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Chapter 39 I Found My Ashes

Chapter 39 I Found My Ashes:

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My mother approached with a smile that was almost too sweet, and I noticed she was holding a small, gift-wrapped box in her hand. What kind of gift could she possibly be giving at this hour?

"Penelope, I know yeen feeling down lately. I heard you've also been eating less than usual, which is not good for you. Anna's been thoughtful, you know. She went to the auction and bought two sets of fine porcelain dinnerware."

"Take it away; I don't need it." Grandma's face was cold. I don't want anything from her."

"Penelope, just take a look," my mother insisted, pulling the porcelain set out of the box.

It was a beautiful set of blue-and-white dinnerware.

The porcelain was sietiple and elegant, with a white base and delicate blue floral designs.

But what caught my attention was not the flowers or birds, but the words written on it in the Auntari language.

Grandma asked, "What's this?"

"This is the very reason for this set to be incredibly valuable," my mother said excitedly. "It was created by two masters from different fields."

"Different field?" Grandma's eyes narrowed suspiciously

"Yes," my mother continued. "The pottery was made by a renowned ceramic artist, but the inscriptions on the pieces were copied by a famous calligrapher. These bowls are infused with divine power.

At the mention of divine, Grandma's expression changed slightly. "Really?"

to your spiritual practice, and she went through a lot to acquire this set. These are handcrafted by two of the finest artisans-people have been clamoring for them. Anna paid a high price. When you are using them to have your meal, you will definitely

the set for a moment before responding.

religious in her later years-almost to the point

though. The higher one's position, the more one fears death. She had everything- food, wealth, respect-but after Grandpa's passing, the shadow of

and medicine could only ease her illness for so long, so she turned to faith, praying for a way to

more willing to believe in spiritual matters than to dismiss them.

mother rubbed her hands together, then spoke carefully, "Actually, I came here today not

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discuss something with you. You see, Chloe is married now. She's part of the Boltons in the future, and I'm not worried about her. She grew up with Luke, and the Boltons are a strong family. But Anna..." She sighed. "Since Walter passed away, our family has

this point, both Grandma and

she chided, "If you're here for my shares, you're dreaming. I'd rather donate them to a charity

your granddaughter too? She's been suffering because of Chloe for years. You're telling me your heart is made of stone? I'm not asking you to favor Anna, but can't you at least treat them equally? I thought I had moved past the heartbreak of my failed relationship with Luke. Seeing him with Anna didn't affect me anymore, but now I realized that the pain inflicted by family

been unfair too? Back then, you believed Anna's word without question and accused Chloe. Tell me, who can prove Chloe pushed Anna into the water? Did you see it with

she would lie to us?

said, Anna is her biological

from that?"

Chloe accidentally pushed Anna. She just denied it to avoid blame. We need to be rational

now, and she would have everything she needs in the Boltons. Soon, Anna will be of marrying age, and I thought you might want to give her the shares so that she could be

mother. Even before Anna's marriage was yet to be arranged, she was already planning her

"What about

a villa worth 30 million, a luxury car and cash gifts,

would make sure we couldn't

arrangement

my mother had used the company's financial troubles as an excuse to reduce my dowry from 8.88 million to just 880,000. A shop in a prime location worth 10 million was swapped for a small, out-of-the-way shop in the suburbs worth just a million.

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