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

sorted out the items one by one and put them back,

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

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 on

behind a considerable amount, including

had been striving to acquire this portion of shares, but little did

1/3

<

Nov

to, she could now be regarded

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

was no need to rush. She could

She set

there was also a

Silvercreek and was engaged

mine, but for some reason, its production output wasn't

was a reason why Joshua

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

long forgotten about it. I don't have much time left, Thea. You must take care of yourself. Don't make

mind to make a trip

return, she would discuss the matter of

this thought crossed her mind,

Nicolas was back.

beat in panic. For some inexplicable reason, an odd emotion was spreading within her. "Thea?" Nicolas called her name from outside the

moment

and indifferent. "I'm sorry, I'm resting. If there's anything

remained insistent. "Today. Because I have something of great importance to

no choice but to

He looked a bit fatigued, as if he had journeyed back in haste, with a sense of chill about him. She could also detect the faint smell of nicotine

had always been extremely self-restrained. For him to be in such a state, it must be Stephanie's

he could utter a word, Thea spoke up first. "Whether you believe it or not, Stephanie's accident has nothing to do with me. I didn't anticipate such an accident, and

Chapter 173

located the