Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 251 Where’s the Daughter

The sky was gradually getting darker. Master Lu was sitting by the dining table enjoying his dinner.

He raised his eyes nonchalantly and glanced at the butler, “Any news on Mu Xue?”

“I got something.”

The butler scanned the area reluctantly, then leaned in, lowering his voice, “Mu Xue got into a car accident over ten years ago and was hospitalized. We thought she had left City A, but that’s not true. She had always been around. We focussed our search on different institutional units but never thought about the hospital.”

After a brief pause, the butler continued, “Mu Xue lived in comatose all these years, which is why we never found any expenses or travel records on her. We had been going in the wrong direction all this while, so it wasn’t a surprise that our efforts were in vain.”

Master Lu took a sip of the snow fungus and lotus soup before raising his head to peer at the butler fiercely.

“Stop explaining why we fail to find anything about Mu Xue. I don’t care about these, it’s all in the past. Does she have any family members? Where is my daughter?”

The butler let out a troubled expression.

“Speak!”

Master Lu bellowed at the butler angrily along with his furious glare.

After some moment, the butler said, “Perhaps Madam Mu Xue’s daughter had disappeared, or she’s passed away. We can’t find any trace of Madam Mu Xue’s daughter.”

Following that, the butler mopped the sweat on his forehead with the corner of his sleeves.

It was apparent to him that Master Lu was enraged from the grimness of his face!

“Not a thing about her? Dead? Disappeared?”

“Yes.”

“Sure?”

“Yes.”

hoping to get a different answer, but

questions started vehemently, but he quickly let his low spirits

delectable snow fungus and lotus soup tasted bland to him. Master Lu stood

Shi Family after all. How could Mu Xue and her daughter get away? After years of being bedridden,

but could not bring himself

he could do was heave a lamenting sigh before heading

the back, he looked remorseful

he was not brave enough all those years ago. If he had confronted ‘them’, he could have changed Mu Xue’s course and

this instance, Madam Liu brought out a freshly braised pig trotter from the kitchen. She placed the bowl

He looked heart-wrenchingly disheartened.

have put the two and two together but felt obligated to ask Master Lu

have some braised pig trotter.” She said in a

“Nah, I’m tired.”

was

doing fine just moments ago? What did you say to

on Master Lu, then directed the latter question

I did was tell the

while giving Madam Liu a look, beckoning her

butler’s gesture appeared to have flown over her

she smacked her thigh resentfully, “You! Why would pour salt

Master Lu tactfully as she spoke, “Master, don’t listen to the butler, let me tell you

I just

something burnt in the

wanted to press on, but the

into the kitchen doubtfully, sniffing the air like a bloodhound trying to

area thoroughly but could

and snapped at Madam Liu, “You troubler-maker! How dare you call me out

“Are you any better?”

master tell you to look into Madam Mu Xue’s daughter? Why did you tell him that you couldn’t find anything? Isn’t that

at the butler peevishly as she muttered under

you suppose I

pushing him, the

the truth, why must

break the news to him? Tell him that Mu Zhi is Madam Mu Xue’s daughter?

butler was at a loss! He bellowed at

do which would salvage the situation. Every option seemed to be

wasn’t an option,

Madam Liu did not look too surprised.

“What truth?”

and the butler was butting heads, a

them instantly zipped their mouths with a start, turning their gazes at the entrance of the

something you’re keeping from

not impressed. But due to his old age, he appeared to have lacked conviction as he articulated his

awkwardly, then said, Nothing at all, it… It’s just some trivial matters.

“What trivial matters?”

now seemed adamant to get to the

from the waist, saying, “Master, the butler is keeping it a secret from you because he’s

at what Madam Liu