The Female Leads Truly Loves You - Chapter 120

Chapter 120: Are you out of your mind, Aurora?
Aurora shared a story, a long and ancient tale that helped Sam understand why Aurora and Mia held their current attitudes towards each other.

The essence of the story was about Mia, who came to live with Aurora’s family following her mother’s remarriage.

Initially, both blended families were harmonious and fulfilled.

Despite Mia’s introverted nature, stemming from the family upheaval and a resultant wariness towards everything around her, she struggled to integrate into the new family setting.

However, Aurora, patient and feeling a sense of responsibility as an older sister, took great care of Mia, who was then young and reclusive.

Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction, with Mia gradually trying to fit into this new family and letting her guard down.

But just when it seemed like everything was about to change for the better, and happiness was within reach for everyone, something unexpected happened.

Mia’s stepfather, who was also Aurora’s biological father, was a nationally renowned Kendo master named Troy.

Young, vigorous, and ambitious at the time, he sought to make a name for himself by challenging experts from various Kendo dojos. This approach indeed broadened Troy’s fame, even attracting considerable media attention.

Naturally, his youthful arrogance and numerous provocations also earned him many enemies.

There were even instances when death threats were issued against Troy, demanding he shut down his dojo.

However, Troy, having gained fame, was not willing to give up everything he had achieved so easily. Ignoring the threats, he publicly challenged those who threatened him from the shadows to face him directly on television.

But instead of confronting Troy, these adversaries targeted his family.

On what was supposed to be an ordinary weekend, planning a trip to the amusement park with young Mia and her mother, a car suddenly charged at them at a high speed.

In that moment, Mia’s mother, in an attempt to protect her daughter, pushed Mia away but was herself killed in the tragic accident.

The incident led Mia to believe that everything was Troy’s fault. She thought that if not for his reckless behavior, if not for her mother’s remarriage, none of this would have happened.

Thus, Mia closed herself off once again, becoming isolated, harboring resentment towards her stepfather, and pushing away Aurora, who tried to help and comfort her. Mia felt she needed no one’s understanding and refused to accept any familial bonds.

As she grew up, Mia quickly left her family behind, never acknowledging she had a sister or a father like Troy.

She worked part-time jobs to pay for her schooling and, after graduating, found a job and never returned home.

While it may seem like a somewhat clichéd story, it’s not unusual in this already unconventional world.

However, Sam was still surprised.

“She… wasn’t that old, right? How did she manage to earn enough money to open a convenience store in such a short time?”

After finishing the story, Aurora smiled.

“She is indeed very smart and capable, and her experiences have taught her a lot. That she managed to do this without any help from her family meets my expectations of her. But opening that convenience store did involve borrowing some money. I found out and wanted to lend her the money, but as expected, she refused.”

Sam couldn’t have imagined that Mia, who seemed so carefree and fond of crude jokes, had such a backstory.

“What about your father? How did he deal with this?”

Aurora sighed, “After the incident, my father felt very guilty, but he knew nothing could undo what had happened. He never remarried, trying his best to make Mia forgive him. He also stopped expanding the Kendo dojo…

But despite all this, Mia never called him, never showed any concern for him. Now, as he’s getting older and becoming more sentimental, he wishes Mia would come back home, back to us…”

Sam seemed to grasp what Aurora aimed to achieve, but he didn’t rush to inquire. Instead, he looked at Aurora and asked, “Is Cedarwood your family’s hometown?”

Aurora nodded. “You could say it’s my father’s hometown. He was originally from here but moved to Kuhang for work long ago. This time, I came back to fulfill one of his wishes, to renovate our old house here…”

“May I ask, your father… he’s still alive, right?”

Upon hearing this, Aurora’s demeanor cooled, and she looked at Sam expressionlessly. “He just can’t come back here right now, so he asked me to fix up the old house first. When everything here is sorted, he’ll return. Besides, I still can’t beat him in Kendo. Do you think he’s alive?”

Thankfully, it wasn’t the cliché of an ailing father with a terminal illness, wishing for his long-lost daughter to return by his side.

After pondering for a moment, Sam softly said, “Mia still remembers your father.”

“Why do you say that?”

Sam smiled in response, “Because she looked very surprised when I mentioned my hometown was Cedarwood, and she even mentioned you… So, I think she does remember these things. If you’re hoping for a reconciliation, for you and Mia to mend your relationship and become a family again, there’s still a chance.”

Aurora took a deep breath, a slight relief visible on her face. “Of course, I know… After all, she’s inherently a kind-hearted child, but she can’t let go of everything. The older we get, some things become harder to say, not just for her but for us too. So, I was hoping for a suitable mediator to help with this…”

“You think I’m that person?”

Aurora didn’t speak, but her gaze said it all.

Sam chuckled bitterly, “I’m hardly a close friend of hers, let alone anything more. I’m just an employee at her store. How am I supposed to accomplish this?”

“Intuition.”

“…Officer Aurora, you’re a police officer, presumably a staunch materialist. Do you believe in intuition?”

