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.

it was just a

out the items one by one and put them

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 back. She began to weep, her shoulders trembling. Grandpa had truly gone to great lengths for

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 of

Grandpa had left behind a considerable amount, including ten percent of the scattered

acquire this portion of shares, but little did he expect that they

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the Rowland family children was entitled to, she could now be regarded as a

didn't seem inclined to hand over what rightfully belonged

to rush. She could

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

also a small

company was located in Silvercreek and was engaged in the purchase

for some reason,

reason why Joshua had left this to

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

long forgotten about it. I don't have much time left,

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

return, she would discuss the matter

this thought crossed her mind, a knock came

Nicolas was back.

"Thea?" Nicolas called her name from outside the door. "I know you're in there. Come out. Let's have

moment

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

"Today. Because I have something of great importance to discuss

had no choice but to open the

if he had journeyed back in haste, with a sense of chill about him.

extremely self-restrained. For him to be in such

you believe it or not, Stephanie's accident has nothing to do with 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.

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