American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 138 Dalia

"Dahlia, why are you awake? Don't you want to sleep a little longer?"

Roy noticed a tear mark on Dalia's face, as if she had just cried.

After seeing Roy walk into the bedroom, Dalia immediately turned her head away as if nothing had happened, not wanting him to see her crying.

"Nothing, I just had a nightmare."

It turned out that he was awakened by a nightmare!

No wonder, what Dalia has experienced in the past few days is indeed very terrible, and it may be a lifelong psychological trauma.

Roy didn't have any good solution for this. Maybe he should find a psychologist for Dalia?

"It's okay, Dalia! This hotel is owned by FEA and should be one of the safest places in Los Angeles right now. You can stay here for a few days without worry..."

Before Roy could finish his words, Dalia suddenly rushed over and hugged him.

"Don't move! Just let me hold you like this! I, I need some sense of security!"

Dalia leaned on Roy's chest, her whole body almost completely pressed against his. At first, his body was a little stiff, but after a few seconds it softened.

Roy did not move, but just patted Dalia's back with his hand. Soon he felt the clothes on his chest were a little wet.

"My parents divorced when I was very young. At first, they fought fiercely for my custody, but it wasn't because they loved me. They just used me as a tool to attack each other. After a year-long custody battle, I was finally awarded to my mother. But she hated me very much and often said that whenever she saw me, she would think of my father. In the end, she sent me to an orphanage..."

Roy already knew this story when he watched the American version of "Ghost Water".

However, the feeling of watching a movie is different from listening to the person’s personal story, especially when the person is crying in my arms at this moment.

Perhaps because she herself had been caught in the rain, Dalia didn't want her daughter to get caught in the rain too. She has always tried her best to create the best living environment for Sisi.

Unfortunately, sometimes personal efforts cannot change anything, only the right choice can.

Presumably, these things had been weighing on Dalia's mind for a long time. She lacked someone to talk to, until she met Roy, and she had just almost faced death, she finally couldn't help but speak out her true feelings.

"Dalia, everything is in the past. All you have to do is seize the present moment. The future will definitely be better!"

In this situation, Roy could only say some comforting words to make Dalia happy.

Dalia raised her head, looked at Roy with tears in her eyes, and said what she had always wanted to say.

"Roy, if only I had met you earlier!"

If it had been earlier, I wouldn’t have come here yet!
"Maybe we have really met before. I once heard a saying that all encounters in the world are reunions after a long separation."

These words stunned Dalia. She was at her most emotional moment at the moment. Hearing such a poetic sentence, her heart was instantly filled with emotion.

"Yeah, maybe my meeting you is a reunion after a long separation, so you can save me every time!"

Dalia's eyes lit up and she began to believe that everything was fate.

Speaking of which, except for this time when Dalia was kidnapped because of Roy, Roy appeared and saved her twice before when she was in danger.

Under the influence of this psychology, coupled with her emotions, Dalia finally threw off the shackles in her heart.

"Roy, kiss me!"

Roy thought he had misheard at first, but when he saw Dalia closing her eyes and blushing, he knew that if he didn't do something, it would be unworthy of his identity as Aquaman.

He lowered his head and bit Dalia's soft lips. Their noses were pressed tightly together, and they could feel each other's breath. As a result, some tears that had not yet dried up landed on Roy's face.

This situation made Dalia and Roy burst out laughing.

"Roy, carry me out!"

It was not a good idea to be affectionate in front of a child, even though Cece was sound asleep.

So Roy carried Dalia in a princess hug to the living room of the suite and closed the bedroom door.

In fact, the sofa in the suite can be unfolded and used as a bed, which is convenient for family guests to rest. There are even blankets in the living room.

Dalia was shocked by Roy's positivity.

Although she was married, Dalia had never seen such a magnificent display of positive energy, and it frightened her.

"Wait a minute, how could this happen?"

However, judging from Dalia's somewhat panicked expression, she probably hasn't taken physiological studies for a long time, so it's normal for her to feel scared.

Tunnel excavation will indeed be very congested at the beginning, so a professional tunnel boring machine is needed to excavate.

However, long-term use of the tunnel boring machine can easily cause overheating, leading to mechanical failure or damage, so water is needed to cool it down.

While digging the tunnel, they accidentally dug up the groundwater.

"Roy, I finally understand why you want to have two girlfriends!"

Dalia looked at Roy breathlessly.

"So you're not angry now?"

Roy remembered that during the first game of the Santa Monica Cup qualifiers the night before, Dalia ran away after seeing Heather and Penny, and did not respond to Roy's calls and text messages.

"I'm not angry anymore. I just hope I have a sister who can help me share my burden!"

The scream was because the tunnel boring machine had started excavating the tunnel again, and the strong impact force was irresistible.

"So do you know you're wrong now? How dare you not reply to my text messages or answer my calls!"

"I was wrong! Forgive me, Roy!"

"You know you're wrong, right? Will you dare to do it again next time?"

"I won't do it again! Please, don't, don't, oh——"

[Ding! Received Dalia O'Connor's treasure chest! Open it?]

At this moment, Dalia's soul seemed to have arrived in heaven. She seemed to no longer be able to feel anything around her, and only that incomparable feeling remained.

