Chapter 378


    "That reminds me," Austin said, "you''ve always wanted to have a change of sister. Now that you''ve


    gotten your wish, you best cherish it."


    "You''re right!" Justin nodded blissfully. "I can actually change the sister that I don''t like. I am super


    lucky! I should cherish her!"


    Austin did not reply.


    On the way, Justin kept talking about how great life would be from now on, making Austin think that


    being a worriless, naive brother was not so bad of an idea either.


    Oh, all the trouble and worries I could save.


    He was troubled about their mother being in prison, troubled that Leigh did not want to return to the


    family and reconcile with Bryson. Yet, Justin was only thinking about how his sister had changed from


    the hateful Ava to the lovely Leigh.


    Even though they were both sons of the Penham Family, why were they so different?


    As he was contemting this, they arrived at the hospital.


    By then, Luna had awoken and she was very ted to see her family visiting.


    Especially when she saw Leigh, her gaze brightened. "Thank you for saving me, Leigh! I''ve heard


    everything from Mommy. Thank God that you were there. Otherwise, I would have been dead!"


    Leigh smiled. "It''s nothing."


    "It might be peanuts for you, but for me, it''s equivalent to saving my life!" Still a bit weak, Luna was still


    rtively upbeat as she stared at Leigh with expectant eyes. "Leigh, my mom said that you''re my real


    cousin and that Ava has been chased out of the family!"


    This was the first news she got upon waking up!


    After confirming that it was true, she nearly fainted again.


    She loathed that ex-cousin!


    Ava, who she thought was crazy, kept going against her; yet, her parents, being the kind people that


    they were, reminded her to not stoop to Ava''s level.


    She could not bear to see her parents be broken-hearted over Ava, so she kept giving in to her and


    hoped that they would not fight.


    Even though she had been hiding from Ava, she still broke into her house and strangled her cat to


    death.


    At the recall of her cat, Luna became depressed again as she sniffled with teary eyes; she tried hard to


    divert her thoughts and stop thinking about it.


    As expected, a mother knew their daughter best.


    Jennifer, who saw Luna''s expression, knew that she must be thinking about her dead pet again, so she


    quickly changed the subject. "How are you feeling, Luna? Since Leigh came over personally to check


    up on you, you should properly thank her when you''re fully recovered!"


    "I will." Luna shifted her mood so as to stop having negative thoughts and save her family from worries.


    Trying to act as if everything was fine, she smiled at Leigh. "Leigh, I only just heard that you''re my


    cousin. When I heard that Ava wasn''t my real cousin, I nearly fainted out of joy!"


    "Really?" Leigh smiled. "Congrattions, then. Ava has been chased out of the family by your


    grandfather. You''ll never see her in the family ever again."


    "Wow! That''s great!" Luna was ted. "When I''m healed, I''m going to buy fireworks and celebrate at


    the seaside! Leigh, let''s go together!"


    Leigh nodded. "Sure."


    Having no grudges between them, Luna was different from Ava as she was pure hearted with honest


    eyes. She gave off afortable feeling that Leigh adored.


    "I''ll buy the fireworks for you as a way of apologizing." Austin patted Luna''s head. "I''m sorry. Thank God


    you''re fine. Otherwise… When you''ve recovered, you can punish me however you want. I''ll take it all."


    "What?" Luna smiled at him and continued, "It''s because of my weak body. If it was a normal person,


    this would only hurt for a few days. It''s my old injuries that got me into this state. This has nothing to do


    with you."


    "Nothing to do with him? Stopforting him, Luna." Justin hung his arm around Austin''s shoulder.


    "He isn''t gentlemanly at all. Even if your back was facing him and he couldn''t recognize you, he


    shouldn''t just throw a girl by her hair! And to think that it''s because of Ava! It''spletely unforgivable!


    When you''ve recovered, I''ll join you in beating him up!"


    "I''m not going to!" Luna made faces at him. "Austin treats me the best. You only treat me second best.


    That''s why I''m not going to gang up on him with you!"


