「妳考這什麼分數!?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAgZeWjr5sIu
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一百年前,父親的書房內,十六歲的葛蕾絲.懷特(Grace White)像做錯事的犯人,站在拜占庭風格的米色地毯上,被人審問。574Please respect copyright.PENANA09Kol34AZr
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「其它就算了,為什麼連英文都不及格?妳是在洛杉磯長大的,不是台北!」574Please respect copyright.PENANA3jMihuo8Mr
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她的父親,她那在學術界赫赫有名的父親──阿道夫.懷特(Adolph White),收到女兒成績單的當下,差點氣到中風,血壓估計和葛蕾絲的成績單一樣,都是紅字。574Please respect copyright.PENANAb4tX3x9b4o
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「洛杉磯才不會用那些字。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAe9WuT8YrFq
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葛蕾絲心想失算,自己每天守株待兔、打算攔截成績單,阿道夫卻私下聯絡學校,說成績單直接寄去他的研究室。果然,自己女兒在打什麼主意,父親都知道。574Please respect copyright.PENANAJezlIQlAuT
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「30名……班上才33個人,還有兩個生病缺考!」阿道夫繼續罵:「妳哥哥三年的排名加總,都沒這個數字大!」574Please respect copyright.PENANAdTg0YFe9iL
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聽到「哥哥」兩字,葛蕾絲理智斷裂。她不是乖乖挨罵的類型,葛蕾絲反問父親:「你為什麼只看那張紙?我拳擊比賽拿金牌,你也沒稱讚一句!」574Please respect copyright.PENANAtYkmVrno5p
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「我沒有反對妳玩社團,但妳的身分是學生,不是職業選手。」阿道夫再罵:「妳不讀書,以後能幹什麼?當隻宅在家的阿米巴原型蟲、等著嫁人?妳也沒男朋友!」574Please respect copyright.PENANALuwHxIbTE5
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真是夠了。葛蕾絲握拳,忍住揍人的衝動,回了句:「難怪媽會跟你離婚!」氣得走出書房,甩門離開。574Please respect copyright.PENANAsEkfSk8wdT
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「讀書讀書讀書……除了拿我跟哥哥比較,那老頭還會幹什麼!」574Please respect copyright.PENANAJbTRxKh738
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回到自己房間,葛蕾絲從床底下拿出工具箱,拆開今天一早寄來的包裹。書桌上有她自己畫的設計圖,葛蕾絲只瞄一眼,便把設計圖扔到旁邊,將包裹裡的木材拿出來,開始組裝。574Please respect copyright.PENANAO2eioNFrgs
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敲敲打打,一會兒用鐵鎚,一會兒用電鑽,還用鋸子慢慢割。葛蕾絲無師自通,年僅十六歲的她,廚藝、手作、木工、裁縫……什麼都會,儼然是個天才,就是不會讀書,也很討厭考試。574Please respect copyright.PENANA7WRpbBHczb
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雖然父親是大學教授,但葛蕾絲不懂,課本寫的東西可以幹嘛?唸到高中,也不見哪一科的課本有寫「如何修電腦」、「如何煮一桌好菜」,一點也不實用。574Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3ruJxCuKc
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與其花錢,葛蕾絲寧可自己動手。因為沒有放獎盃的櫃子,她自己買材料、畫設計圖,不必擔心尺寸不合、需求不合,什麼都自己來。574Please respect copyright.PENANADCLLPvFCIx
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「叩叩。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAlVhpK4vnf0
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聽見敲門聲,葛蕾絲停下動作,走去開門。站在外面的人,有跟她一樣的銀白色頭髮,也有跟父親一樣的琉璃色眼睛。574Please respect copyright.PENANAPEQlH1VmRv
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「幹嘛?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAJy2d4ViERn
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葛蕾絲的口氣沒有很好,也沒有很糟。她高中練拳擊,剪了一頭很短的頭髮,只比哥哥的頭髮長一點。574Please respect copyright.PENANAdvSB0kddzg
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「妳在做什麼?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAjKNWDEJi2Q
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里奧.懷特(Leo White)──她那剛滿十八歲的哥哥,雖然有一張好看的臉,卻總是沒表情,也不怎麼笑。574Please respect copyright.PENANAfX4yN1z0UI
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「我房間缺一個櫃子。」葛蕾絲再問一次:「你幹嘛?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAEHMbqXVNhA
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瞄了眼房裡的半成品,里奧告訴她:「聲音很大,我在念書。」574Please respect copyright.PENANA9L450mXHBy
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想起剛才和父親的對話,葛蕾絲莫名火大。574Please respect copyright.PENANAB3jY8x8PSZ
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「你不是有耳機?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAaFYIcq7Og3
