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

were in turmoil. She sorted out the items one by one and put them

to form, you've found it.] Thea's nose suddenly stung, and she could no longer hold back. She began to weep,

vie for this box. So, he

composed herself. Grandpa had left behind a considerable amount, including ten percent of the scattered shares of

portion of shares, but little did he expect that they would end

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children was entitled to, she could now be regarded

Rowland family didn't seem inclined to hand over what rightfully

there was no need to rush. She could

set down the items in

was also

in Silvercreek and was engaged in the purchase

for some

was a reason why Joshua had left

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

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 of yourself.

made up her mind to make a trip

her return, she would discuss

crossed her mind, a knock came at

Nicolas was back.

was spreading within her. "Thea?" Nicolas called her name from outside the door. "I know you're in there. Come out.

for a moment before

sorry, I'm

"Today. Because I have something of great importance to

had no choice but to open the

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

extremely self-restrained. For him to be in such

me. I didn't anticipate such an accident, and I don't want

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