Why it never ends

Chapter 1018 Experience
"It's not infatuation," Chloe said stubbornly, "it's love."

Chloe looked at her mother, trying to find evidence that she intended to hinder this passionate love, but Fatima's expression hardly changed. She just nodded slightly: "What kind of love is it?"

"Love," Chloe repeated solemnly, "Love is love."

"Would you like to prepare her meals three times a day?" Fatima asked, "take care of her food and clothing, and raise her children?"

"Child..." Chloe's expression froze on her face, "You're going too far, Mom..."

Fatima shrugged lightly: "What about taking care of life?"

"He has servants," Chloe looked at her mother in confusion, "Why should I do these things? Besides, I can't do them."

"So how are you going to love him?"

"I admire his ideas," Chloe raised her head slightly, "I will accompany him to various salons, and when those old women - such as Irene - belittle him, I will protect him!"

"Like a mother protecting her child?"

"...Don't say it so harshly, okay?" Chloe blushed, "Dad also said that a boy like Kovicik who has suffered a lot since childhood needs people's care the most-"

"Do you think your father understands Kovichik?" Fatima asked softly. "You have attended many salons with him. Do you think he appreciates your thoughtfulness?"

Chloe looked at her mother with some confusion.

"I..." Chloe whispered, "I just... I'm not good enough... so -"

"Mom doesn't like people like Kovicik," Fatima said softly, "I can also assert that if my precious daughter marries her, you will never be happy - but at your age, how can you listen to me say such things?"

Chloe immediately stood up with her hands on the table: "I knew that all of you don't think highly of us, including you, Mom! You also want to prevent me and Kovicik from being together, you and Sheena-"

Fatima took a deep breath and said, "For a boy like Kovicik, gentleness is of no use."

Chloe's breath hitched again.

"Because he has suffered, he doesn't value these things that have no practical value. He doesn't need a 'mother' who protects him regardless of the situation," Fatima said softly, "If he needed one, he would have been conquered by Mrs. Brownbo long ago—"

"That's a rumor!" Chloe screamed. What she couldn't stand the most was the lies that Kovicik was trying to please some middle-aged ladies. "Those were made up by people who wanted to destroy him because they couldn't get his heart. Maybe these old women fell in love with him but were rejected by him, so they spread these shameless rumors!"

"...If you really want to win Kovicik's love, you can't let yourself be blinded by anger," Fatima said. "If Kovicik were here, do you think he would be moved by your reaction? No, he would just avoid you, because your angry look now makes these rumors seem more real."

Chloe couldn't explain why, but she suddenly burst into tears, her throat moved slightly, and she sat down again. Although she was really angry, her mother's words made sense - this kind of thing really happened, when she fought for Kovichik with all her heart, but when she turned around, she found that Kovichik had left.

"After all, your Kovichik only understands one language."

Chloe opened her eyes slightly, held her breath, and waited for her mother to continue, but Fatima chewed slowly, and after swallowing, she picked up the wine glass beside her and took a sip. Chloe watched anxiously as her mother picked up the napkin and gently wiped the corners of her mouth.

"What is it, Mom?" Chloe said, gripping the edge of the table. "What is it?"

"...Conquer." Fatima said softly.

Chloe was stunned: "But Dad said-" "Your father was talking about himself." Fatima said, "His experience cannot be applied to Kovicik."

Chloe frowned, unable to understand.

Fatima smiled slightly, "...Okay, Chloe, you are a smart child. Smart children will use their brains first no matter what they do, right?"

Chloe still looked at her mother in confusion.

Just then the housekeeper came in and whispered something to Fatima.

"What?" Chloe's ears keenly caught the name of Kovichik - even though the butler had lowered his voice, "Is Kovichik coming?"

"...Yes," Fatima said softly, "He said he wanted to come visit in the afternoon and send something to your father on behalf of the House of Nobles, but we already have guests this afternoon..."

Chloe's expression tensed again. She wanted to beg her mother to allow Kovicik to visit, but when she thought of their conversation just now, she tightly held her mouth and forcibly suppressed the surging waves in her heart.

"Of course, he can come over," Fatima said softly, "He's just delivering something."

Chloe breathed a sigh of relief.

"Do you want to meet him?" Fatima asked.

“…Just a glance from a distance!”

Fatima sighed inwardly.

"No," she looked at her daughter, "you go and receive him."

……

Around four o'clock, Hesta and Victoria met at the Cosey workstation, and they both got in a car and headed to Trion's home.

"Did the move go smoothly this morning?"

"It went well." Hesta said, "There's an uncultivated forest behind where we live. I think you might be interested."

"Maybe they don't have much time recently." Victoria said, "Don't you think it's been too quiet these past few weeks? The people at Deep Anchor went to great lengths to put four empty slow-release devices in the celebration balloons. I thought the next step would be a threat letter. If we didn't do something, they would release a few real ones next time. But now, it's as if they have evaporated into thin air. There is no news at all."

"I find it strange, too." Hesta said, "I think—"

"I guess something must have happened that they were totally unexpected - a big change," Victoria said, "This change was strong enough to cause a shock inside them, so that they had to turn around and deal with something else first."

"This kind of incident——"

"This change could be caused by external factors, such as your appearance, your counterattack against the Liberal Party of District 12, or Li Ge's accidental intrusion into their base. Although Li Ge still refuses to reveal the address of that place, it is always a deterrent to them..."

"Or maybe their attacks on civilians have caused new divisions within the group," Hesta rushed to say, finally finishing his guess before Victoria interrupted.