The Legendary Life of an American Superhero

a week later.

Lake and General Ross flew from Texas to the Quantico military base again.

"Remember to keep this a secret."

"……I know."

"I'm afraid you don't know."

"..."

When the plane was about to approach the Quantico base, General Ross unbuckled his seat belt, reached Lake's side, woke Lake, who was sleeping with his head covered, and said with a serious face.

Lake opened his mouth.

General Ross said, "That Rachel from The Sun."

Lake sighed and said, "Don't worry, I know what to say and what not to say."

Ross was expressionless: "There are other things I said."

Lake got up and looked at General Ross suspiciously. I don't know if it was an illusion. It seemed that at this moment, General Ross was offline, and his adoptive father Ross was online.

what the hell?

Lake thought for a while: "Other things should be gone, you mean Betty and that Dr. Banner?"

"I'm talking about you and Rachel."

"..."

Ross shook his head speechlessly and said to Lake: "When you were attacked in Texas, I already sent someone to take Skye and Rachel to the Quantico base for protection, and Karen already knew about Rachel's Something happened, she was very angry, but she was busy before, so I didn't tell you."

Lake's mouth widened: "Karen knows...what?"

"What do you say?"

Ross glanced at Lake: "Everything, there are still ten minutes to land, you think about it, how to comfort Karen, she is very sad."

Done.

Ross got up and was about to go to the cockpit to take a look, but he was muttering in his heart.

Know what?

good guy.

Isn't it about Rachel's pregnancy? Could it be that there are other little secrets hidden in this kid's heart?

Lake also looked at Rose's back, and his thoughts turned sharply.

Karen knows?

What?

Rachel is pregnant?

Lake knew this, after all, Ross had already said it when he arrived from Quantico, so Karen knew that Rachel was pregnant, which was expected.

But...you know?

Theron exposed?

Or was Emilia and his little padded jacket exposed too?

Inverse son?

That guy doesn't count. He has no place in his heart. When he is 21 years old, he kicks him out and lets him die on his own.

Lake's eyes flickered.

inside the cockpit.

Ross is on a satellite encrypted call with Karen.

soon.

ten minutes later.

The plane landed steadily at the rebuilt Quantico military base airport.

five minutes later.

Inside the hangar.

Lake lowered his head and pondered, always feeling that it was not very likely that Karen knew about Emilia and the little padded jacket.

but……

Lake looked at Ross, who turned his head to look at him from time to time, and seemed to have a mysterious smile, and always felt that there was a possibility.

at this time.

Rachel, who was not far away, looked at Lake who got off the plane, ran over and hugged Lake.

Lake came back to his senses.

not far away.

Skye also came over with Rachel's adopted daughter Josie.

Skye was not like Rachel, just smiled and greeted Lake.

Lake returned a smile.

"Are you OK."

"fine."

After Rachel let go of Lake, she said, I've been worried to death these days, and then directly offered her own kiss.

The corners of Skye's mouth twitched, and then she directly pulled Josie, who was staring at the side, and turned around.

Hey Hey hey.

There are two more minors here, so unrestrained, okay?

ten minutes later.

Base dormitory.

After Lake got out of the car, he hugged Karen, who was standing at the door waiting for him to come back, and then looked around at Karen with a guilty conscience: "Where's Betty?"

Put it this way.

Lake can turn time for Karen, but not necessarily for Rose.

Of course, this is just a metaphor.

Karen said: "Still in the lab, come in, I think we need to have a serious conversation."

Lake said, "I'm going to..."

Serious conversation.

This sounds familiar, why don't you go?

Karen interrupted directly: "It doesn't matter if you go later, Rachel, you take the two children to the backyard first."

Lake looked at Rachel.

Rachel made an apologetic mouth at Lake, and then shouted to Skye and Josie who were not far away, and took Skye and Josie into the house.

Lake and Karen followed.

"Sit down, son."

"……thanks."

Lake listened to Karen's direct and serious words after entering the room, his heart felt empty, and he could clearly perceive the sadness... and disappointment that Karen conveyed?

good guy.

Really exposed?

how come.

Impossible, I did a good job of keeping secrets.

"When did this happen."

"what."

Lake returned to his senses, looked at Karen who was sitting on the opposite sofa, turned from prosecutor Karen into a psychologist, and picked up Karen, who had spread out Lake and Betty's growth talk book, and raised her eyebrows: "You said Rachel , which is what we discovered when we traveled to Los Angeles."

Karen nodded: "Why didn't you say it?"

