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.

his mind, he complained that Cheyenne was too petty. Her last name was Lawrence, not Edwards. These things wouldn’t be lost even if they were stored in the Lawrence Villa.

The car drove away.

dinner so she

were exquisitely expensive. At a huge round table sat

sit next to George as second

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 the Lawrence family and the

they asked Cheyenne and Layne to stay

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

taking care of Cheyenne all these years.

hearing that statement, feeling

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

a sip of his tea and placed the cup back on the table. In the meantime, Malaya nudged Nora with her elbow

whispered softly, “You should get up and offer a

and asked in a low voice, “Why?

Mr. Edwards is still one of

reputation in painting circles; he even knew some foreign artists including professors from renowned universities. If Nora could study under

this explanation from Malaya, Nora felt intrigued by

so many years, hoping to become

after all these years, she was just average among her classmates, even at

was mocked by many wealthy

old man’s recommendation, couldn’t she take a shortcut and directly enter the Royal Academy of Arts? After some simple consideration, Nora picked up the teacup in front of

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

knew that Nora was Malaya’s daughter as

same mold. When it came to differences, Malaya was more experienced than Nora who still