To Jill:

Jill, when you read this letter, I have disappeared into your world.

In exchange for me and Phoebe's mother, Lady Athenie, I made a deal with Miss Sue in exchange for the fact that the family of Count Shakma would lose their memories of me forever.

Although our relationship can be described as bad, at this time, I can only turn to you for help.

I want you to help me erase the memories of Count Shakma's family about me once and for all. First of all, I need you to make up a lie that you said to the viscount, our biological father, that I "ran away" and went to the far east and never to return. I broke my "promise" with him, I will not inherit the title, and I will not be able to help your family in the future. Oh, I have imagined the Viscount's anger when he heard the news, it must have been wonderful, and it is a pity that I could not see it with my own eyes.

I don't want the Viscount to mention my name in front of the Count, I need your help for this, you lied to the Viscount that the Count of Shakma was so angry that he didn't want to mention my name, that he didn't recognize me anymore, in short, don't let the Viscount mention my name in front of them. Because of this, they may be suspicious, and they will investigate me as a person. They've managed to regain their happy lives, and I don't want them to spend any more energy and time on me.

You may not understand my actions and why I should bear the sin on behalf of my adoptive father, Lord Count Shakma. I would like to explain, firstly, because each person can only make one transaction with Miss Su, and the earl no longer has a chance. The second is because I don't want to lose anyone anymore. When I was very young, I lost my own biological mother, followed by Charlotte and Mrs. Chelsea. No matter how great the Count's sins, he was always my father.

I will always remember the first time he and Mrs. Chelsea spoke to me, and I was flattered and stumbled in reply, looking very funny. In the dark moments of my life, when I thought that no one in this world would love me anymore, it was the Earl and Mrs. Chelsea who pulled me by the hand, and my life turned rosy from then on. In the years that followed, it was the Count who taught me carefully and treated me as his own. Therefore, I cannot stand on the moral high ground to sanction him, I have my own selfishness, and I hope that my father will be redeemed. So, let me bear the price of punishment or something, and I should repay him.

The Shakma family has been in frequent contact with your family for ten years, not to mention the deep friendship, and the relationship on face is still reasonable, you persuade the viscount, just say that even if I am no longer the adopted son of the Shakma family, the relationship between the two families can still be maintained, and the wealth and status of your family will not be threatened.

Secondly, I hope that you will come to the Earl's house often to help mediate the family's relationship. When my mother, Lady Athene, returns, I don't know what will happen to her mentally and physically, but you can help and take care of her. There's already a rift between Phoebe and the Count, and I'd like you to improve their relationship. The Count is also genuinely in love with Phoebe, just as he is in love with Charlotte. Perhaps it was precisely because he lost Charlotte that he poured all his feelings for Charlotte into Phoebe.

The Earl never thought of applying the experiment to Phoebe, even though he knew that Lady Chelsea would not be able to live without Charlotte. The Earl had a deep affection for both ladies, and in a momentary obsession, he went astray and made a big mistake. But that doesn't mean he's a ruthless and unrighteous man. He made mistakes because of his affection, and he repented because of his affection.

One last thing I want to ask you is that I want you to help me take care of Phoebe. Now I know very well that you really like Phoebe. If you can decisively say that you are willing to take care of Phoebe at this moment, please turn to the next page, and if you are still hesitating, then you don't need to read the rest of the content.

Actually, Phoebe is not an ordinary human, she has the blood of a witch in her body. She knows magic, can talk to black cats, can see elves and ghosts, and is a real witch. But unlike what everyone knows, witches plague the world and are messengers of the devil. Phoebe has never done anything bad, nor has she ever thought of doing anything bad. On the contrary, she is simple-minded and helps others, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is an angel. Seeing this, are you scared of Phoebe? Do you still like Phoebe? In the same way, Lady Athenie is also a witch who does not do evil. The case that happened in the county ten years ago had nothing to do with Lady Arsenie, it was also the Earl's sin.

Phoebe used to worry and fear her identity as a witch when she was a child, and she was an insecure child. The gossip of the outside world and the scene of Madame Arsenie almost being burned to death in her childhood cast a big shadow on her. Phoebe is fragile, but also stronger than anyone else. Since she was very young, she fell, was bullied, and felt wronged in her heart, she would not cry in front of everyone, she would quietly hide in the room and cry silently alone. I only found out by chance once I bumped into it.