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「……。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAVOdmm6QhYK
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「這些工具就是這樣,會發出聲音,很吵。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAewQH45nUTn
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葛蕾絲臉上寫著「你想怎樣」四個字。里奧沒有多說,默默走回自己房間,戴耳機,開音樂。574Please respect copyright.PENANAMXN7F6P1BV
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關起房門,葛蕾絲繼續忙。她拿著螺絲起子,一邊鎖螺絲一邊想哥哥的事。574Please respect copyright.PENANAkpoiaQCysw
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他們真的很不一樣。葛蕾絲不會讀書,里奧很會;葛蕾絲很愛講話,里奧不愛;葛蕾絲喜歡熱鬧,里奧討厭。要不是頭髮顏色,沒人相信他們是兄妹。574Please respect copyright.PENANAq27Hpwz4GA
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打從小,還住在洛杉磯時,他們就知道彼此性格南轅北轍,生活圈也不同。葛蕾絲記得:她常和一群男孩踢足球,那時候的里奧會提著小提琴盒,從球場旁走過去。就算對上眼,兄妹倆也不會打招呼。574Please respect copyright.PENANABaACcqVm2l
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他們關係沒有不好,無論葛蕾絲用什麼口氣說話,里奧都沒有反應,要吵也吵不起來。與其說兄妹,更像不熟的室友,各過各的日子。574Please respect copyright.PENANAXe63eW3m8H
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「店長,下班的卡我先打,這十五杯外送完,我就順路回家囉。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAJEIhKPtpZF
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基於對父親的報復,和在洛杉磯養成的個人主義,葛蕾絲高中畢業沒有升學。她做過很多工作,速食店、冰淇淋店、文具店、飲料店……原本都是打工,但她機靈、學習力強、反應快,不管在哪工作,兩個月後都會升職,變成組長或轉為正職。574Please respect copyright.PENANAKN0CHg9pok
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比起念書,工作快樂多了。雖然會遇到白目的客人,但不用考試、不用去學校,努力賺錢再開心花掉,葛蕾絲很喜歡這樣的生活。574Please respect copyright.PENANAEBliG2PqOY
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載著十五杯飲料、騎著自己買的摩托車,葛蕾絲發現這次外送的地點,是哥哥讀的大學。里奧在學校頗有名氣,因為他成績好、獎學金領不完,還有那張臉──葛蕾絲承認,她哥哥確實很帥。可惜啊,連朋友都沒有的人,當然也沒有女朋友。574Please respect copyright.PENANAoqKxw0ZaVx
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「久等了,你的十五杯飲料。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAVJFU3xRHwp
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抵達學校側門,幸好叫外送的不是里奧,是一個身高偏矮、骨架很小的男同學,五官很秀氣。574Please respect copyright.PENANAVzKd3BJlbi
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「謝謝。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAtiddQr26fp
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確認東西沒問題,男同學沒有離開,反而盯著葛蕾絲的臉。她覺得奇怪,開口問:「怎麼了嗎?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAZHXCEsUs8C
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那位同學歪頭。他有一雙漂亮的、灰色的眼睛,卻始終半開,還有淡淡的黑眼圈,一副想睡的臉,感覺很慵懶。574Please respect copyright.PENANAoSQcioju1Z
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「妳是里奧的妹妹嗎?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAA8f7aNJwC0
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葛蕾絲嚇一跳,但冷靜想,自己的髮色並不常見,聯想到里奧很正常。574Please respect copyright.PENANAyV5g4GqqTQ
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「你認識我哥?」葛蕾絲沒有否認,反問對方。574Please respect copyright.PENANAmmQJ5SyhkH
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「嗯。」灰眼睛的人點頭,「他是我朋友。」574Please respect copyright.PENANABXt9qU0p9s
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「他有朋友……!」574Please respect copyright.PENANA3eCdQkvMpT
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葛蕾絲不小心說出真心話。灰眼睛的人一聽,輕輕笑了兩聲,表示:「你們真的很不像。」574Please respect copyright.PENANARF3xW85BAL
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「除了頭髮顏色,我們沒有一個地方像。」574Please respect copyright.PENANABa0RtXhOZ0
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里奧的朋友,這種稀有亞種不能隨便錯過。葛蕾絲自我介紹:「我叫葛蕾絲,你呢?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAnJvCt4q2gr
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「『高宇維』。」灰眼睛的人停頓一秒,又說一次:「妳可以叫我高宇維。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAbwmLdAMZo7
