Chapter 230

Upon hearing this, my tense nerves gradually relaxed!

Aunt Laura was right.

If it's not biological, who could do such a thing?

I helped Aunt Laura lie down on the bed, bent over to tuck her in. "How have you been feeling these days? Are you getting better?"

"Much better. The doctor said after another round of chemotherapy, I can focus on recuperating."

"That's good."

As I straightened up, Aunt Laura grabbed the silver pendant that had slipped out of my collar, carefully placed it back, and said, "Keep this silver pendant close to you. Don't let others see it."

I was slightly taken aback. "Why?"

Why would a piece of jewelry seem so secretive?

Aunt Laura's eyes flashed as she explained, "It's... very valuable. I'm afraid it might attract ill- intentioned people."

"Alright, I understand."

The color of this silver pendant was even more elusive than the two jade ornaments grandpa had prepared for the children.

could understand Aunt's

in and introduced, "Aunt, this is Mr. White. He will handle your

earlier. I may need to discuss

seemed uneasy. "Hello... you're obviously

and I are friends. This is just a

already discussed with him to

and relaxed

for me

subconsciously looked outside, wanting to find Bob, but found

He was gone.

of what he had said,

was absent-minded

people were angered they would either use nasty words or speak

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said, my parents had been too good

could I not be

the next moment, I thought of Mrs. Shaw, and how she

was treating Bethany just like how she would treat her biological

two voices were arguing-one saying yes, the other saying

I couldn't resist calling Bob. "Do you have time now?

angrily curse at me, but unexpectedly, he readily agreed, "You want to ask about your background, right? It's not something to discuss over the phone. Let's talk in

He mentioned "my background".

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