Finding Stardust (Princess Of Akkadia)

Chapter 30 - Can You... Also Control Lightning?

Finally, Emma pretended not to hear Haoran's words just now and pointed to the application he had opened on his laptop. "What is that?"

"This is Darknet. This is where we can find anything we want. A lot of what you see here is not clean. You can find illegal substances to killers for hire," Haoran said.

He clicked on one tab in Darknet and entered some command. Not long after, he sent a photo of Emma's parents' portrait he had taken and wrote a few brief accounts of what he wanted.

"It's done. Now just wait for what Goose has to say," he said.

Emma looked at Haoran's screen hoping to see an immediate answer from the hacker, but there was no reply. "How long does it usually take for her to respond?"

"Depends. I don't know where she is. If she is in Asia, then at this hour, she would have gone to sleep and can't read my message right away. Remember, Asia is 6 hours ahead of us," Haoran explained.

Emma nodded. "I see. So we won't be able to know right away, will we?"

Haoran shook his head. "Not so fast. But I hope you can be patient."

"Of course," Emma said. She smiled for the first time that night. "Thank you, Haoran."

Haoran smiled back and shrugged.

"This is nothing." He then poured more tea for them, then drank his tea while crossing his legs in a relaxed manner. "Then, what is it that you want to tell me?"

Emma was silent for a moment hearing Haoran's question. This afternoon she had already decided to tell Haoran her secret. The young man was her first friend and he was the only person who was always kind to her.

Emma felt guilty for keeping the truth about herself from the young man. Besides, if she told him everything, Haoran would be able to better help her in finding her parents.

Finally, she sat facing Haoran and stared intently at the young man. "I can already remember some things about my parents. The last time I met them was 13 years ago and I forgot their faces for years. But after we arrived in Paris, my memory returned ..."

Haoran looked at Emma attentively, as if he didn't want to miss a word from her lips. "What did you remember?"

Emma answered in a low but firm voice. "My parents and I are not from earth. They are from a planet called Akkadia. It seems like they escaped from there and became stranded here. They left me and locked my memories so that I would grow up like a normal human, to protect me."

Haoran stared at Emma without blinking for a moment, before finally nodding. "I understand."

Emma frowned upon seeing his reaction. She did not understand. That is all? She did not expect Haoran to be so calm and non-judgmental. She had thought the young man would be shocked or doubt her.

"Aren't you surprised?" Emma asked in surprise. "Other people will have different reactions."

Hearing Emma's words, the corner of Haoran's lips curved slightly as if he was trying not to laugh. "I told you, don't think of me as other people."

"I ... don't understand," Emma said again. "How can you be so calm? Isn't this a shocking thing?"

"You're right," said Haoran. "I was astonished, but I already knew you were different when you spent the night here. That night, you had a nightmare and I heard you scream, so I went into the room to check on your situation. I was afraid you would sleepwalk again ..."

Emma widened her eyes at Haoran's words. She remembered that night she could not sleep well, but she did not remember having such a bad dream that she screamed. "Really ...? Sorry for making a scene..."