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猶如平行線的兄妹,竟然因為高宇維出現交點。高宇維邀請葛蕾絲:「交誼廳離這不遠,要不要陪我聊聊?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAprzzcSSrk8
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「你的飲料……」574Please respect copyright.PENANAcToNCkCn5T
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「十五杯都是我的。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAOf4qUNQQqE
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葛蕾絲一愣,「你一個人喝十五杯?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAhn4QwusJMF
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高宇維不覺得奇怪,「走吧,我們去吹冷氣。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAKPZLgH4bnu
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說完,高宇維帶葛蕾絲,來到擺著沙發,還有一整面落地窗的交誼廳。他們挑一張沙發坐下,高宇維拿出吸管開喝,也分一杯給葛蕾絲。574Please respect copyright.PENANApSBPr6mjZ7
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「謝啦。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAxUEm83WYM5
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葛蕾絲舒服地靠著沙發。剛下班,她確實需要放鬆,沙發冷氣飲料,簡直絕配。574Please respect copyright.PENANATsbm5Fxp5x
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「里奧今天課很滿,應該沒空過來。」高宇維喝著紅茶說。574Please respect copyright.PENANABaNjJj7L8z
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「你們怎麼認識的?」葛蕾絲忍不住問。574Please respect copyright.PENANAyLsXiztVri
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「一堂無聊的通識課,和一份無聊的分組報告。」高宇維回想,「報告題目是……我忘了,好像和在地文化有關。我們去台中實地考察,莫名其妙就混熟了。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAa2rmB4ustF
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里奧跟人旅行的畫面……葛蕾絲好難想像。他哥哥左看右看,都不像有趣的旅伴。574Please respect copyright.PENANAkiLZE1PrvN
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「他很常提到妳。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAUXJfRib4lM
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高宇維突然迸出一句。葛蕾絲滿頭問號,「啊?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAgf1DMo8i2K
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「我們在台中吃了很多甜食,蛋糕、蛋捲、蛋塔……之類的。」高宇維說:「每吃一種,他的回饋都是『我妹做的比較好吃』。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAplUo1QHRXx
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「……!」574Please respect copyright.PENANAj4QvEbjvM6
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葛蕾絲睜大眼睛。不僅如此,高宇維還說:「看到健身房的專業教練,他也說『我妹比較厲害』、『我妹是全國冠軍』。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAf3ZBaIIgvs
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「……。」574Please respect copyright.PENANASdetfM9PwE
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「去很多地方、遇到任何狀況,他的開頭都是那幾句。」高宇維細數:「『這個我妹做過』、『這個我妹很擅長』、『我妹做的比較好』、『我妹一定知道怎麼辦』……他覺得妳很厲害。某種層面上,他其實很依賴妳。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAzk8qD7F05a
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「……。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAhtIRWTS0ux
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葛蕾絲驚訝到說不出話。574Please respect copyright.PENANAZrOi9DyyF7
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他的哥哥──那個很少講話、面無表情、各方面都很優秀的哥哥,竟然覺得她很厲害。574Please respect copyright.PENANAGNk4uhY9CV
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「我們幾乎不交談。」葛蕾絲感到愧疚,「『為什麼妳哥可以,妳就不行?』我爸的起手式都是這句。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAnh1lmHyIET
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「嗯,他知道。」高宇維正在喝第二杯,「他以為妳討厭他。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAp0sGFoT0gC
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「我沒有。」葛蕾絲澄清:「我們只是不熟,我也以為他瞧不起我。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAaUYVwrWAk3