Phoebe can see the elves, the legendary banshees, the brown elves, the snow elves, she can see them all, and she can get along with them. Therefore, in Phoebe's eyes, everything in the world is equal, and every grass and tree in nature is worthy of respect. Phoebe also has a black cat named Ed, and in her words, Ed is an old man who is already in his eighties. Ed is also my family, and after Christmas, he will probably forget about me. If it hadn't forgotten and said something to Phoebe, please help me get through it at that time. You can tell Ed the truth, and it understands you.

If you can do it and don't care about Phoebe's status as a witch, you can take good care of her and love her, and I'm willing to let Phoebe marry you. Although I will not be able to be the master by then.

Jill, actually, a lot of times, I wonder why our relationship is the way it is. I still don't know why you hated me so much when I was a kid and bullied me so often. But I feel that, in essence, we are the same kind of people. If we could live once in life, would we become a family member with deep affection in the true sense of the word? You are a reliable big brother who will teach me when I make mistakes, enlighten me when I am confused, and shelter me when I am scolded......

Maybe it's hard to become a family. It's not that if you are related by blood, you are family, and if you are not related by blood, you can't become family...... After Daniel's death, you have been lonely, otherwise you would not have indulged in lust for a while......

Let's just say it, it's all up to you. Father, Mother, and Phoebe, please leave it to you.

Angelo Shakma

Angelo put down the pen, folded the letter, placed it in the envelope, and stamped it.

There was heavy snow outside the window, and the wind was biting, and the snow should fall until tomorrow. Tomorrow is Christmas, and after Christmas, he's leaving.

Tonight is the Day of Peace, and legend has it that on this night, angels will bring the news of Jesus' birth to every household through shepherds, which is a time to bring good news, happiness and salvation to the earth.

Angelo placed the letter prominently on the table, reminding him to send it to the Viscount's Mansion tomorrow.

Angelo blew out the candle and collapsed on the bed, hoping that tomorrow would never come.

In the evening, Phoebe sneaks into the kitchen and prepares a sumptuous dinner with the maids. She made Angelo's favorite dessert and mischievously sprinkled Angelo's plate with too much pepper.

At dinner time, Angelo looked at Phoebe with a wicked smile, looked at the food on his plate, and immediately guessed eight or nine points. He deliberately said that he wanted to exchange food with Phoebe, and Phoebe's nervous appearance was so cute that the family couldn't help laughing.

After dinner, the family chatted around the fire, and the Count confessed his guilt to Phoebe and Angelo, but Phoebe did not speak, and Angelo knew that she was still a little angry.

The Earl said that Miss Su would come back tomorrow, and they all thought that Miss Su was here to help get back Lady Athene, but no one knew that Miss Su had also come to fulfill her promise to Angelo.

Before returning to the room, Phoebe spoiled Angelo again, and Angelo hugged her and touched her head. Phoebe stepped into his ear and whispered to him, "Angelo, I have a secret to tell you, and I'll tell you tomorrow night." ”

Phoebe sold the off, the clouds on her face reaching her earlobes, and slipped into her room.

Angelo smiled and said, "Okay, wait until you tell me tomorrow." Although he didn't think he still had a chance to know her secret.

Angelo returned to her room and wrote this letter to Jill.

After the candles were extinguished, the room was dark, and the reflection of the snow outside the window was sprinkled on Angelo's bed through the cracks in the window.

"It's cold." He muttered, then wrapped himself in the covers.

The more we get to the moment of separation, the more memories rush to our minds.

He recalls the day he met the count.

He recalled Mrs. Chelsea's funeral.

He recalls when Phoebe told him about the Brown Elf.

He recalls the moment when Phoebe cried because she was a witch.

He recalled the scarf that Madame Arseni had knitted for him.

He recalls the time when Ed was napping on his lap.

He recalls Phoebe's fifteenth birthday party.

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"It would be nice if we hadn't met."

He smiled bitterly, but immediately repented.

"I will not regret my encounter with you, nor will I regret my choice."

It is with these memories that he will be so happy and he will become a complete person. He couldn't tolerate the loss of memory, nor could he tolerate the misfortune of his family, so he changed the deal that Miss Su had originally proposed.

Those who remember will bear all the pain.

People who don't remember are often lucky.

Angelo gave this luck as a final Christmas gift to his family, the family he loved the most.

However, some tragedies are predestined. Disasters often come unexpectedly. No matter how much he resisted and how well he prepared, he could not avoid it.

A few months later, at Easter, the Shakma family died.