Rebirth of the Villainous Female Boss
Chapter 1381 - Chapter 1381 Chapter 1353 Everyone Has a Mountain to Climb

Chapter 1381: Chapter 1353 Everyone Has a Mountain to Climb Chapter 1381: Chapter 1353 Everyone Has a Mountain to Climb Kiara waited patiently for Yuzo Joel to return before she finally went home after they had exchanged updates.

She had expected to come home to an angry Wendy, but to her surprise, upon pushing the door open, she saw Zoe feeding Wendy rice paste with a spoon.

Wendy, seeing her mother return, waved her little hands excitedly.

Kiara lifted her child into her arms and kissed her small face with a sense of guilt.

“I’m sorry, my dear, Mommy came back late because of work.”

Normally, Kiara would be separated from her child when she went to school, but if it lasted too long, Wendy would get upset. Then, the nanny would bring the child over to see Kiara. After all, the laboratory belonged to Yuzo Joel, and as the Junior Leader, she did have certain privileges.

Today was a special case, Kiara, in an effort to save Yayaka, had left early in the morning and didn’t return until it was dark. The time apart was a bit longer than usual, but she hadn’t expected her daughter to adapt so well.

“Edward gave her a call, and oddly enough, she cheered up after being grumpy at first. She played with Zoe all day, and after finishing all her breast milk, she seemed quite happy eating rice paste and fruit puree,” reported Isaac, summarizing the day’s events. Seeing her daughter’s smiling face, Kiara felt even more convinced of the child’s intelligence.

Perhaps, as Fox Cat had said, the gathering of Soul Particles varied in timing, and her daughter’s brain developed a bit earlier.

After chatting with Isaac for a while, Kiara took her child and went home. It wasn’t until nearly midnight that Mario Yuno came back from his overtime work.

Seeing that Kiara was still awake, the couple started discussing Arlong’s situation.

Arlong had returned a little earlier than Kiara, and the vacation time Mario Yuno could offer him was limited. Apparently, Arlong seemed a bit distracted back at the company, clearly troubled. After discussing with Kiara, Mario Yuno decided to not send Arlong on assignments for a while. They planned to keep him at the company until he was ready to move on.

“Ah, I was actually prepared for this,” Kiara sighed deeply. “It seems that man’s plans are no match for God’s, this incident proved that. Once it’s resolved, regardless of whether Yayaka recovers or not, I fear Arlong has already made up his mind.”

No one knows a brother better than his sister. Upon saving lives and seeing Arlong look at Flora Jim and the way he held her shoulders, Kiara understood everything.

That kid might say he hasn’t decided yet, but in his subconscious, he’s already planned out what he will do.

“We can only call it fate. There were so many chances before for Arlong to completely break it off with her, yet God gave them trials instead.”

At this point, it couldn’t be said that Kiara hadn’t done enough; it was just too coincidental.

If Kiara hadn’t stayed for that meal, simply giving advice, and if those people hadn’t shown up later, the issue would have been resolved.

Or perhaps, if it had ended when Arlong found out and the siblings had their heart-to-heart talk outside, it would have been dealt with as well.

Yet, at that moment, Yayaka had an accident.

“It all just happened to coincide.”

Mario Yuno pursed his lips. Even he, someone who had never studied psychology, knew that adversity sometimes turns into an opportunity.

Arlong and these sisters really had an entangled relationship, a tangled mess that was impossible to cut clean–every time they were about to part, something would happen.

Kiara massaged her temples with a worried expression, “Speaking with him now is pointless; men have this savior complex in their bones. He sees himself as her savior, and my interference would only be inappropriate, especially since there’s still someone…”

“So, what do you plan to do?”

“What about you, what would you do?” Kiara already had an idea, but she wanted to hear Mario Yuno’s opinion.

“They’re all adults; they can do whatever they want. Sometimes our forceful interventions just give them an excuse to be more eager to be together.”

They were on the same page.

That’s what Kiara thought as well.

“According to my analysis, Arlong and Flora Jim aren’t necessarily on the same wavelength; they’re together just based on mutual fondness. Once the heat of the moment cools and Yayaka is cured, without these obstacles, they’ll find it easier to see they’re not suitable for each other. Anyway, Arlong still has a few years before he reaches the marriage age set by his Workplace Organisation. If after those years, they still want to be together, then I–”

“Are you gonna put on smokey makeup, black lipstick, and style your hair like a frizzy explosion, dress up like a darkened female lead from a TV series and slam money on Flora Jim’s face?”

Kiara hit him, “Are you stupid?”

By then, doing all that would be meaningless. Instead, she preferred to tell everyone that Flora Jim was a person under Emma Clark’s protection. Anyone who dared to gossip behind her back should watch out for her retaliation. In short, when the time came, she would find the right opportunity to act.

In the end, Kiara chose to respect Arlong’s decision. The incident had come too abruptly, catching everyone off guard, and Yayaka’s illness was an unexpected boost for Arlong and Flora Jim. Kiara had watched it all unfold and didn’t want to meddle anymore. Out of consideration for Yayaka and it was time for Arlong to truly experience pain.

“Men always have to scale a mountain named Father, but the mountain Arlong has to climb is even taller and farther than Father; that mountain’s name is Emma Clark.” Mario Yuno spoke earnestly, “Daughter-in-law, do you regret it?”

This question carried deep significance.

It could be interpreted as wondering if she regretted the sacrifices she made for Arlong, or if she had any regrets about saving Yayaka.

Kiara pondered for a moment.

“No.”

She never regretted her actions.

“Climbing the mountain…” She mulled over Camden’s words and took a deep sigh.

“Yeah, we all have to climb several mountains in the process of growing up. I stand on this side of the mountain knowing what lies in Arlong’s future, but he can’t see it himself. He’s eager to climb, while I always want to shield him from the unpleasant ‘mountains’ of growth. But now, I see that the mountains that need to be climbed must be climbed, and the injuries that are meant to be endured must be faced.”

“Maybe, after scaling the mountain, the world seen isn’t much different from what the parents described; there might be disappointment, but even with an unfavorable outcome, the process of striving is attained. Only when he realizes that there are no more mountains to climb, will it dawn on him that he himself has become the mountain in someone else’s eyes.”

What Mario Yuno said was not just about the conflict between Kiara and Arlong, but also the universal conflict between countless children and their parents. In youthful arrogance, looking back at one’s growth only to realize that inadvertently, we’ve crossed that mountain and become the mountain in our children’s eyes. This cyclical nature is life itself.

“Yes, we are all the same. And am I not also climbing a mountain named Father?” Kiara finally let go of her worries.

What she needed to do now was to follow Yuzo Joel closely and learn how to treat such patients. Sooner or later, she would challenge herself just like Arlong, to climb the mountain named Yuzo Joel, to try, and to surpass.

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