latelenovela Chapter 208 It smells so good, can I drink your blood?
Chapter 208 It smells so good, can I drink your blood?
"Aurora, do you like it?"
The woman extended her hand, which had been loosely clenched behind her back, and placed it flat in front of little Aurora's eyes.
In his rough, pale palm lay a small bow sewn from scraps of cloth.
"Wow, it's so beautiful, is it for me?"
Little Aurora lay on the woman's lap, her already large eyes on her thin face widening even further, the surprise and joy in them almost overflowing.
"Of course, come here, let your mother put it on for you."
The woman tied a bow on little Aurora's head and gently stroked her blond hair, saying, "Aurora is so beautiful."
"Really!" Worried about breaking it, little Aurora tentatively placed her hand on the bow, unable to contain her excitement. "Mirror, mirror, Mother, I want a mirror! I want to see too!"
"it is good."
The woman got up to get the mirror, and little Auro, who couldn't wait, tugged at her sleeve, following her step by step.
After fetching the mirror, the woman half-squatted in front of little Aurora, facing the mirror directly at her, and said, "Look, my Aurora is just like a little princess."
Actually, since the bow was tied at the back of her head, little Aurora could only see a rough outline of it.
But she was still so happy that she couldn't help but shake her little head from side to side, her eyebrows and eyes curving into little crescents, and she hugged the woman's arm and said, "I like it so much, thank you, Mother~ I love Mother the most, ...
The woman gently kissed little Aurora's head and, mimicking her tone, said, "Mother loves Aurora the most, the most, the most, the most, the most."
Unfortunately, the tender moment was interrupted by a loud kick to the door.
Little Aurora, whose face was originally full of joy, instinctively hid in the woman's arms in fear.
The woman's face turned pale instantly, and her body trembled slightly.
The man, reeking of alcohol, staggered into the room, squinted, and scanned the surroundings before finally spotting Aurora and her daughter at the corner of the table. He slurred, hiccuping, "Why are you squatting on the floor? Hiccuping?"
"No, no, Tabar, why are you back so early today?" The woman stood up and hid little Aurora behind her back.
"This is my home. I can come back whenever I want, hiccup. Hiccup! It's none of your business!"
Tabar's face darkened, and he pointed at the woman's face, saying, "Hurry up, I heard from Barrow, hiccup, that someone else has asked you to make clothes for them today. Hurry up and give me the deposit, hiccup, hiccup, damn it!"
The woman was both frightened and angry, and vehemently denied it, saying, "Tabar, are you sure you heard me right? That's not true."
"Liar, hiccup, who are you trying to fool? Barrow already told me, Emily, are you being too greedy and don't want to give it to me!"
Tabar slammed his hand on the table, startling Emily and Aurora, who both jumped in surprise.
Emily's face was pale. She was angry at Barrow for betraying her, and regretted that she had been blind to have chosen such a man.
She stubbornly denied it, saying, "Really, really not. Maybe Barota made a mistake."
"Pah." Tabar pushed Emily away. "Since you won't give it to me, I'll find it myself."
He pulled out Emily's money box, opened it, stuffed the few remaining copper coins into his pocket, and said with dissatisfaction, "How come there's only this much? Did you hide it?"
"That's all, really, that's all, Batal. This is all the money we have left. You've taken it all. What are Aurora and I going to do?" Emily said, clutching her hands and trying to suppress her fear.
"Impossible!" Batal grabbed Emily's hair and pulled her in front of him, searching her body. "There must be more, there must be more!"
Although young Aurora was frightened, she bravely stepped forward and grabbed Batal's trouser leg, trying to pull him away: "You bad guy, let go of your mother!"
"Get out of here." Frustrated, Batal continued his actions, kicking little Aurora against the corner of the table. Her small body fell to the ground, and blood trickled from her forehead.
"Aurora!"
Emily struggled to escape, but was slapped to the ground by Batal.
"be honest!"
"It's gone, really gone, stop looking, Batal, please, please don't do this." Emily's clothes were carelessly lifted and torn by him.
The door was wide open, and the street urchins who heard the noise brazenly peered into the room, their lecherous eyes landing nakedly on Emily.
For a moment, Emily even considered handing over the money and letting him leave quickly.
But no, her Aurora is so small and thin. If she hands over the money, what will she do in the future?
She could only try her best to cover her body.
Hang in there, just a little longer.
"Pah, not a single penny, nothing at all."
After searching for a long time without success, Batal angrily kicked Emily, cursed, and left with the few copper coins he had just found in the box.
You could still hear his disgruntled voice from afar: "These few coins aren't even enough for me to drink for two days."
Emily, ignoring her injured stomach, staggered to her feet, picked up little Aurora, and cried out in a trembling voice, "Aurora, Aurora, don't scare me, Aurora."
Little Aurora's eyes rolled around, and she slowly opened them.
But when she woke up, she looked around in fear, clutching Emily's clothes tightly, and asked, "Mother, is he gone?"
Just now I gritted my teeth and didn't shed a single tear, but at this moment, tears are falling uncontrollably.
Overwhelmed by the fear and relief of having lost her again, Emily hugged Aurora tightly and said:
"He's gone, he's gone. Don't be afraid. Next time he comes back, you just go back to your room and hide. Don't come out. Remember that?"
Still shaken, Aurora trembled uncontrollably when she thought of her nominal father, but she insisted, "No, I must protect my mother too."
"Mother doesn't need your protection, Mother just wants you to be well, Aurora, Mother can't lose you."
Emily pressed her face against Aurora's, as if drawing strength from her.
"Wait a little longer, it will be soon. Once Mother has finished making Mrs. Beatrice's clothes, we will leave here."
"Really?" Aurora looked up with delight.
Emily whispered in Aurora's ear, "Yes, Mother has secretly hidden some money. Soon Mother will be able to take you away, but we don't have a house, so life will be hard from now on. Are you scared?"
“I’m not afraid. As long as I’m with my mother, I’m not afraid of anything,” little Aurora said, hugging Emily’s neck.
As if speaking to Aurora, and also as if encouraging herself, Emily said with utmost seriousness, "Mother too, as long as Aurora is here, Mother is not afraid of anything."
"ah."
Aurora suddenly sat up straight from Emily's embrace, touched the headband on the back of her head, and said sadly, "It seems that the bow that Mother just made for me is ruined."
"It's alright, we can just sew it up again."
Perhaps filled with hope for the future, Emily's eyes, washed clean by tears, brightened again.
"Later, Mother will make other bows and pretty little dresses for Aurora, and dress her up as the most beautiful little princess in the world, okay?"
"Okay~"
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