Chapter 427

"Madam, you've got the wrong person."

Sophia whispered, not turning around as she tried to gently dislodge the woman's hand from her clothing.

But Renata wouldn't let go; her withered fingers still clung tightly to the hem of Sophia's clothes, her voice quivering with a hint of a cry, "Grandma hasn't made a mistake. Sophia, you're my Yoli. Yoli, don't be mad at Grandma. Turn around and look at me, will you?"

The pleading tone almost brought tears to Sophia's eyes.

In the end, she couldn't bear to upset Renata and turned to look at her, softly saying, "Grandma, I'm not angry."

Her comforting tone instantly put a smile on Renata's face. Holding Sophia's hands, her eyes were tearful, but her voice was filled with relief, "My Yoli is still the understanding and kind-hearted girl she was as a child, that's wonderful."

Sophia didn't quite know how to respond to that, so she just offered an awkward smile.

Louis wasn't too fazed by Renata's words; ever since her dementia worsened, she's always been mixing things up, confusing one person for another, babbling on, with few moments of clarity.

He was just surprised at Renata's fondness for Sophia and gave her a glance.

Marian, who had less interaction with Renata, wasn't sure how far gone her dementia was, but this was the first time she saw Renata so clearly and directly mistaking Sophia for Yolanda, from her gaze to her body language, she treated Sophia entirely as Yolanda.

Marian's frown deepened as she recalled the absent look on Sophia's face when she first saw her bracelet; she looked at Sophia with confusion.

Sophia was trying to persuade Renata to go back.

kid, shaking her head and refusing to leave, wanting

home and not to wander off, causing trouble for her mother. She had stuck her head out into the corridor to peek out occasionally. Yet when she saw her grandmother holding onto her mother's hand, asking her to come home-the sense of impending loss made her forget her father's words, and she

clutched a small doll

drew Louis and

was taken aback by the girl's familiar

to Marian's confusion, prompting her to look at Renata, who had already crouched down to Theresa's level with a puzzled look in her eyes. "How

already turned around by then and squatted down, opening her arms to Theresa and

"Just now."

Sophia's embrace, but couldn't help glancing

this old

lost in the park that day, when her mother had promised to accompany her back

take the granny home first-but now the granny seemed intent on taking her mother

hand involuntarily tightened around Sophia's sleeve; afraid that her mother would leave with

reassuringly and taught

surprise, Theresa stubbornly shook her head and gripped even tighter. Sophia felt confused and softly

bit, but she said nothing, just opening her arms wanting

into an embrace, nuzzled her cheek, and whispered words of comfort, "Don't be afraid,

in a daze. Her eyes shifted from wariness to confusion and then, upon

she was lost in thought, observing Theresa and Sophia,

Louis, "Mr. Frost, I need to tend to my little one, so I can't entertain you any

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