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.

petty. Her last name was Lawrence, not Edwards. These things wouldn’t be lost even if they were stored in

The car drove away.

leave with her grandfather, but George insisted on him staying for dinner so she had no choice but to stay temporarily and have

plates were exquisitely expensive. At a huge round table sat Layne in first place, George on his left side and

sit next to George as

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 to look at! Her mother has been dead for over a decade and now there is no relationship between

that they asked Cheyenne and Layne to stay

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

this tea as a thank you for taking care of Cheyenne all these years. Her mother died young and she’s such a

choked on her dumpling after hearing that statement, feeling disgusted

my granddaughter–in–law, it’s only

table. In the meantime, Malaya nudged Nora with her elbow while Layne was

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

slightly and asked in a low voice, “Why? Don’t

anymore but old Mr. Edwards is still one of the top artists out there. If he takes

artists including professors from renowned universities. If

this explanation from Malaya, Nora felt intrigued by this opportunity presented before

so many years, hoping to become a

these years, she was just average among

mocked by many

enter the Royal Academy of Arts? After

cute smile on her face and bowing to Layne respectfully, she said, “Grandpa, let me offer you a

was Malaya’s daughter as soon

they were carved out of the same mold. When it came to differences, Malaya was more experienced than Nora who still seemed naive and