Lily stood at the corner of Hope Island with an uneasy look in her eyes, biting her trembling fingernails with her front teeth.
This is a bad habit brought from the mice. When Lily is a little nervous, she always wants to bite something.
Over there was the home she had thought of countless times in her dreams. It was just around the corner.
Over the years, Lily had thought about what kind of mood she would be in when this day came.
She had guessed various things, but the only thing she didn't expect was that she was actually afraid now.
It was as if those words were not his own, but a dark vortex in the deep sea that swallowed everything.
She tried to suppress this fear, and gently lifted her right foot which was in the little boots, wanting to take the first step. But within a second, Lily shrank back instantly.
"What if Mom and Dad forget about me?"
"What if they know me as a bad, deceitful person?"
"What if something unexpected happens to them after I leave?"
The more she thought about it, the more confused Lily became.
Such a tangled girl attracted the attention of many people on the street. Of course, her cute face was also a big part of the reason.
"Beautiful lady, are you in trouble? Do you need our help?" the man in black uniform asked gently.
Lily looked him up and down, and when she saw the Hope Island police badge on his chest, her big eyes suddenly lit up. "Mr. Sheriff, can I ask you something?"
"Of course, of course, I'd love to." Sometimes appearance is very useful in some aspects. If Lily wasn't so cute, his attitude would never have been so good.
"Do you know the doctor at the other end of the street? I'm their relative from the other island. I want to know if I've found the wrong doctor."
"You mean Mr. Oliver? Are you really his relative? You're really lucky."
"Yes, yes, yes! His name is Oliver!" Lily's expression became more and more excited, and her face even turned a little red.
"He hasn't been in touch since he left Coral Island. Can you tell me about his current situation? Are they doing well now?"
"Coral Island? Then it seems that you are indeed his relative, and Mr. Oliver did migrate from Coral Island."
"You probably know what happened next, right? Do you know why I say you are a lucky little guy? Because Dr. Oliver is a lucky man."
It seemed that the sheriff in front of Lily was particularly enthusiastic when talking about interesting things.
"All kinds of gold always appear inexplicably in his home. I heard that the largest piece is as big as a fist. Tell me, with such good luck, shouldn't he be called lucky?"
"Some people say that he was blessed by the goddess of fate in the East China Sea. Why didn't I have such good luck?"
There was a hint of disappointment in Lily's eyes. This was not what she wanted to ask. She certainly understood what luck was all about.
When Lily first saw that the V12 shelter could be teleported to her own dimension, she specially sent a group of mice to help her parents.
That’s why he had the money to buy a house on Hope Island.
"I'm not asking this. I just want to ask, have they ever mentioned that they once had an older daughter? That... do they still miss that older daughter?"
"Eldest daughter?" The sheriff's eyes showed a trace of confusion. "I haven't heard that Mr. Oliver has an eldest daughter."
"How could it be gone—" Lily was about to argue when she suddenly heard the sound of a bag falling to the ground behind her.
When Lily turned around subconsciously, she found a pineapple slowly rolling from the front to her feet.
The glass fell out of a bamboo basket that had fallen over on the ground. The owner of the basket was a gray-haired woman who was standing right opposite her.
She looked young, probably only in her forties, but the white hair on her head was so out of place with her appearance.
There is a reason for her white hair. It was a long time ago when a major blow in her life caused her hair to turn a lot white that night. "Lily?"
The woman's words instantly broke down Lily's psychological defenses. Tears streaming down her face, she opened her arms and rushed forward. "Wow, wow, mom, I miss you so much."
The woman held it in her hands as if it were a treasure, not daring to use any force at all. She was afraid that if she used even a little force, her daughter who had disappeared for so long would be crushed and disappear like bubbles.
The unusual behavior of the two attracted the attention of other people on the street, but the two were extremely emotional at the time and ignored them.
It was not until more than ten minutes later that the woman came to her senses. Her eyes were red as she held her daughter's hand tightly and rushed towards her residence without even looking at the things that fell on the ground.
After receiving a phone call, Dr. Oliver, who was at work, rushed back home as fast as he could.
When he saw Lily really appear in front of him, he raised his trembling fist and punched her hard in the face amid the screams of his wife and daughter, and then he lay on the ground and cried like a child.
As heartbroken as he was when he lost his daughter, he is so happy now, so happy that even laughing cannot fully express his joy, he has to cry.
After a chaotic scene, Lily was welcomed home by them. After the couple whispered nervously for a while, she was quickly taken to the bathroom by her mother and began to be carefully examined.
When they saw that Lily was not hurt at all, they finally felt relieved and enjoyed the joy of their daughter's return.
"Lily, where have you been all these years? Do you know how panicked I was when you suddenly disappeared that day? I always blame myself, wondering why I wasn't more careful, why I didn't let you stay by my side all the time." The woman held her daughter's head in her arms and spoke to her softly.
She had been living in self-blame for all those years since her daughter disappeared, but only when Lily appeared before her did she completely let it go.
Lily thought about it thoughtfully, then asked softly, "Mom, can I ask you something? If I had turned into a mouse before, would you have accepted me?"
"What are you talking about?" He gently held Lily's face in his hands. "You are my daughter. No matter what you become, you are always my daughter."
When Lily heard her mother say this, she realized that all her worries over the years were completely unnecessary and she should have returned long ago.
(End of this chapter)