After signing Harry Potter, Catherine was in a happy mood.

This slow-burning novel has gradually been noticed by people, and unconsciously, Catherine also has a group of fans.

I am immersed in joy, and the Christmas holidays have arrived.

And the Edson family's trip to Seattle is about to begin.

Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, located in King County, Washington, between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 174 kilometers from the Canada-US border.

At the same time, the city has a nice nickname: the Emerald City.

The main attractions of Seattle are the three major parks, namely Mount Rainier National Park, Green Lake Park, and Highway Park.

But it's not that that Emma talks about the most, it's the Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the leading ballet companies in the United States and the world.

When the plane docked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the weather was already starting to get cold, and I didn't know if it was about to snow.

It is said that the weather was a little warmer before the snow, but Catherine never felt the so-called "warmth".

In 1962, Seattle was going to host the World's Fair, so now the city is changing.

In a sense, the Expo is much more important than the Olympics.

Only that was two years later.

Catherine stepped out of the plane, walked through the concourse, and walked out of the airport along stairs and corridors.

Although she was wearing a miniskirt, she was well covered up because she was wearing a winter windbreaker.

"Hell."

But Catherine was in a bad mood.

She never thought that Emma's Christmas gift to herself was actually a "winter suit" produced by her company.

Although it can't be said to be in the eye of money, Catherine can be regarded as "seizing" business opportunities.

So, she came up with the idea of launching winter suits to keep the trend-chasing girls on the pulse of the times.

The so-called winter suit is actually a double miniskirt, then a long-sleeved shirt, a white sweater vest, and then a pair of cashmere stockings.

Of course, even in winter, this kind of clothing can only be worn indoors, and if it is outdoors, it is indeed a matter of style rather than temperature. But after adding a trench coat to the outside, it's much better. And Catherine didn't just add a piece of clothing.

In fact, she doesn't feel cold at all now, and she's quite warm.

But to say that Catherine feels good...... That can only be a sigh.

Although Catherine guided Lisa to design a miniskirt, it doesn't mean that Catherine likes it, in fact, if she didn't know that Lisa is the president of the clothing club, she wouldn't have thought of the trend of miniskirts.

Although it felt very comfortable to wear a skirt, Catherine always felt a sense of unease.

It's as if someone has seen through it completely.

The feeling of having nothing underneath and then completely open was a little unbearable for Catherine.

Catherine also knew that this was a psychological effect, but there was no way to overcome it.

"Hmm...... I'll see, let's go to the hotel first to drop off our luggage, then go for a meal, and then ......"

Bruce looked at the map of Seattle and was thinking about the formation.

"According to the plan, we should go to the Pacific Northwest Ballet first." Emma added.

Bruce shrugged.

So, this whole day, their family of three spent the whole day in the theater.

Until I returned to the hotel in the evening, the day passed like this.

Emma and Bruce are both exhausted in bed.

The former is because of excitement, while the latter is because he accompanied Emma to the ballet.

Catherine was in good spirits, because she slept all afternoon while she was in the theater.

"I'll go out for a walk." The inn was warm, but a little stuffy.

"Don't go too far."

"Yes."

Why didn't she understand such a simple truth?

But Catherine didn't take it to heart.

Seattle is much safer than New York. Although New York is the financial center of the United States, it is very chaotic, and the situation will not gradually improve until the late 80s. In fact, the impression of New York is not very good.

Walking the streets of Seattle, Catherine felt a completely different atmosphere from New York, which was so comfortable. ,

Although she has been in this world for 12 years, Catherine has only been to New York and a few nearby states, and she has really not seen it in the West Coast of the United States.

Seattle was founded very late, just over 90 years ago, and at night, it is not as brightly lit as New York.

Catherine was careful that she only walked on the streets, not into the alleys. There have been many cases of forcible penetration in the United States, and therefore many deaths, and Catherine was quite careful.

She wasn't going to stay here too long, but went back on her back.

But at this time, she was suddenly picked up from behind, and she wanted to scream, but her mouth was covered.

She was carried into a remote alley before being put down, and here, there were three people.

Catherine's coat was stripped off, and it was at this time that Catherine saw the appearance of these three people.

Then, she despaired. These three people are all powerful men, and judging by their sinister expressions, this kind of thing does not seem to be the first offense.

Catherine was quickly pinned against the wall by the man who tied her, and then the man propped one foot between her legs and lifted her off the ground.

"Okay, little girl, let's have a good time, hello, I'm okay, understand?"

Revolt?

No, looking at the bright knife in the other party's hand, Catherine knew that it would not work.

She nodded. Just as the men were about to force the penetration, and were about to put a hand under her—

"Help!!!"

She screamed suddenly.

The prisoners panicked, but within two seconds they reacted, and quickly covered Catherine's mouth.

"Damn it!"

The alley was remote, but not far from the street, and Catherine's voice was high and traveled far in winter, and Catherine thought her voice was loud enough for others to hear.

Although the prisoners gagged Catherine's mouth, they did not seem to have any intention of changing places.

They may think that no one will bother with this matter.

After all, in a country where there have been cases of forcible penetration of girls on the street, passers-by don't seem to care in the slightest.

They flipped her skirt up in a sinister manner, and then stretched out their daggers.

"What are you doing?"

“What－are－you－doing?”

Just 4 English words, for Catherine, it is no less than the sound of nature.

There is salvation!

But when she looked from afar, she only saw a thin figure.

Then, she became even more desperate.

……

Guess whose refinement it is, the title above has hinted.

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