She Became Rich After Divorce by Georgina Lane

Chapter 28: Stepmother Suddenly Becomes Passionate

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Looking back now, that missing toy that Selah talked about was probably the pair of jade lions. Selah saw them as especially important and when they went missing, she was upset for days.

George felt shocked at this memory and his wrist shook unconsciously while pouring tea. He didn’t even notice the scalding hot water spilling onto his handback.

George’s peripheral vision scanned Malaya wondering how she managed to take the jade lions from Selah. He knew that Malaya and Selah had never given each other presents. The only possibility was that Malaya stole them from Selah.

The thought nade George feel sick, but he couldn’t bring himself to ask. After all, family secrets were meant to be kept hidden.

Layne was a shrewd person and could tell from their reactions that something was off.

Layne decided to let it go and make a new pair for Cheyenne when he had time.

To ease the tension in the room, Malaya put on her role as a dutiful wife and mother, warmly greeting Layne, “Mr. Edwards, you must be hungry since you came so early in the morning.”

“I’ll go to the kitchen and give some instructions,” she said, getting up and walking towards the kitchen as if escaping.

Cheyenne was about to say that it wasn’t necessary, but Malaya had walked away. She couldn’t help but furrow her brows. ‘Is Malaya trying to please my grandfather?”

After about half an hour, all the valuable antiques were finally loaded onto the car. George watched as they were secured and gave an embarrassed smile.

lost even if they were stored in the Lawrence Villa. He didn’t understand why she

The car drove away.

wanted to leave with her grandfather, but George insisted on him staying for dinner so she had

European decoration style; even the plates were exquisitely expensive. At a huge round

sit next to George

staring at Cheyenne with disgust, but the latter didn’t seem to care. She even flashed a sweet smile at Nora, which only made Nora more angry and think indignantly, ‘With old Mr. Edwards backing her up, it’s no wonder she is so smug today. She’s just annoying

was really strange that they asked Cheyenne and Layne to

was wondering about their motives, Malaya lifted her cup of tea and offered it to old Mr.

care of Cheyenne all these years. Her

hearing that statement,

is my granddaughter–in–law, it’s only natural for me to take care of her.

the cup back on the table. In the meantime, Malaya nudged Nora with her elbow while Layne was talking to

in close to Nora’s ear, she whispered softly, “You should get up and offer a toast to

in a low voice, “Why? Don’t I have my

Mr. Edwards is still one of the top artists out there. If he takes you under his wing as an apprentice and teaches you painting skills, then getting into prestigious schools won’t be an issue

old Mr. Edwards had quite a reputation in painting circles; he even knew some foreign artists including professors from renowned universities. If Nora could

from Malaya, Nora felt intrigued

had been practicing her painting skills for so many years, hoping to become a famous artist

years, she was just

mocked by

recommendation, couldn’t she take a shortcut and directly enter the Royal Academy of

cute smile on her face and bowing to Layne respectfully, she said, “Grandpa, let me offer you a cup of tea. I wish you good

Nora was Malaya’s daughter as soon

all, they looked like they were carved out of the same mold. When it came to differences, Malaya was