"Elise, with what has happened to you in the past, you depend on and can't let go of Brian. You seek love and attention. You also need support and encouragement from other people, so you can move on. And it's not all love. "

"Mommy can be your adoptive mother. You can depend and rely on me. We can share happiness and intimacy like mother and daughter. And I really want to pay for all my cruel past deeds by giving attention and love to you. Will you divorce Brian? and become my adopted daughter? "

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Faced with that question left Elise speechless. She didn't know what to answer. She was eager to say no and rejected Rena's wishes. Elise doesn't want a divorce and becomes Rena's adopted daughter. However, somehow all of Rena's previous words prevented Elise from saying no. Elise hesitated, and hesitated. She had to think through all this first before making a decision.

"Mom, give me time to decide. After all, Brian and I have been husband and wife for six years. So, give me some time to think." Elise's answer did not make Rena angry in the least. The middle-aged woman was even relieved that Elise would think about everything she said. And Rena is sure that sooner or later Elise will realize that her marriage to Brian is untenable.

So Rena smiled softly and patted Elise's hand which she was still holding.

"Yes, take your time to think about it. But I hope you don't think too long, because Dean really needs his biological mother's love." Elise did not respond to Rena's words, she was just silent.

"All right, let's go home. I really miss Dean." Rena got up.

"Yes, Mom." Elise replied, standing up too.

"You wait for me outside, I want to go to the toilet for a moment." Elise just nodded and walked out of the restaurant while Rena turned towards the restaurant's toilet.

Elise was standing on the side of the road. Their car was parked in the mall parking lot, where they had shopped before. And the restaurant where they ate before was right across from the mall.

Elise is still standing on the side of the road waiting for Rena to come. She thought about the conversation with Rena before. Everything that Rena said is still very difficult for Elise to accept. Starting from apologies to Rena's wish to make Elise her adopted daughter. All that Elise never expected and thought. And Elise kept repeating what Rena said about Brian seeing her as Elena. What if it's true? Brian thinks of Elena when he is out with Elise. How could Elise be able to endure it if that really happened? It hurts just to be a place of mere outlet. Even imagining it hurt Elise.

This made Elise sink into her thoughts. Until she didn't realize that she was standing too sideways or close to the road.

A black van with tinted windows was parked two hundred meters away from where Elise was standing. A disheveled man with evil, sly eyes sat behind the wheel. The man looked at Elise standing quite far from where he was. One corner of his lips rose. The man grinned with a dangerous aura. He had been waiting for this opportunity for several days. Waiting for Elise to come out of the mansion and alone. Like this time, Elise was standing alone by the side of the road. He can do the action, which is to kill Elise.

With an evil smile painted on his face. The man started the car engine and started driving the car at high speed. His eyes focused solely on Elise and prepared to hit the beautiful woman.

Meanwhile, Elise, who was already standing almost in the middle of the road, didn't realize the danger that was approaching her. The young woman was still lost in thought.

The black car drove at high speed towards Elise. The roar of the fast car finally made Elise wake up and turn to her left. Elise's eyes widened seeing the car speeding towards her. She couldn't react at all. She was very surprised.

"Elise!" Rena's scream sounded very loud. Without thinking, Rena ran towards Elise. Pushing the woman away. Rena's push was hard enough to make Elise fall hard on the side of the road.

Rena managed to push Elise away. But she could not escape when the black van that was speeding very fast was right in front of her.

And a second later Rena's body bounced when she hit the front of the car. Elise's eyes saw very clearly Rena's body that floated and fell very hard not far from where she was right now.

The van stopped two meters after hitting Rena. The man with a scar on the right side of his forehead looked back. He saw Rena's body lying covered in blood and Elise who was still conscious.

"Shit." The men were annoyed that Elise managed to avoid the car. After finding out that Elise was still safe, he turned around and drove fast. He had to run away as fast as possible, before any police chased him.

Elise was still silent. She was still in a state of severe shock. Her eyes stared at Rena in disbelief. And a second later Elise's beaded eyes shook. She stood with difficulty and limped over to Rena. Rena's encouragement left Elise's knees and tribe who had scratched the asphalt injured. But that's all Elise got.

When Elise was beside Rena, her heart beat very fast when she saw Rena's condition covered in blood like this in front of her. a few moments later many people came over and surrounded Rena and also Elise.

Elise sat limply beside Rena and saw the condition of the middle-aged woman who had serious injuries, her head was injured and was bleeding a lot.

"Mommy!" Elise called out in a trembling voice. The tears have been dripping irresistibly at Rena's pathetic condition.

Elise once again called Rena. The middle aged woman responded. She opened her eyes and saw Elise beside.