The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 271 Fanny’s Backers

Fanny recounted somewhat apprehensively, “Dickson and I wanted to sell you off as quickly as we could, but that thing around your neck

was an eyesore.

“We couldn’t find a buyer. That sugilite pot glowed and had an

engraving on its back.”

The engraving was a single word, but it meant neither wealth nor good fortune. It was “soul”. No one would dare to acquire something

like that, much less keep it.

Shuddering, Fanny continued, “I had an elder in our village take a look at the thing around your neck. He told me it was made from something deep under the earth.

“He claimed that it was cursed and told us to get rid of it quickly. That

included getting rid of you too.

“Dickson and I abandoned you out of fear. We later sold the pendant

to Mr. Rathbone, a jewelry collector in Southdale.”

Mr. Rathbone, Southdale. Wynter stroked her chin as she considered

this information. “What about that landslide that year?”

“Dickson and I ran off after we swapped you with the Yates’ daughter,

Fanny said. Fear flashed in her eyes when she met Wynter’s gaze.”

the cause of the landslide.

we got to the town, we found out that no one died in

a few injured, but that

you were mistaken for the Yates’

away” away.”

where

course,” Fanny replied. She paused in hesitation and asked, “I mean,

brother?” Wynter’s eyes narrowed.

rescued from the cellar, he’s…” Fanny broke

dawned upon

tricked me! You don’t remember

you were young!”

didn’t deny this as she rose to her feet. True to her intelligence

with the help of Fanny’s story, she

that case, Ryan’s behavior earlier

to donate blood to each. other because their blood was too similar. That was why Wynter’s blood couldn’t be used for Elliot’s transfusion.

cells attacking the recipient’s lymphatic cells. This might result in serious complications and put the

she turned out to be a

wasn’t as if she hadn’t guessed it. She had a feeling

had her

Yates first kicked her out of their home, Wynter thought

that she and her family could thrive together,

only lead she had

memories were

first saw Fanny

finally

from seeing the