Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 744

Kathleen followed the directions and eventually found herself standing outside what she assumed was Madge's current residence. As she stood in front of the wrought-iron gate, she tilted her head back to take in the sight of the villa.

From the outside, the neighborhood seemed nothing special, but once inside, it was unexpectedly nice.

To think that even after ending up in such a small town, her sister could still find herself living in a villa.

A smirk crept across Kathleen's lips.

Her younger sister had always had a knack for being lucky. Even as a kid, whenever they visited a church, the old priest would come out, clasp his hands together, and proclaim Aberdeen to have a blessed destiny. Meanwhile, Kathleen would stand beside her, feeling utterly invisible.

At any event where Aberdeen Rodriguez was present, Kathleen might as well have been a ghost.

As she walked through the garden to the front door, Kathleen pressed the doorbell with a slight smile.

The door was answered by Norris. He had been preparing breakfast, thinking of making pancakes after hearing that the elders liked them. Just as he finished mixing the batter, the doorbell rang.

He opened the door to find a woman he didn't recognize, dressed in expensive clothes with an air of arrogance.

"Can I help you?" he asked.

Kathleen sized up the man before her. Tall enough, decent-looking, but his clothes screamed small-town. Just a plain, middle-aged man with no sense of style or charisma.

"You must be... Norris?" Kathleen ventured.

that's me. Who are you

married a man like

her scrutinizing gaze, the kind that made him feel both judged and uncomfortable. Before he could say

"Sister?"

...

sat on the couch, holding a cup of hot water that Madge had handed her. Madge smiled, “I remember

and weary. Without the luxury of wealth, her once lovely face would be marred by age spots and wrinkles. Yet here was Aberdeen, looking just like the girl Kathleen remembered. Twenty years had passed without a trace of hardship on her face.

mean she hadn't remembered any of

to the reports, Aberdeen had lost her memory and ended up

Lost her memory...

way to calm. She smiled and asked "Have you been

smiled warmly, "I've been good. You haven't changed

was such a lovely

seeing the confusion on Madge's face,

was a wild guess, but they thought you might have been abroad all this time. We just recently got word of you, and it feels like a miracle that we're all together again..." Kathleen's eyes glistened with tears as

pang of sorrow. Her parents had mentioned their search but had glossed over the hardships. It was the

eyes well up with guilt and sadness, Kathleen shifted the topic to Madge's childhood favorites — stamps

a great sister, losing you

Kathleen's remorse. "It's okay, sis. We're together now, that's what matters. You don't need to blame

than she could have hoped

comforting Kathleen, who was dabbing at her eyes, their

at the sight of