them know their mistakes, know the pain will they repent." ”

Everyone understands this, but ...... No one wants to take the risk of coming forward. Adelina said with her head drooping.

"Then you don't mind if I meddle in my business for a while." Xia Lan smiled.

"Ah......?" Adelina stared at Xia Lan in a daze.

"If you don't mind, I'll leave these people to me, and from now on, I can guarantee that they won't come to harass you again." Charland Road.

"It's... How can this be...... If they ......," Adrina said in a moment's time.

"Don't worry, you also saw my strength, they didn't dare to do anything to me." Charan raised her fist in front of Adelina and smiled.

"I almost forgot about it...... "Adelina stuck out her tongue mischievously and said, "By the way, sir, I don't know your name yet." ”

"In Lower Frank. Charan. Xia Lan politely introduced herself.

"Thank you for your help, Derrank. Mr. Charan. Adelina immediately bowed respectfully to him.

"You're welcome."

The two looked at each other and smiled at each other.

……

Since then, Adrina has never been harassed by those scoundrels, and after this incident, she and Xia Lan naturally got to know each other.

In front of Adelinena's small grocery store, Adelina quietly listened to Charrain's many adventure stories, and whenever a guest came, Charan would stand quietly and watch Aderina hospifully watch Adelina give her hospitality, and as soon as the guest left, the conversation between him and her continued.

Born as an orphan and raised by adoptive parents, Adrina made friends for the first time, and she loved the adventures told by Mr. Charan, and sometimes she was deeply immersed in the wonderful stories that had never been heard before, and she felt that Mr. Charlan was more real than the epic stories told by the bards in the square.

However, Mr. Charan seemed to be a little busy, and many times he stayed with her and did not leave for long, and every day after that, whenever she opened her doors, she would sit in front of the grocery store and quietly look out at the east side of the alley, because Mr. Charan would appear from there every time he came.

In her eyes, Mr. Xia Lan is a brave and gentle man, she likes to see him tell stories casually, she likes to see him frown and think deeply occasionally, she likes to see him smile heartily at her in the sun.

One day, she suddenly realizes that she may have a crush on Mr. Charan.

It's just-

Mr. Charan seems to be getting busier.

She didn't ask Mr. Xia Lan what he was busy with, she didn't ask Xia Lan's address, all in all, she felt that none of this mattered, as long as she could see Mr. Xia Lan every day, she was satisfied.

……

Is there a sense of guilt in cheating on a girl's feelings?

A question popped up in Charlan's mind as she sat on the sofa at the Governor's House while visiting Sir Hollebas.

No, it won't, because that's what the mission needs.

He explained to himself like this, without any psychological burden, simply, directly.

Sir Hollebas returned to Port Louis much later than the chamberlain had said, for Charan had only succeeded in visiting him half a month later. (To be continued......)