The death of his mother plunged Haarlem’s life into endless darkness. Although sometimes his mother’s loving image would be like a lone star, bringing some light to him, the suspicion of his stepmother was like a huge black hole. Swallow him. At the time of his youthful rebellion, his behavior became more and more weird. He hid in a "tree house" all day to watch everything that happened around him: the changes in vegetation, the lives of neighbors, and even the cheating of friends could not escape his eyes and records. And what he is most concerned about is the stepmother's every move. He is eager to find out the true cause of his mother's death, or in other words, the evidence of the stepmother's murder of her mother. Haarlem's diary was discovered by his stepmother. During the dispute between the two, they had an unconventional relationship, and Haarlem left home.
When he arrived in Edinburgh, Haarlem felt at a loss and wandered all day alone on the roof. Inadvertently, he found a beautiful woman who looked exactly like his mother. He pursued her desperately and found that her name was Kate, the personnel director of a hotel. In order to create opportunities for contact with Kate, Haarlem applied for a handyman in the back kitchen of the hotel. Although the work was dirty and tiring, he was very interested in seeing Kate. At the same time, he also used his spying skills, in the bell tower, on the roof, outside the skylight, and even sneaked into the house to "pay attention" to Kate's life. Until one day, he discovered that Kate was having an affair with a married man, the hotel director Alasdair, and saw Kate's sadness and weeping after the man left. Haarlem's voyeurism was discovered by Alasdair, but Haarlem did not show any weakness and said that he would tell his wife and children about the affair. In order to take revenge on Haarlem, the dumb Alasdair chose to torture Kate crazily when he was peeping in Haarlem.
Soon, it was Haarlem’s 18th birthday, and Kate celebrated him with his friend Andy. After having a drink, Haarlem was taken home by Kate, who was distraught and sentimental. Facing Kate's temptation, Haarlem shied away in every possible way, and finally, the lust dissipated in the even breathing of the two. The next day, Haarlem, who was already a waiter at the front desk, was called into the room by a mysterious female guest. There, Haarlem saw Kate who was as shy as a girl, and the delayed passion of the two burst out in a more violent way. Kate decides to bid farewell to the life of a third party, and Alasdair, who is so angry, reveals the "secret" of Harlem's voyeurism. But Kate, who learned the truth, was moved by Haarlem's feelings of missing her mother. Not only did she forgive the "boy", she also put on the clothes of Haarlem's mother, which made Haarlem, who had suffered from the pain of thinking about her mother, couldn't help crying. At night, like a boy cuddling with his mother, leaning on Kate, he slept very sweetly.
When the two began to live happily, Haarlem's father and stepmother found him. It turned out that his father had a heavy debt due to business failure, and he hoped that Haarlem would agree to transfer the property to alleviate the crisis. Haarlem disagreed, and when the stepmother saw Kate, the sentence "You and Kate are like having a relationship with your mother" seriously angered the young man. He sneaked back to the country manor, kidnapped his stepmother, and threw her into the lake where her mother was drowned. He kept roaring: "I hate you, I hate you." Reason defeated emotion, and Haarlem finally saved her. The stepmother was raised, and the father also told the truth about the death of his mother: their marriage was in name only. The mother tried to end her life many times, and the father who had put in a lot of effort was tired of this endless torture. Finally, one day and night, After knowing that his wife took the medicine, he ignored his wife's throwing into the lake and committed suicide.
Relieving the demon of his mother's death, Haarlem knocked on Kate's door again, but at this time, Kate had a new lover. Haarlem said goodbye to this relationship calmly and relaxedly. He walked on the road, looking up at the roofs that had strayed past, and showed a bright smile
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