In the south of New York City, in the "Barridge Cafe" far away from Sean's residence.
The Asian espresso machine made a low hum, the aroma of coffee floated in the room, and the record player softly played lyrical songs.
Sean held Aaliyah's hand and walked to a corner near the wooden blinds where he could not easily be noticed.
Aaliyah was a little surprised to find a beautiful lady sitting there.
The woman must be in her thirties, and she was wearing a black dress.
The black skirt made the pearl necklace on her neckline look brighter, and the pearl necklace made her fair face look more delicate...
After seeing Sean, a bright smile appeared on Daisy's originally cold and distant face.
She stood up and took off the sunglasses she had been wearing, revealing a pair of smoky eyes.
So beautiful... Aaliya looked at the woman in front of her a little stupidly, who had more mature charm and calm aura than herself, and turned her eyes slightly: Brother's girlfriend? !
"Aaliyah!" Daisy walked out of her seat, held Aaliyah's thin face, and kissed her cheek gently, "She is indeed a treasure and a little beauty!"
Aaliyah smelled a faint scent of perfume, and her face turned red.
"Aaliyah, she is Daisy." Sean turned his head and introduced the blushing Aaliyah with a smile, "She helped me a lot when I first came to New York...
"Especially when it comes to finding you, Daisy did her best.
“Without her help, we might not be sitting together today.”
A slender black-gloved hand gently placed on the back of Sean's hand: "Sean, don't say that - the help you gave me is immeasurable."
In more than a month, Daisy seemed to become more beautiful.
Perhaps the biggest knot in her mind about Peter Rich had been solved. The sadness was no longer in her brows, and her complexion was getting better day by day.
For safety reasons, Sean originally did not plan to tell anyone in New York City about finding Aaliyah.
As an explorer, the fewer clues you have, the better.
However, Daisy is different.
She was trying her best to help her ally, so it would be unreasonable not to tell her the news.
Therefore, before meeting, Sean expressed a few things tactfully on the phone.
First, choose to meet somewhere where you won't meet anyone you know. Second, don't tell Bill about it.
After all, before Peter Rich re-entered the spirit ring, he reminded Sean that Bill was not worthy of trust.
He himself had a hunch that there was an evil secret hidden behind that man.
In the process of cooperation, Bill has been thinking of ways to encroach on the legacy Peter left for Daisy - the lonely woman has noticed that the other party seems to have evil intentions.
Bill has lost Daisy's trust.
In comparison, she believed more in Sean, who had selflessly helped her.
Therefore, when Sean proposed not to tell Bill about Aaliyah's return, Daisy agreed tacitly.
She has gradually been able to distinguish who is her friend and who is her enemy.
What follows will be a long chat. Sean orders a cup of Asian espresso for himself, milk and waffles for Aaliyah, who suffers from insomnia after drinking coffee, and begins to slowly tell Daisy about the "polished" story. The journey to find Aaliyah.
Aaliyah, who was slowly eating waffles on the side, discovered that her brother's identity as a "searcher" was hidden in his story.
In this shortened version of the story, he is just a reporter who goes deep into Ocean City with the help of his fellow Explorers.
Relying on perseverance and a little bit of luck, I finally found myself.
She nodded understandingly: "In order to ensure safety, explorers must hide their identities."
This is what Moonlight told her, one of the Seeker's rules.
Thinking of the moonlight and the appearance of her brother's new mask, Aaliyah's heart pounded——
She didn't know why, but she felt envious.
She wants to have a mask like that too!
However, Aaliyah knew that Sean would not accept her becoming a explorer.
Therefore, she did not tell her brother about this idea...
This troubled her a little.
After listening to Sean's story about the trip to Ocean City, Daisy sighed with relief and looked at Aaliyah and smiled.
"No matter how hard it is... you're back, right?"
Arya smiled back—she liked Daisy quite a bit.
Although it can be known from the feeling of Sean talking to her that they are not boyfriend and girlfriend, Aaliyah feels...
"Actually, Sean can think about it." The little poet narrowed his eyes slightly, "I want to remind Sean later."
“Although Daisy is older than Sean, she is very nice!
“And…it’s obvious that she likes Sean.
"But my brother thinks in a straight line and cannot sense Daisy's affection at all...
"I have to remind him!"
Aaliyah, who was rich in psychological activities, nodded to the side and approved of her judgment.
The sensitive Daisy suddenly remembered something, her heart sank slightly, and she asked: "We finally brought Aaliyah back, so Sean, what are your plans next?"
Sean came to the New Testament because he was looking for his sister. Now that his sister has been found, where will he go?
Will he follow his sister directly back to Leon?
if that is the case……
Daisy tried her best to hide her sudden sadness.
Sean took a sip of coffee and said, "I've been thinking about it for a long time..."
At this moment, Aaliyah also turned to look at Sean: She had not found a chance to ask Sean about his next plan in the past few days since she came back!
Aaliyah doesn't mind going back to Leon with Sean. After all, there is everything she is familiar with there.
However, he hopes to stay in a new contract with Sean.
Not only because New Testament is a bustling metropolis, there are many new things and many new friends...
Even more because, if she stayed in the New Testament, she might be able to convince Sean to become a explorer herself!
She looked at Sean with some expectation, and her brother slowly said:
"I think I'm still going to stay in New Testament."
"Really?" Daisy's eyes flashed and she sat upright slightly.
She really felt a little surprised.
Aaliyah was also a little happy to hear Sean say this: compared to going back, more new and interesting things will happen in the New Testament.
She's happy to be here.
Sean nodded: "I think I could start my career in New Testament - there's a more suitable environment here."
To Daisy it sounded like Sean was referring to his career as a journalist and author.
The deeper meaning of Sean is his career as a explorer.
Sean has been thinking about it these days, and he realizes that in the next era, he may face many challenges and dangers.
He wanted to accumulate enough strength before the storm came.
Have Ace level strength?
Build a team of your own?
Do you have certain financial resources and social influence?
In any case, when he is no longer a "nobody" and has gained a certain level of strength...
No matter how the future changes, the chances of him and his family and friends surviving will be greater because of his strength.
Therefore, he wants to stay in the New Testament and continue to hone, improve, and accumulate strength.
When Daisy and Aaliyah were both happy about Sean's decision, as the older brother, he continued:
“However, I have to send Aaliyah back to Green, our hometown first.
"Only when she returns to her hometown and lives with her father can I feel relieved."