Lake's thoughts turned sharply: "I want to say it, but after returning from Los Angeles, this kind of thing came out. I originally wanted to bring Rachel back this Christmas."

I'm so smart.

"real?"

"certainly!"

Lake said to Karen: "I lied to Betty, and I can't lie to you."

Karen chuckled: "Okay, this is too much for you, so there's more, let's talk."

"and also?"

"Want me to tell?"

"Need not."

"What do you say."

Lake quickly waved his hand, looked at Karen's serious expression, hesitated for a while, and thought about it: "Catherine?"

never mind.

Anyway, sooner or later, I will bring it back to Karen to see.

Lake didn't tell Karen before because it was not in time. If it was exposed, it would also have an impact on Emilia. At least, if he brought it back at that time, it would undoubtedly turn the VAM consortium into a The private assets of the immortal royal family would not have gone so well.

Karen raised an eyebrow.

Something really happened.

Karen thought about the words her husband Ross called him on the satellite phone just now. She was thinking of blowing it up, but unexpectedly, it really exploded.

"Cough cough!"

Karen coughed and looked at Lake: "Go on."

Lake glanced suspiciously at Karen this time.

This time, he clearly captured Karen's nervousness, surprise and guilt for a second.

Shet.

Is this the quilt of care and chaos?

but……

Lake thought about it, and it didn't matter. He leaned on the sofa, spread out his hands, smiled and said, "Catherine is your granddaughter."

"puff!"

"..."

The lemonade Karen just drank spurted out: "What did you say?"

Jesus God.

She had heard something, she had thought Lake had a woman named Catherine, and it turned out, good guy.

Lake got up in concern and took out a few tissues from the coffee table and handed them to Karen.

He didn't want to cause Karen to choke on water and go to hell because of this. If he went to hell to clear the customs because of choking, it is estimated that Mephisto would also feel wronged.

Karen took the tissue and pointed to the sofa: "Sit down, make it clear to me, and start from the beginning."

Lake shrugged: "From the beginning, it is estimated that it will not be finished in a while."

talking.

Lake briefly talked about how he met Emilia in Budapest, then the birth of Catherine, and after that every time Lake went to Budapest over the years.

Karen interrupted: "It's that you lie to your sister every March that you travel to Europe?"

Lake nodded.

Karen covered her forehead, and looked at Lake, who was quietly doing such a big thing, in disbelief: "How old is it?"

"Fourteen, a year younger than Skye."

"Wow."

Karen wowed in surprise, and then seemed to think of something: "But, you don't seem to have been there this year or last year, why?"

I've been there.

Left a clone here.

Lake thought so in his heart, but he would definitely not say so, and said directly: "Amelia came over there at that time."

Karen nodded.

next second.

Karen looked at Lake again: "But, you never thought about telling me about this, when are you going to wait for me and Ross to die?"

This is a swear word.

Lake said quickly: "How come."

Karen said, "Oh, so when are you going to tell me, Lake, remember the coming-of-age note I gave you when you were sixteen, and when your sister was sixteen?"

Lake nodded.

"What's written on it?"

“Honesty is the best policy. Your family will always be your most trustworthy”

Honesty is the best policy, and your family will always be your most trustworthy person.

This is what Karen gave him as a gift when Lake was sixteen years old. If every family has a backbone, then Karen is undoubtedly the one.

Karen takes family very seriously. Maybe ordinary holidays, or even, for example, Karen's own birthday, she will not ask everyone to come back, but Thanksgiving, family reunion day, must come back.

"Then did you do it?"

"I'm very sorry."

Lake sincerely apologized to Karen, and then said, "Actually, at the beginning, I wanted to bring her back to see you, but there are some things I have to deal with."

Karen looked at the expression on Lake's face: "What about now?"

Lake said, "If you'd like to see them, I'd be happy to let them come over."

Karen didn't answer the question right away.

Her disappointment was only that Lake didn't tell her granddaughter Catherine's existence, not the crystallization of love that Lake silently and a foreign woman gave birth to.

Karen's education for Lake and Betty has always been similar to stocking, but the rope is always held in her hand.

Love is always unrestrained and unpredictable.

There are many federal people who have given birth to children and are not responsible. Are there still few things that get out of control after stealing the forbidden fruit?

Karen would be disappointed and furious if Laker said he never went to see his daughter.

Karen shook her head: "Are they still in Budapest?"

Lake nodded: "Amelia is still here, and Catherine is currently studying in the town of Fox, Washington State, in the federal state."

Karen: "..."