Chapter 23

Shaking her head, Rachel let out a sigh.

Then, she looked up at Floch and listened to him as he analyzed the situation. “No matter what, the most important thing now is to let our daughter be engaged to Matthew first.”

“What about the child Veronica conceived:” Tiffany asked.

The child in Veronica’s womb was Tiffany’s main concern as she feared that the existence of that child would be her greatest threat.

“Oh, my silly daughter,” Rachel said as a conspiratorial thought came across her mind. Then, she smiled. “Veronica is a person filled with pride and arrogance. If she finds out by then that you’re getting engaged to Matthew, do you still think she’ll be willing to give birth to the child? And besides, once you’re engaged to Matthew, it’s your decision whether the child could live past infancy even if she gives birth to the child.”

 

As she listened to Rachel’s words and analysis of the situation, Tiffany felt enlightened. The gloomy look on Tiffany’s face eventually disappeared, and she gave out a smile. “Mom, you’re the best!”

Once again, Tiffany hugged Rachel tightly, expressing the profound endearment in their mother-daughter bonding.

 

Ring…

The next day, the sun was bright, and the breeze was gentle. It was a lovely day to stay in bed. However, Veronica was woken up by the ringing sound of her mobile phone early in the morning. She grabbed her phone and saw that it was her adoptive mother calling. Then, she checked the time, only to realize it was already 8.30AM.

“Oh, sh*t! It’s already 8.30AM? How on earth did I oversleep?” She smacked her forehead and immediately answered the call. “Hi, Mom. Sorry I overslept and forgot to prepare a meal for you.” Veronica yawned, her hand rubbing her sleepy eyes as she said that.

At the same time, Daniella stated her request over the phone. “It’s okay. I have already eaten something. Anyway, the reason I’m calling is that I want you to bring

Xavier along with you when you come over later today.”

Upon hearing that, Veronica, who was still feeling slightly sleepy a while ago, instantly jolted awake. She immediately sat up. “Mom, Xavier needs to go to work. Besides, didn’t he pay a visit to the hospital yesterday? So, why would you want him to go over again today?”

that he is relatively free these

“But, Mom,”

any of your bluffs. If Xavier doesn’t come over today, then it means that you two

“Mom! You—”

because Daniella hung up the phone

held her phone in one hand while resting

with Xavier yesterday. How could I have the

and stared as the time passed little by little. Eventually, she took

was heard over the

laugh, feeling embarrassed. Her hands touched the thin

Xavier was good, she was slightly apologetic for troubling him twice

seemed to have guessed Veronica’s intention behind this ‘phone call. “You won’t give me a call if you don’t need my

be that your mom

mighty indeed-and not to mention,

and rubbed her hair. Then, she chuckled in a flattering yet

that, Xavier hung up the

Veronica was rather baffled. Huh? What

So, she lay back down on her bed, feeling sleepy. Initially, Veronica wanted to lie down for a while before getting up to get ready, but she ended up

and arrived at the

He thought Veronica was already there in the ward. When he arrived at the ward, Xavier knocked on the door, pushed

entered.

the ward when Xavier walked in. So, he put the items in his hand aside and took out his mobile phone. Just as he was about to give Veronica a call, he suddenly caught

The smile on the lady’s face was bright and innocent-looking as she spread her arms around Daniella and Tony’s shoulders. Although it was only an inadvertent glance, Xavier was surprised after he discovered that the young lady in the photo was actually

shown at the bottom right corner of the photo. This photo was taken a few months ago! But, how did Mr. and

the back of the photo. Family photo? Isn‘t Tiffany the Larsons‘ daughter? Why would she take

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