Aurora naturally nodded, “Of course. In fact, intuition is often necessary in solving cases. Why wouldn’t I believe in it?”

Sam shook his head disapprovingly, “Forget it, I don’t think I can do it.”

Aurora stood up. “It’s okay, you can get back to me in a few days after you’ve thought it over.”

As Sam got up to leave, they exchanged contact information.

Sam didn’t see this as a normal situation, so his instinct was to refuse. After all, he wasn’t a savior. If he could handle anything that came his way, would he still be overwhelmed by fears due to a few female leads?

Watching Sam wave goodbye, Aurora stood at the doorway of the old house and dialed a number.

The call was hung up, and she dialed again, only to be hung up on several more times.

Finally, the call was answered.

“Do you have a problem? I was sleeping, you know? What’s with the bombardment of calls?”

An irritated voice came through, one that Sam would have recognized immediately if he were still there.

Aurora wasn’t upset, instead, she smiled.

“Mia, I’m in Cedarwood right now.”

There was a pause on the other end.

“Great, you could be on Mars for all I care. Are you insane, waking me up for this?”

“Aren’t you curious about what just happened?”

“Why would I be curious? I’m hanging up, you lunatic.”

“I met Sam.”

“Sam?!”

“Yes, Sam. We had a nice long chat.”

The tone of the voice on the other end changed significantly.

“What did you talk about? You didn’t say anything weird, did you? You know, I’ve told you, he’s just an employee of mine. Can’t you stop being so presumptuous and meddling in my affairs!”

Aurora remained smiling, her expression unchanged. “Actually, we didn’t talk about much, mainly about you.”

“Talk… about me for what?” Mia’s voice tensed up.

“Well… I told him about our relationship. He seems to have a good impression of you and cares a lot, so I just casually mentioned that you’re not married and haven’t been in a relationship, so…”

After saying this, Aurora pulled the phone away from her ear.

Then, she could clearly hear…

“Aaaah! Are you insane? What are you randomly saying?! Sam will definitely think I’m some weird woman!! Are you out of your mind, Aurora!! Go to hell!”

After the other side had finished yelling, Aurora brought the phone back to her ear. She was still smiling as she spoke into the phone. “Don’t be so hasty. Actually, I’m quite satisfied with Sam, and you don’t dislike him either… As long as you can come back to this family, I can help you…”

—

Sam wasn’t keen on agreeing to this arrangement, as acceptance implied getting involved in unpredictable troubles. Although Mia was indeed nice to him, how could he meddle in someone else’s personal affairs? What right did he have?

Despite the allure of learning self-defense techniques from Aurora, Sam decided not to invite such trouble.

He put the thought aside for now.

Returning home, Sam briefly mentioned that he had completed his task, of course, not mentioning that he and Aurora had known each other previously.

Surprisingly, Angel was nowhere to be seen at this time, whether still sleeping or busy with something else; his parents also mentioned not seeing Angel leave her room.

It wasn’t until dinner time. “Could you call Miss Angel to come down for dinner? No matter how tired, she still needs to eat.”

Sam didn’t think he had been so rough the night before.

But there was no other way; she had brought it upon herself.

Arriving at Angel’s room, Sam knocked on the door but got no response.

What’s going on?

With no other option, Sam pushed the door open and walked in. The evening sun filtered into the room, casting its glow on the bed.

Sam was surprised. Was Angel really sleeping? How long had she been asleep? Had Sam been too rough last night?

That couldn’t be. She was fine in the morning, even had breakfast.

Frowning, Sam approached the bed, calling out her name.

“Angel?”

“Time to get up, why are you still sleeping?”

Still, there was no movement.

Could something have happened? Sam paused, a bad feeling washing over him. If something had happened to her body, for whatever reason, it was in his house, and he couldn’t bear that responsibility.

He hurriedly stepped forward, a bit urgently pushing the immobile body on the bed.

Then…

“Snap.”

Suddenly, Sam’s wrist was caught.

In the next instant, Sam found himself lying on his back on the bed, looking up at the woman straddling him, her cheeks slightly flushed and a smug look in her eyes.

“I knew it…”

Angel’s smile curled, seductively looking at Sam.

“Knew it and still fell for it? You really do say one thing but mean another, you actually enjoy this, don’t you?”

Angel’s hips, pressing down on Sam’s cock, were perky and full, making him recall the intense encounters from the night before… the sensation…

“Let’s go eat… why are you pulling at my clothes?”

But Angel had already started to undress Sam.

She smiled.

“Let’s do something else before eating. I wasn’t satisfied yesterday, you were really useless, only now can you make it up.”

“It was you who said no more last night, if I’m not mistaken? You were climaxing all night, and your pussy is all swollen from my fucking… Mmh!”

Sam, trying to evoke more memories, couldn’t finish his sentence as a shy Angel silenced him with a kiss.

Her hands began to roam over Sam’s body in a familiar way… that feeling reappeared.