Chapter 109 Daughter Alice
Five years later.
The afternoon sun bathed Elizabeth's slender figure in a warm, golden glow.
Elizabeth, sporting a hard hat and work clothes, was busy directing things at the construction site.
"Ms. Spencer, your plan is a game-changer. Our budget for this batch is way lower than before, and the materials are top-notch. I heard a lot of houses have already been sold, thanks to your design and materials," the person in charge, Garrett, said gratefully.
"Ms. Spencer, I really appreciate your expertise and skills. This site relies on you to ensure quality," Garrett added with respect.
Elizabeth replied humbly, "It's no big deal, just doing my job. I really enjoy it."
Looking at the nearly completed building, Elizabeth couldn't help but feel emotional.
This was her favorite job, and she had been working in Collinsport for four and a half years now.
Elizabeth had a stable job as a technician at a local construction company. Every day, she bounced between the office and the construction site, handling budgets, adjustments, and structural work.
Even though she couldn't work in a big city like Aldoria in architectural design, she still earned a monthly salary of ten thousand dollars. It was a job she liked, even if it was a bit tough and tiring, and she was very satisfied.
In this life, if she could have such a job and live peacefully with her child, Alice Spencer, and Samuel, without being hunted, she had no other desires.
At three in the afternoon, Elizabeth returned to the office from the construction site, put down her hard hat, grabbed her bag, and rode her bike home.
Collinsport was small and remote, so it took only about twenty minutes to get from the east to the west side of town, and just fifteen minutes from Elizabeth's workplace to her home.
In front of the house was a small yard filled with various flowers and vegetables, basking in the sunlight.
Elizabeth arrived home and walked to a concrete patio where Samuel was sunbathing. "Samuel, it's time to go inside. I'll push you in," she said.
Samuel slowly opened his eyes and looked at Elizabeth, speaking gently, "Elizabeth, I've told you not to come back just to take care of me. You're wasting your work time. I can push the wheelchair myself."
Samuel's legs were paralyzed, and he now relied on a wheelchair.
Five years ago, when Alice was six months old, Elizabeth and Samuel were hunted again. Samuel's legs were broken during their escape.
Later, they moved to the more remote Collinsport to settle down.
Initially, Elizabeth, with six-month-old Alice and paralyzed Samuel, worked as a dishwasher, living in a leaky shed. Until one day, when both Samuel and Alice had a fever and needed expensive medical care, Elizabeth went to the construction site to do men's work, even doing the work of two people from five in the morning until eleven at night, thoroughly exhausted.
Even so, the construction site couldn't pay wages due to quality issues, and the quality inspection department came knocking.
Because of the quality inspection, Elizabeth used her architectural know-how to fix the issues at the site, which made the person in charge and the developer see her in a whole new light.
It turned out that Elizabeth was an architectural designer.
Six months later, Elizabeth became a key player at the construction site, earning enough to support her family.
Elizabeth and Samuel didn't have a romantic relationship.
And Samuel never pushed for one.
They always got along like friends or siblings, and over time, they became like real siblings.
Elizabeth's daughter, Alice, called Samuel "Uncle Samuel."
So, more than four years passed in Collinsport.
Life was simple and fulfilling. Elizabeth came home every afternoon to take care of Samuel, pushing him from outside to inside, making his bed, and then picking up Alice from kindergarten.
Usually, after picking up Alice, Samuel would stay with her at home while Elizabeth went back to the construction site for a bit, coming home around six-thirty.
But today, just as Elizabeth pushed Samuel inside, her phone rang. She answered, "Hello, Ms. White?"
It was Alice's kindergarten teacher.
"Ms. Spencer, come quickly. Alice hit someone again!" Thalia White's tone was very unpleasant.
Elizabeth replied, "Okay, I'll be right there!"
She was about to leave when Samuel called out, "Elizabeth."
"Samuel?" Elizabeth responded, puzzled.
Samuel gently said, "Don't blame Alice. She's a good kid."
Elizabeth said in frustration, "But she fought again. Who does she take after? I rarely fought as a kid, and you're not a combative person either. How did she..."
Samuel laughed, answering, "Elizabeth, you forget she has a ruthless and very combative father."
Falling silent, Elizabeth, of course, hadn't forgotten.
But she also knew that Alexander would never acknowledge Alice.
Not only would he not acknowledge her, but he might also try to kill her and Alice.
"Samuel, I'm going to the kindergarten," Elizabeth said.
"Go ahead, and remember not to be too hard on Alice," Samuel instructed.
Elizabeth hurried out the door, worried all the way.
She didn't know who Alice had fought this time. In the four-plus years in Collinsport, Alice had changed kindergartens three times, each time because of fighting. Alice was very fierce and combative.
Ten minutes later, Elizabeth arrived at the kindergarten and saw Thalia talking to a couple, "I'm sorry, Mr. Rodriguez, Alice's mother will be here soon. Let's discuss it when she arrives, okay?"
Colin Rodriguez's voice was very aggressive, "I don't care who her parents are! When they get here, they need to take their kid to withdraw from the school!"
"Who do you think you are to demand that I withdraw from school?" Alice's small figure said arrogantly from behind.
"You little brat!" Colin pointed at Alice and shouted, "Apologize to my son, or get out of the school today!"
"Sir, you're going too far!" Elizabeth said coldly.
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