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

one by one and put them back, only to notice

form, you've found it.] Thea's nose suddenly stung, and she could no longer hold back. She began to weep, her shoulders trembling. Grandpa had truly gone to

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

including ten percent

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

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to, she could now be regarded as a minor shareholder with some say in the Rowland

Rowland family didn't seem inclined to hand over

was no need to rush. She could take things one step at a

flashed across Thea's eyes. She set down the items in her hand and continued

there was also a small

was engaged in

had a promising raw stone mine, but for some reason, its production output

reason why Joshua had

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

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, Thea. You must take care

trip to Silvercreek first, to clear her head a

discuss the matter of divorce with

this thought crossed

Nicolas was back.

reason, an odd emotion was spreading within her. "Thea?" Nicolas called her name from outside the door. "I know

hesitated for a moment

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

something of

no choice but to

was standing right at the door. He looked a bit fatigued, as if he had journeyed back in haste, with a sense of chill about him. She could also

had always been extremely self-restrained. For him to be in such a

didn't anticipate such an accident,

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already located the driver," Nicolas