Katrina's fingers danced across her phone screen, a smirk playing at the corners of her lips as she responded to Dark Gold's messages. The conversation with her hacker was a familiar comfort, a reminder of the world she truly inhabited beyond this gilded cage.
Meanwhile, downstairs in the grand living room, tension hung heavy in the air. Lulu had retreated to her own suite, leaving the family gathered around the coffee table with uneasy expressions.
"She seems... different," Zav said, running a hand through his graying hair.
"Not like the other orphans we've taken in."
Song Moo clutched a silk throw pillow to her chest, her earlier excitement replaced by worry.
"She barely said a word. But she has been outside with no family to call home. No matter what hubby I already love Katrina I want to pamper her and treat her like a princess," Song Moo said.
"Me too," Zav said as he kissed his wife gently. Both let out a sigh.
Inside Lulu bedroom she slammed her pillow she was so angry who the fuck was that bitch Katrina? Forget it she needs to calm down she has a place in the social cycle and friends as for that country bumpkin she is nothing but a trash. Lulu has never been nice to begin with.
In Xing room he was busy playing his video game at a fast paced as he talked on his head phones with his friends.
Katrina who just finished her shower yawned. She notice her adoptive family did not ask about her past struggles fearing that it will bring trauma. Katrina was never to speak about the past before she was taken in by the Su Family she was trained to be a deadly assassin too bad they tried her so well she destroyed them and saved those other people. But at the same she lost a lot of memories afterwards. Anything from age 14 to 1 those memories are gone after falling off the cliff into the ocean and hit her head.
Katrina dressed in comfortable pjs she wore her bunny slippers that were worn out no longer soft but they were comfortable these were from one of her sworn sister.
She heard a knock and she opened the door she saw her mother Song Moo who held warm milk.
"Here darling I know this is new to you, please don't worry about anything want to act to spoiled do it, want to throw a fit do it, you can be yourself," Song Moo said.
"Thank you, mum," Katrina said in her thick British accent. Song Moo was so excited inside her heart her daughter just called her mum! In truth the first time she meant Katrina three years ago she wanted to adopted her but at that time she was already in the Su Family in England she was so upset but always went to England to sneak a pictures of her and make sure she was fine. So three days ago when the director called to ask if she wanted to adopt Katrina she agreed right away. Because she had sister which is her kids aunt in England she handled the paperwork. Now seeing her here Song Moo was just so happy so happy.
"Mum, I am dairy free I can only little cheese and other things without stomach pain, I am also allergic to peaches, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and shrimp," Katrina said. Song Moo nodded her head remembering everything.
"Wait here mommy will get you something else," Song Moo said as she rushed off taking the elevator.
When Song Moo came back she brought tea over and Katrina smiled gently.
Song Moo returned moments later, her arms laden with a tray bearing a steaming cup of tea and a small plate of bitesized pastries. Her face was flushed with excitement, and she carefully set everything down on the bedside table.
"Here you are, my dear. I remembered you prefer herbal teas, and these pastries are made with almond flour," she said softly, her eyes searching Katrina's face for any sign of approval.
The room filled with the comforting scent of chamomile and lavender, a stark contrast to the sterile elegance of the rest of the mansion. Outside the window, twilight painted the city skyline in hues of orange and purple.
"Thank you," Katrina said, wrapping her hands around the warm mug.
After finishing her tea she waved bye to her mother and then she sat on her bed as she closed her eyes. The Fuji Family defenses were far more formidable then she had expected she had meant different types of families and she can tell this family is a mafia family which she did not mind at all.
To Katrina she just wanted a place to stay and wait until she turns eighteen which is in eleven months from now. So far she was not disappointed in the Fuji Family in truth she liked them very much. Yet each members from there eleven kids who are all some kind of tycoons to there background power. What they presented to her was merely a glimpse of their ordinary lives. For Katrina all she needed to do was to be a weak little bloom who is naive around the wealthy cycle. Katrina did this first to protect herself from any enemies from the outside second to see how people live within the mafia world since it has been so long.
Early the next morning she heard her system Xiaoyu make noises. Katrina slowly opened her eyes the moment she saw her system which both went to different small worlds when an attack happen and she landed in this world. Xiaoyu was so happy and excited, Xiaoyu was an adorable fluffy cotton chubby cat.
"Ah my host my host my host my host! Ah my darling host!" Xiaoyu said both were so happy as Katrina jumped on her bed of course she was happy to have her dear system with her after all she has seen all kinds of smalls worlds with this system both has done countless of things.
"Darling host! I am now a melon eating fortune telling gossip system! Host host I will tell you this I can find out any information about this world, host to return back to our world the System Universe World, we need to get over 1 billion villainous hatred, second many tasks, the host can earn from gossip points, spiritual points, system points, and coins points," Xiaoyu said. Katrina who sat back down.
Katrina's golden eyes widened slightly at the sheer volume of information Xiaoyu spewed out, a small smile touching her lips. She settled back against her pillows, the plush bunny slippers still on her feet as she listened intently.
"One billion villainous hatred points? That sounds like a lot of work," she mused aloud, taking another sip of her nowlukewarm tea. "And what exactly are these 'gossip points' you mentioned? Do they come from spreading rumors or something?"
Xiaoyu bounced excitedly on the bed beside her, his fluffy white form leaving little indentations in the silk comforter.
"Yes yes yes! Gossip points are earned by from wealthy cycles, business world, entertainment world secrets it doesn't matter the secret you and I can find out also we can earn points by dealing with spirits and ghosts in this world but normal people can't see those ghosts. Hehe darling how ah you brat! Why sleep!" Xiaoyu whined when he found his host was sleeping but new this was his original host he has been searching for now he has found her he will protect her humph!