Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

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 a

She sorted out the items one by one and put them back, only to notice

raised. True to form, you've found it.] Thea's nose suddenly stung, and she could no

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

including ten percent of the scattered

been striving to acquire this portion of shares, but little did he expect that they would end

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to, she could now be regarded as

though, that the Rowland family didn't seem inclined to hand over what rightfully

She could take things one step at a

of coldness flashed across Thea's eyes. She set down the items in her

also a

was engaged in the

mine, but for

was a reason why Joshua had left this

small company, though it can't 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

long forgotten about it. I don't have much time left, Thea. You must take care of yourself. Don't make me worry e Thea took a deep breath and put everything

trip to Silvercreek first, to clear her head

her return, she would discuss

beautiful. Just as this thought crossed her mind, a knock

Nicolas was back.

For some inexplicable reason, an odd emotion was spreading within her. "Thea?" Nicolas called her name from outside the door. "I know you're in there. Come out. Let's have

for a moment before

voice flat and indifferent. "I'm sorry, I'm resting. If there's anything else, we can tal

something of great importance to discuss

but

door. He looked a bit fatigued, as if he had journeyed back in

to be in such a state, it must be Stephanie's

Stephanie's accident has nothing to do with me. I didn't anticipate such an accident, and I

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located the driver," Nicolas