Covering Dalia's body with a blanket, the wife looked like she was fished out of the water, which truly explained what it meant that women are made of water.

Ten minutes later, Dalia came back to her senses and looked at Roy with a dazed look.

"Roy, I just thought I was dead! It was like my soul left my body and went to heaven."

"Have you seen God?"

Dalia smiled.

"No, there's only a little pervert like you in heaven!"

"You little pervert, huh? Then I'll let you know how powerful a little pervert is!"

Roy was about to start the tunnel boring machine that was still in the tunnel to dig again when he heard Ceci's voice coming from the bedroom.

"Mom, where are you?"

It turned out that Ceci had woken up and was looking for her mother. Hearing her daughter's voice, Dalia immediately became nervous and looked at Roy with some apology.

"Roy, is that all for today?"

Roy was a little helpless. He didn't have enough fun, but he could only take out the tunnel boring machine and make a "bo" sound.

Dalia wanted to put her clothes back on, but because there was nothing blocking a certain part of her body, fluid kept leaking out and she couldn't stop it no matter what she did.

There was no other way, Dalia could only take her clothes and go into the bathroom to empty her body before putting on her clothes.

"Seth, Mommy's in the bathroom, she'll be right out!"

Hearing her mother's voice, Ceci in the bedroom stopped making noise.

Dalia went into the bedroom to coax the child. Roy got up and looked out the window. It was already bright outside.

It seems that it is impossible to have a second fight today. Roy thought about it and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

While taking a shower, Roy suddenly remembered that he still had several treasure chests that he hadn't opened. Why not open them now?
First up is Adela's Destiny Chest.

Regarding Adela, Roy felt that he should be able to get both the Conquest Chest and the Destiny Chest at the same time, but there was only one Destiny Chest. He felt that he was being treated unfairly by the system.

[Opening Adela's treasure chest of destiny...]

【Gain 3 spiritual attribute point! 】

【Gain 1 Willpower Attribute Point! 】

【Gain the special ability of Illusion! 】

As expected, Adela, who gave up her body and became a cyber succubus, did not get the physical attributes that Roy wanted most, but only spiritual attributes.

This 1 point of willpower attribute successfully brought Roy's willpower to 40 points.

And you can also get a special ability, so my luck is pretty good this time when unpacking the box.

Just as Roy was about to check Huanyu's ability, he suddenly heard another message from the system.

[The special abilities Shadow of Desire and Illusion of Desire can be merged. Do you want to merge them?]

Huh? Can special abilities be combined?
Of course, it’s about fusion!
【Fusion is successful! 】

[Special abilities Shadow of Desire and Illusion of Desire merge into the Desire Realm! ]

[Desire Realm: You are the embodiment of lust and original sin. You can completely control the desires of others and bring them pleasure or pain!
Passive ability, greatly increases charm, greatly expands the ability to collect lustful aura.

Active ability: You can now expand the Desire Field, affecting all creatures within a range.

It seems quite powerful. Compared with the original Shadow of Desire, the collection range and influence range have been expanded several times.

It would be fine if this ability was the realm of fear, but it would be a bit eye-catching if it unfolded into the realm of desire.

However, this did point Roy in a direction. If he could find other abilities related to fear, perhaps he could integrate and upgrade the Shadow of Fear.

Perhaps Adela's treasure chest had used up Roy's luck, and the next two treasure chests did not contain any special abilities or props.

[Opening Mahogany's treasure chest of destiny...]

【Gain 1 Strength Attribute Points! 】

【Gain 2 points of physical strength! 】

[Opening Dalia O'Connor's treasure chest of destiny...]

[Gain 1 agility attribute point! ]

【Gain 1 memory attribute point! 】

But overall, Roy is quite satisfied.

After taking a shower, Roy put on his clothes and came out of the bathroom. At this time, Dalia had just come out of the bedroom after coaxing her daughter.

"Roy, are you ready to go?"

Roy nodded.

"I'm going back to catch up on some sleep. By the way, Dalia, you don't have to go to work these few days. Cecilia's best not to go to the kindergarten either. Stay at the Dolphin Hotel to avoid retaliation."

Dalia hesitated.

"Wouldn't that be bad?"

"It's okay. The FEA is rich and powerful, so they don't care about such a small amount of money! Just think of it as winning a prize and getting a travel opportunity with free food and accommodation."

This explanation made Dalia laugh.

"Okay then, I'll stay at the Dolphin Hotel for the next few days. My daughter seems to be having some mental issues lately, so I can spend some quality time with her!"

"Does Ceci have psychological problems? Should she see a psychiatrist?"

Roy thought that he was more or less Ceci's stepfather, so he should still care about his daughter.

"It's probably not that serious yet. Maybe I haven't been spending enough time with her lately."

Dalia felt embarrassed to continue bothering Roy and quickly explained.

"That's good. How about a parting kiss?"

Roy tapped his lips, and Dalia kissed him sweetly.

At this moment, Dalia felt as if she was on her honeymoon, and a word came out of her mouth involuntarily.

"Come back soon, dear!"

"I will."

Roy tidied his clothes and returned to his suite 1208 humming a little tune.

Heather and Penny didn't know how long they waited last night, and they both fell asleep in the end.

This made Roy feel a little guilty, and he had to compensate the two girls.