She Became Rich After Divorce by Georgina Lane

Chapter 276: Watermelon Seeds

In the following three years, Eddie received Mr. Owen’s recommendation and pursued a doctoral degree in clinical medicine at a prestigious foreign medical school.

Upon returning to the country last year, he immediately assumed the position of Chief Surgeon at Hopedale Hospital. At just twenty-five years old, Eddie had outpaced others his age, making him stand out significantly.

Many admired Kate for having such an accomplished older brother, but they also looked down on her for not living up to his standards.

When she first saw her brother, Kate couldn’t hold back her tears. She choked up silently. She took a couple of steps back, feeling panicked. Her mind was filled with turmoil. What should she do now? Her brother had learned about this dreadful situation.

“Come here!” Eddie’s voice was gentle. With his handsome and scholarly appearance, he captivated countless female students outside the office. They thought he was so handsome and gentle. However, Kate was scared and raised her eyes to look at her brother. Her eyes were teary, and she was afraid of this side of Eddie.

She remembered this only happening once before. Back then, their parents had just passed away. She was so young that she felt bothered by her brother’s attempts to discipline her.

run away from home and ended up meeting a suspicious driver, who knocked her unconscious and left her in a dark and gloomy basement. The kidnappers were part

was already 1. 8 meters tall at the age of fifteen, while eleven-year-old Kate was about 1. 55 meters tall,

cold, and hungry, lying on a straw mattress that was crawling with cockroaches and centipedes. She regretted leaving home. The kidnappers mentioned that they would send her to a foreign

to move, tied up on that cold bed. She looked outside the window and prayed that it wouldn’t become daylight. She hoped for darkness, the first time she

darkness would always pass, and light would

was bundled up in a bag and thrown onto a ship. When Kate was in her most despairing moment, she suddenly saw the face of a

was dressed strangely, wearing clothing that looked old and didn’t match

had a pile of money, some fruits, and a large, shiny diamond ring with her. The little girl handed Kate the money, some fruit, and offered her

was, she thought it looked pretty but impractical. Without a second thought, she threw the

she pocketed the money with a serious demeanor, grabbed an apple, and roughly wiped it on her clothes. She took a big bite, savoring the fruit while

“I…”

to steal things just like me, and you got caught, right? Your luck is just really bad. I’ve stolen several times and never got caught,” the seven or eight-year-old girl said with a proud and confident expression, as if she had great faith in her thieving

I want to go back home.” Kate began to cry; she was starving. Even though she was watching the little girl eat the apple, she had an urge to snatch it from her. Fortunately, she managed to

pulled out a knife from her waist, helped Kate untie