    "How am I only the second best?" Justin clutched his chest in pain. "You''re too biased, Luna. It''s me


    who brings you out to y everytime. I also think of you whenever there''s good stuff to be shared. So,


    why am I number two?"


    "You''re right. You do bring me around more, but that''s only because Austin was working and you''re not!


    That''s why you could bring me out." Luna smiled. "While Austin was working himself to the bone, you''re


    out ying. And you have the cheek topare yourself to him!"


    She looked ot Austin. "Austin, punish him by moking him work overtime ond not opprove his off doys.


    This woy, he''ll stop fooling oround outside!"


    Austin nodded. "Greot plon."


    Justin replied ofter o moment of silence, "You two ore bullying me! But, it''s fine. I con bring Leigh next


    time… Leigh?"


    He looked ot Leigh pitifully.


    Even Leigh could tell thot the trio were very close ond she liked how they got olong. It wos o very


    reloxed ond beoutiful relotionship.


    Since she thought thot every close relotionship like this should be proised ond spurred on, she nodded.


    "Sure!"


    "I wont to go too!" Luno soid immediotely, "I like you o lot, Leigh! You''re my superhero, my idol! When


    I''m dischorged, I''ll bring you to the best spots in Dusktown! It''ll be my treot… Thot''s not right. It''ll be


    Austin ond Justin''s treot!"


    "Okoy! Let''s go together then!" Leigh replied while flipping through Luno''s heolth report.


    Seeing how well they were getting olong, Jennifer could finolly rest her uneosy heort. Brondon, who


    hod similor thoughts, hugged her by the shoulders ond potted her. As they looked ot eoch other, they


    sow relief in eoch other''s eyes.


    It wos just thot Leigh wos o bit… entric. It would be next to impossible to moke her return to the


    fomily, so they did not hold ony hope ot oll.


    However, os long os the younger generotion of their fomily could get olong with them, they believed


    thot they would form long-losting bonds in the future.


    Since they be close now, Leigh could monitor their doughter''s body onytime in theing doys.


    With thot, they did not hove to worry obout her condition onymore.


    Leigh finished reoding the report before she checked her heortbeot ogoin. Sonitizing her honds, she


    soid to Brondon ond Jennifer, "She''s very weok right now, so we con''t reolly nurse her bock to full


    heolth. When the wound in her lungs gets better ond she gets dischorged, I''ll do o checkup ogoin ond


    set onother oppointment to treot her."


    She looked at Austin. "Austin, punish him by making him work overtime and not approve his off days.


    This way, he''ll stop fooling around outside!"


    Austin nodded. "Great n."


    Justin replied after a moment of silence, "You two are bullying me! But, it''s fine. I can bring Leigh next


    time… Leigh?"


    He looked at Leigh pitifully.


    Even Leigh could tell that the trio were very close and she liked how they got along. It was a very


    rxed and beautiful rtionship.


    Since she thought that every close rtionship like this should be praised and spurred on, she nodded.


    "Sure!"


    "I want to go too!" Luna said immediately, "I like you a lot, Leigh! You''re my superhero, my idol! When


    I''m discharged, I''ll bring you to the best spots in Dusktown! It''ll be my treat… That''s not right. It''ll be


    Austin and Justin''s treat!"


    "Okay! Let''s go together then!" Leigh replied while flipping through Luna''s health report.


    Seeing how well they were getting along, Jennifer could finally rest her uneasy heart. Brandon, who


    had simr thoughts, hugged her by the shoulders and patted her. As they looked at each other, they


    saw relief in each other''s eyes.


    It was just that Leigh was a bit… entric. It would be next to impossible to make her return to the


    family, so they did not hold any hope at all.


    However, as long as the younger generation of their family could get along with them, they believed


    that they would form longsting bonds in the future.


    Since they became close now, Leigh could monitor their daughter''s body anytime in theing days.


    With that, they did not have to worry about her condition anymore.


    Leigh finished reading the report before she checked her heartbeat again. Sanitizing her hands, she


    said to Brandon and Jennifer, "She''s very weak right now, so we can''t really nurse her back to full


    health. When the wound in her lungs gets better and she gets discharged, I''ll do a checkup again and


    set another appointment to treat her." Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.