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「沒這回事。」高宇維微笑,「他不擅長開話題。如果妳主動跟他說話,他會很高興。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAfvCeCn6PIJ
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葛蕾絲瞄了眼高宇維。這人雖然一臉沒睡飽,卻散發一股神秘的、古典的氣質。能跟里奧當朋友,果然不是凡人。574Please respect copyright.PENANApABjR995Jx
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閒話家常後,葛蕾絲和高宇維道別,一個人騎著摩托車。父親不在家,里奧在學校,葛蕾絲幫自己做了頓晚餐;但不到九點,她又餓了,正思考要煮什麼來吃,大門開啟,里奧背著書包走進來,兩人對上視線。574Please respect copyright.PENANA0QfnW78hR1
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「……。」574Please respect copyright.PENANArRgoL95CLC
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里奧和平常一樣,很快就把視線移開。葛蕾絲主動問:「你有吃晚餐嗎?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAxnbFfuiLx8
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里奧微愣。他回頭,葛蕾絲把好不容易留長的頭髮紮起來,走向流理臺。574Please respect copyright.PENANAjgIRlKuSxA
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「我要煮宵夜。」葛蕾絲問:「你要吃嗎?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAV4xRGSirOo
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「要。」里奧一秒回答,還點餐:「拉麵。」574Please respect copyright.PENANA6jAdqJrdn4
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「好啦好啦。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAzNumf279Nq
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葛蕾絲的動作很快,沒多久,兩碗足以登上美食雜誌的拉麵被端上桌。他們久違坐在一起吃飯,儘管里奧還是一號表情,但葛蕾絲感覺得出,他哥哥心情不錯。574Please respect copyright.PENANAAk3CEV0h9j
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「我今天遇到你朋友。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAtC6TUokTEI
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葛蕾絲負責開話題。里奧問她:「誰?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAOrg7tSkUaU
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「你不是只有一個朋友?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAbPEbgVWd9H
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葛蕾絲這話是無心的,但里奧聽了很受傷,澄清:「還有小提琴社的。」574Please respect copyright.PENANADUglzkFvbe
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葛蕾絲笑了笑,「名字是高宇維,一個人叫了十五杯飲料。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAANle9CT2kl
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里奧翻白眼。葛蕾絲覺得好有趣,原來哥哥有這種表情。574Please respect copyright.PENANADInHRMh6er
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「他每天都這樣。」里奧一臉無奈,「講也講不聽。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAA03mxQbsmE
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「每天!?」葛蕾絲驚呼:「不會得糖尿病嗎?」574Please respect copyright.PENANA29FCCeboex
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「……如果可以,他早就得了。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAMCPkeFBzpv
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葛蕾絲正要問什麼意思,里奧突然說:「妳不覺得他很像巨嬰嗎?」574Please respect copyright.PENANA6BQMPLDE6F
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「巨嬰???」葛蕾絲滿頭問號。574Please respect copyright.PENANAUXuZQPcJ3j
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「我跟他去台中,如果沒抓好,他會被夜市的人潮沖走。」里奧細數高宇維的荒謬事跡:「解不開打結的耳機、找不到公車站牌、衣服裡外穿反、吃不出貢丸和魚丸的差別……他能活這麼大,簡直是奇蹟。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAvEGRasVMRn
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「哈哈哈!」574Please respect copyright.PENANAgkKOcOlkpj
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高宇維的奇葩行徑,加上里奧的口氣和表情,葛蕾絲忍不住大笑。能當里奧的朋友,高宇維果然不是凡人。574Please respect copyright.PENANAsgmpjJw2lM
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和里奧一起吃飯,葛蕾絲發現:拋開無意義的顧慮後,她能用一種自在的方式和哥哥相處。里奧沒有想像中冷淡,和葛蕾絲一起時很放鬆,因為妹妹什麼都會──確實,某種層面上,他很依賴葛蕾絲。574Please respect copyright.PENANAXbJg4e0mvs
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「你最近有看到老爸嗎?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAwK8NQXjMAg
