Fiancé Uncle 173

Chapter 173

[The present Emmalie strikes me as utterly unfamiliar. Thea, in Grandpa's absence, you must be more circumspect, observant, and cautious.]

Thea gingerly sealed the envelope. By the time she placed it back into the box, her face was already streaked with tears.

She opened the stack of photos. Most of them were snapshots of her and her grandfather, while some were family portraits.

One photo depicted her and Emmalie at the age of four. Both of them had eyes full of innocent naivete as they were causing a ruckus in Grandpa's garden.

When discovered, their grubby, mud-splattered faces were beaming with smiles.

Emmalie was still hiding behind Thea, and the two of them were grinning merrily at the camera.

Her gaze, however, wasn't drawn to their smiles but instead lingered on Emmalie's slightly chubby hand.

There was a ghastly scar on it.

Some long-buried memories from the recesses of her mind suddenly came flooding back.

One day, while everyone was asleep, Emmalie had sneaked into the kitchen, intent on showing off her culinary skills.

Coincidentally, the servant who was boiling water had left, and Emmalie Rowland ended up with a large burn scar on her

hand.

The following year, Thea was abducted and sold.

When she was retrieved, the once adorable and innocent Emmalie had undergone a drastic change in temperament. Her arms had also become incredibly fair, with no trace of the scar remaining.

Thea was suddenly intrigued. 'Could a scar as severe as that really vanish without a trace?'

Suspicion notwithstanding, without any evidence, she didn't dwell too deeply on it.

After all, when she was found, a DNA test had been specifically conducted, and Emmalie was indeed a child of the Rowland family.

was just

put them back,

enough, upon opening it, there was a note inside: [As expected of the child I raised. True to form, you've found it.] Thea's nose suddenly stung, and she could no longer hold

had long anticipated that after his passing, the members of the Rowland family would surely vie for this box. So, he had only placed some worthless items

amount, including ten percent of the scattered shares of the

to acquire this portion of shares, but little did he expect that they would end up in Thea's

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Rowland family children was entitled to, she could now be regarded as a minor shareholder with

the Rowland family didn't seem

there was no need to rush. She could take things one

eyes. She set down the

there was also

and was engaged in the

promising raw stone mine, but for some reason, its production

Joshua had left this

rival the Rowland Group, should suffice to provide for your livelihood in the future. Thea, I'm old. I can't offer you anything else, nor can I sway others' opinions. All I can do is strive to secure a worry-free life for you in the future. If you ever do break away from the Rowland family, these things will serve as

need to worry about that small company. It's your grandmother's property. She passed away early, and no one paid it any attention. Perhaps they've long forgotten about it. I don't have much time left,

to make a trip to Silvercreek first, to clear her head

she would discuss the matter of divorce

crossed her

Nicolas was back.

spreading within her. "Thea?" Nicolas called her name from outside

moment

indifferent. "I'm sorry,

remained insistent. "Today. Because I have something

no choice but to open

he had journeyed back in haste, with a sense of chill

in such a state, it

me. I didn't anticipate such an accident, and I don't want to offer any lame excuses. I simply want to clarify things to you. If you don't believe me, yo

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located the driver," Nicolas

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