Chapter 068 Flora's Confession
"Well, my purpose is very simple." Su Ming shrugged.
Flora let out a long sigh and felt much more relaxed: "It's time for dinner. Can we talk while we eat?"
"casual."
Flora and Su Ming walked towards the door together, side by side.
"Su Ming, why do you want to help someone like me? Generally speaking, a person would not help another person who is trying to take advantage of him or her, right?"
"There's no reason. I think this is something I can do. People like you who put profit above all else may not understand it." Su Ming said casually, and by the way, he gave Flora a 10,000-point critical hit in her heart. Flora's expression was changeable, which was very interesting.
In fact, Su Ming only told half of the real reason. One reason was that he wanted to help Flora, and the other reason was that Su Ming had a vague feeling that if he didn't help Flora, Flora's future life might be very miserable.
But if he could give her a little help, Flora might have a happier life... She is a gentle person and shouldn't be so miserable.
Su Ming was not sure whether this was an intuitive warning or not, because he did not feel anything. It was just a thought that suddenly popped up in his mind, no different from his previous unrealistic fantasies.
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In the end, Flora took Su Ming back to her home.
Although she had originally planned to dine out with Su Ming, she finally chose to dine at her house because what she was going to talk about next could not be known by anyone.
Flora was still the one who prepared dinner this time, but this time she only cooked home-cooked meals without that high-end-looking steak.
She brought the last dish to the table, untied her apron, sat down opposite Su Ming, and said with a long sigh, "You're welcome! Just eat!"
"Then I'll be welcome."
Su Ming picked up the chopsticks and began to eat the dishes on the table. He looked up at Flora from time to time, and when he saw that she had no intention of speaking, he lowered his head again and continued eating. Flora watched Su Ming eat with a smile, her eyes gradually dimmed, and her expression became quite melancholy.
She told Su Ming not to be polite, but after taking a few bites, she put down her chopsticks.
"What you said before is absolutely correct. I am the illegitimate daughter of the Osborn family."
"Most of what you guessed that day were true. My mother is not the woman who died. My mother's name is Shi Lanchu. This is the name my grandfather gave her. My grandfather is a Chinese, and my mother is his adopted daughter."
"She grew up in the slums of the Ice Island, a place that is not suitable for long-term human habitation. It was also there that she met her father."
"Mom is a very strong person. Originally... I think she was. Before she met my father, she must have been very powerful. At least her superpowers were very strong. I inherited my superpowers from her."
"Her meeting with her father was just an accident. I heard that her father ran away from home when he was young. He spent all his money on the Ice Island and couldn't contact his family. He met a group of bastards in the slums. It was her mother who saved him, and then..."
Flora took a deep breath and was silent for a few seconds before continuing, "Then Milo and I were born. I heard all these things from my mother."
Su Ming listened silently without saying a word. He knew that at this time he didn't need to interrupt to show that he was listening.
Flora continued, “Milo was born with a physical problem, a well-known abnormal loss disease. Do you know the symptoms?
Don't know? Then let me tell you... The superpowers themselves are abnormal, with abnormal energy, which is the kind of abnormality tested by the Investigation Bureau.
Generally speaking, abnormality and superpowers will never be separated throughout one's life. To superpowers, abnormality is like bones to ordinary people. They can only be damaged or crushed, but never peeled off... and abnormal loss disease is equivalent to peeling bones off ordinary people.
So this is a terminal illness.”
"When Milo was young, his condition was stable, but after he turned ten, his symptoms became more and more severe. Now, in order to keep him in a relatively healthy state, he has to take expensive spiritual salts."
"But it was difficult to do so, because my father had asked for my mother, Milo, and I to live in the Osborne family home, but he had no power to help us get greater benefits.
In fact, this kind of life is already very good for us. If it weren't for my father, my mother would still be living in the slums of Ice Island. But because of Milo's illness... just being able to live in the Osborn family is far from enough."
"Treatment requires money! Now Milo needs a lot of spiritual salt every day. A little spiritual salt is like a drop in the bucket for the Osborne family. Although the family can easily provide it, they no longer want to provide it... To them, we are a burden."
"So... in order for Milo to survive, I joined the Supernatural League, in the name of the Osborn family's children."
"I won beautifully. This reputation has brought a lot of honor to the family. Although they don't care much about these honors, compared to the scandal of an illegitimate daughter, the news of having a super genius heir is much better."
"But I can't threaten the true heir... I have to admit that I overperformed in that competition, which made them too afraid of me. Otherwise, maybe I wouldn't have to come to Dongyang Island."
Having said that, Flora took another deep breath.
"I joined the Superpower League for Milo. I thought I could gain power that way, but now I know that just doing that is not enough."
"Although they paid some attention to Milo's treatment, Mom and him completely lost their freedom because of me... they became hostages."
"Milo's condition is still getting worse. Ordinary spiritual salt has no effect on him now, but Grade A spiritual salt is still very effective and can effectively alleviate his condition. But Grade A spiritual salt is too expensive. Even the Osborne family can't just buy it. They can't spend such a large sum of money to support a piece of trash in their eyes."
"If I don't take action, Milo will definitely be abandoned by them... That's why I used that extreme method to show my value to the family. Although the final result was not too good."
“In short, I came to Dongyang Island because it is an island rich in spiritual salt and a forbidden island. If I can establish my own power on this island with my own strength, then I will not only be an illegitimate daughter to the family, but they will more likely regard me as a business partner.
I plan to use my influence on Dongyang Island to exchange for Milo and his mother's high-quality life in the Osborne family! "
