Chapter 2 Returning After Six Years, Mistaken for Her Own Son


Six years later, a plane from abroad touched down smoothly in Arizona. A woman dressed in a casual black ensemble and sporting a baseball cap disembarked. Though her face was obscured, her figure and presence were perhaps even more striking than those of a movie star.

What drew onlookers' eyes were the two children beside her. A cool-looking boy wearing sunglasses pushed a large suitcase on which sat the adorable Elisa, who was intently counting a handful of coins which were the proceeds of her earnings at the airport.

She charged five bucks for a photo, and ten for an interaction.

"I made a total of two hundred and sixty dollars!" Elisa carefully tucked the money into her little purse before looking up and exclaiming, "Harry, we can treat Mom and Mia Reed to a fancy dinner tonight!"

"In Arizona, the minimum cost for a fancy dinner per person is three hundred twenty dollars. If we two get half off, it'll take nine hundred sixty dollars for the four of us. Your money isn't enough," Harry replied coolly.

Her cheerful face instantly fell as she pouted, "When can I get rich? I want to eat fancy dinners every day!"

As they reached the exit, they spotted someone outside the fence holding up a large photo with a name written on it.

"Galatea!" Elisa squinted at the name on the picture, examined it closely, her brows furrowing, and turned to the woman, "Mom, that's you in the photo, isn't it?"

Galatea Hartley glanced at the photo and replied indifferently, "Yes, that's me."

Indeed, she was now known as Galatea, for Stellan had died six years ago in the delivery room.

The person tasked with picking them up overheard and hastened to say, "You must be Dr. Galatea! It's a pleasure to meet you; I'm here from Serenity Heights Medical Center."

meet you," Galatea responded with

photograph, frowned deeper, "Mom, you look so undernourished in this photo; it doesn't show off

remained unfazed; ever since the Storm family went bankrupt, she disliked having her picture taken. This was an old photo taken shortly after childbirth for her

natural beauty; she looks good no matter what!" Harry

greeter at the airport looked at the two kids and couldn't help but smile, "Dr.

replied, "Would you mind waiting a moment? I'll just

time, Dr. Galatea," the greeter

who had come pick up the kids, had been waiting outside the airport. She had been a nanny during her younger days with the Storm family. After the Storms went bankrupt and even Galatea's fiancé had taken off, it was only Mia who remained

had come through during the birth, begging the doctor to perform an emergency

she even had a chance to see him. Mrs. Marigold hated her, so she surely wouldn't have taken him

but finding her child was most important. "Mia!" The crisp call of Harry and Elisa snapped her out of her reverie, and she turned to see the now silver-haired Mia. "Mia, you've had

lovingly and said with a smile, "With such well-behaved and adorable kids, how could it be hard? Now, go on, Stellan, I'll take good care of Harry

back to the greeter with a soft smile, "Sorry for the

problem at all, Dr. Galatea, shall

into the car with the greeter, and as they drove off, she gazed out the window, feeling both familiar and estranged from the city after being away

hour into the drive, they pulled into Serenity Heights Medical

her resume and stood up promptly as she walked in, "The resume is impressive, but meeting you in person - truly,

flatter me too much," Galatea

position at the American Institute of Medical Research to decisively come back and contribute to our hometown's healthcare.

he thought; her choice to come to Serenity Heights Medical Center was purely personal - this

take you to meet your new colleagues in

staff wasn't complicated, and Galen took good

had planned a 'welcome-back' dinner for her tonight, but with so much to settle after returning to the

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