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餐後,里奧幫忙洗碗,葛蕾絲問起阿道夫的事。574Please respect copyright.PENANAFCazXmItAa
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「沒有。」里奧表示:「他似乎很忙。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAU20FlH3Kg6
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「忙到不用回家?已經兩個禮拜了耶!」574Please respect copyright.PENANAzhlasiTIqS
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葛蕾絲一說,洗好碗的里奧微愣,反問葛蕾絲:「這麼久?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAVhg2awwGdo
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「我前陣子都晚班。打烊後,我去夜市晃三圈、買東西吃,再加上洗澡、吹頭髮、滑手機……每天三點睡覺,我也沒見他回來。」葛蕾絲說:「我以為他白天會回家,晚上才出門。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAIETiI1JYCU
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「不,我白天也沒看到他。」里奧說:「我以為他晚上回家,白天出門。」574Please respect copyright.PENANAkkKOw9uLHG
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雖然稱不上感情好,但對方是父親,他們或多或少會擔心。574Please respect copyright.PENANAIiD1pW5lxa
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「依他那種性子,在路上被學生蓋布袋,也不是不可能。」葛蕾絲說。574Please respect copyright.PENANAuVXBsIQZXk
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「就算是,他也不會輸,爸可是跆拳道黑帶。」574Please respect copyright.PENANA5Emjf1iMhy
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他們試著聯絡,手機卻顯示通話失敗,訊息也都未讀。為了找線索,里奧和葛蕾絲來到父親的書房,葛蕾絲打開阿道夫的電腦,她不知道密碼,但思考三秒、輸入一串數字,竟然成功解鎖,里奧覺得不可思議。574Please respect copyright.PENANAu71bR1Yrzw
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「妳怎麼知道?」里奧問。574Please respect copyright.PENANAnQhIsovRN3
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「他這麼自戀,又懶得記這些東西,密碼一定是他考上哈佛那天,我太了解他了。」574Please respect copyright.PENANA1g357Q9LG7
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葛蕾絲點開阿道夫的信箱,收件匣很正常,但機靈的葛蕾絲點開「垃圾桶」,發現一封主旨奇怪的信件,寄件人寫著沒看過的名字:白絃。574Please respect copyright.PENANAraR8JIj2gJ
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「『奎茵博士(Dr. Quinn)的遺願』……這是什麼?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAmREyJm5Eq6
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兄妹倆互看一眼,隨後,葛蕾絲點開郵件。看完內容,里奧瞪大雙眼,難得露出緊張的表情,跟葛蕾絲說:「車借我,宇維有危險!」574Please respect copyright.PENANA8VoQabg1fc
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「……!?」574Please respect copyright.PENANAhqqKrG8IQ2
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雖然看不懂信件內容,但里奧這麼慌張,葛蕾絲知道事情不簡單,起身表示:「我也要去!」574Please respect copyright.PENANAxftUxjHGa6
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「葛蕾絲,這不干……!」574Please respect copyright.PENANAPv4pRau8cj
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「他今天分我一杯飲料。」葛蕾絲十分堅定,「高宇維也是我的朋友!」574Please respect copyright.PENANAlthd5n68mx
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「……。」574Please respect copyright.PENANACvAKdW8Jid
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里奧只猶豫一秒,隨後,他示意葛蕾絲跟上。兩人衝向電梯、直奔停車場,忘記關掉阿道夫的電腦,螢幕停在郵件內容,上面寫著:574Please respect copyright.PENANAGQIEi5bDoK
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致 阿道夫.懷特教授:574Please respect copyright.PENANAXE8DVBvbl1
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您好,我是奎茵博士的研究助理,我叫作白絃。574Please respect copyright.PENANAwQpeVR14Ip
很遺憾,如主旨所述,奎茵博士已經去世。博士曾經交代:如果她來不及完成,希望您能接手她的水果塔實驗。574Please respect copyright.PENANAouzsl3yWCG
然而,我根據博士留下的資料,已經獨自完成實驗,成功創造了「艾莉絲」。有關艾莉絲的後續研究,我獨自一人無法完成,希望能得到您的協助。574Please respect copyright.PENANAW3SEUurQhw
另外,我無法掌握一些水果塔的動向。紅心傑克、睡鼠、書蟲、瘋帽、笑臉、黛娜、三月兔──如果您有以上七位水果塔的消息,再麻煩您告訴我,我會將他們帶回艾莉絲身邊。574Please respect copyright.PENANAVMWOydi0jy
附件是我的聯絡方式,期待收到您的回覆,謝謝。574Please respect copyright.PENANAvdrhUTtlLD
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白絃(獅鷲)574Please respect copyright.PENANAAIisBPBE4I