"You know, Hanna, I have a fantastic idea for my novel right now. Do you remember that terrifying experience I had before, the one about the female corpse in the wall? I've decided to use that story as a blueprint to create a story in Eric's style, and then insert myself as the investigator."
As soon as Betty started talking about the novel she was going to write, she became unstoppable.
She was a member of Eric's "Fan Support Group," but she wasn't as infatuated with Eric as Hanna and the others.
On the contrary, she preferred Eric's works.
As someone who styled herself the "Queen of Detectives," Betty had tried every possible way to investigate Eric from the very beginning.
The more she investigated him, the more she discovered his various mysteries.
"Do you remember the room I used to live in?"
Without waiting for Hanna to speak, Betty continued excitedly, "The landlord of the room I lived in was named Usher. I'm calling this novel, written in Eric's style, 'The Fall of the House of Usher'! How about it? Doesn't it feel right?!"
"Cough, cough!"
Betty read out the words she had written to Hanna.
"Beyond the emptiness that follows a midnight awakening when sleep eludes me, the bitterness of ordinary life's struggles, the sudden terror of a veil falling away, I cannot compare the melancholy in my heart to any earthly emotion. My heart is cold, sinking, constantly churning, a sorrow that cannot be escaped grips my soul, and no imagined stimulus can distort it into a sublime feeling. What is the reason—I pause to ponder—what is the reason that I am so disheartened when I gaze upon this wall? What makes me feel that this apartment building is so unspeakably terrifying?!"
After reading the text, Betty said to Hanna, "How is it, Hanna? Isn't it even more unspeakably terrifying than what Eric writes?! I think these are the best and most evocative words, at least for now."
"I think it's okay!"
Hanna, on the other end of the phone, stammered for a long time before giving this evaluation.
"I think I did something stupid!"
To prevent Miss Betty, who was enthusiastic about being a "female detective," from talking about her novel again and reading her content she wasn't interested in, Hanna directly and plainly stated everything she wanted to say.
From giving Eric a small cake to Eric's failed kiss and her own depressed departure from the room, she felt like she wanted to die.
After listening to Hanna's narration, Betty thought for a moment and said, "So you think you did something stupid? You think you shouldn't have retreated like that, and should have just boldly kissed him? Or just told him directly, 'I like you, let's go on a date!'"
"Hmm, I don't know either. Maybe I wasn't ready, but I really don't want Eric to misunderstand. It would be terrible if he thought I was resisting him. I actually... actually don't dislike him, otherwise, I wouldn't have joined the support group and stayed by his side all this time."
Hanna spoke her true thoughts.
Betty sat cross-legged on the sofa, shifted to a comfortable position, and moved the phone from her left ear to her right ear, then said to Hanna, "So Eric was right, you're not ready yet. Or rather, you haven't matured yet. But I need to correct one thing, I'm different from you, I'm more mature!"
"But—"
Hanna wanted to say something more, but Betty directly interrupted her, "Speaking of which, regarding Eric's birthday, I know something very interesting. Do you want to know?"
"What?"
Hanna's interest was also piqued.
"His birthday is February 19th."
"I know that!"
"What I want to say isn't that, but that Clark Kent's birthday is also February 19th!"
Betty said mysteriously.
"I also found information from the Smallville Welfare Children's Foundation department before. The Kent couple registered with this organization, but information about the children they adopted has never been found."
After listening to Betty's account, Hanna thought for a moment and said, "That's normal, isn't it? After all, Eric wasn't adopted."
Hanna also had a considerable understanding of Eric's information.
After the Metropolis incident, everyone knew they were both aliens.
The difference was that their true identities were not widely known.
"Of course, Eric is an alien! But it's impossible for him to appear directly in the orphanage. How were he and Superman adopted by the Kent couple together? Why did Martha go to the child adoption agency, and who covered for them? General Zod always believed that only one small spaceship carrying one infant flew over, so how did the other alien infant come here?"
Hanna voiced her confusion.
"I... I don't know. Everything seems so complicated! Maybe we shouldn't be so concerned with Eric's privacy."
"This is the result of my research on Eric!"
"Detective Girl" Betty said triumphantly, "And regarding birthdays, since both Eric and Superman have birthdays on February 19th, this day has special significance for him. Because his opposing brother, Superman, who has always been against him, also celebrates his birthday on this day, so Hanna, you should be able to guess that his feelings are very complex!"
"That's why he doesn't like celebrating his birthday, and why he wasn't surprised by the birthday cake you bought! Hanna, your timing wasn't accurate."
Betty stated her guess.
Hanna, on the other end of the phone, immediately showed an expression of sudden realization.
She instantly felt grateful for her friend's intelligence and wisdom, and a little ashamed of herself.
She was supposedly a member of the "Eric Support Group," yet she was not as good as Betty, who was a "forced" member.
Hanna immediately felt that she was indeed very immature!
Meanwhile, Supergirl Kara, who had not appeared for a long time, finally showed up.
"This is truly!"
"What a jerk!"
Kara, in the university study room, was wearing a knitted cardigan, her dark long hair tied back.
Her delicate features were obscured by a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and her most striking feature, at one hundred and seventy centimeters tall, was her long legs.
Her long legs shifted position under the table.
Several years had passed since her first meeting with Eric and Clark at Kent Farm.
The once somewhat naive girl had now become a vibrant university student.
Frowning, her fingers constantly operated on her Apple laptop.
The website she was currently browsing was her school's internal forum.
Many students in the forum were discussing the scene that had occurred today.
Although the alien monster invasion ended in less than a day, the impression it left on people worldwide was extremely profound.
After all, Eric's unilateral beating of Kalibak and his transformation into black light to blast all the monsters into dust were filmed by the media (referring to Jimmy and Louise) and presented to the public.
Watching her classmates' discussions online, Kara curiously opened the media reports.
Although she had not appeared, she had always been concerned about Eric and Clark's situation.
Her adoptive parents hoped she would complete her studies, successfully graduate from university, and then find a job with her degree.
Even if it wasn't a high-level job, at least it would be like a girl's job.
Finally, she would marry and live out a woman's life.
This was her parents' only wish after witnessing Kara's superpowers.
But Kara did not like such a life.
It was only out of respect for her parents that she had chosen to be an ordinary girl all these years.
In reality, her heart had always been wild.
Especially regarding Eric's "dictatorial actions" over the years!
She truly hadn't expected that guy to dare to do such a thing!
If only she had known, she would have asked her future self, who came from the future, twice more about what happened in the future, and how Eric became a dictator ruling all of America.
With a curious look in her eyes, Kara opened the webpage that held such a great attraction for her.
The webpage documented the scene that occurred in front of the LexCorp building. Watching Kalibak being trampled under Eric's feet, her eyes widened.
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