Chapter 218

Lunch was soon ready, so Laura stopped arguing with Hanzel and led Pearl by her hand into the house, leaving Hanzel there looking annoyed.

At the dining table, Allan kept zoning out as he looked at Pearl’s familiar face. He finally spoke up, saying, “May I ask you a question?”

Pearl smiled and replied, “Your curiosity is showing. Go ahead, I’ll do my best to answer.”

Allan nodded. “What’s your father’s name?”

“My father…” Pearl’s mind briefly wandered before she answered, “Max Leighton.”

An awkward silence hung over the table.

by Allan’s lack of response, Pearl inquired further, “Is something wrong?

than that, Pearl. Do you remember your mother’s name?”

a moment, then said, “Beah.”

my dad?”

eyes welled up with tears. He wanted to say more but refrained, considering the presence of a child and Hanzel, to avoid making Pearl feel

nice name. I might have

Allan’s room. Both Allan and

“Pearl…”

understand the situation and

mother never mentioning any connection to the Jordans when she was alive. She had believed that her mother grew up in a normal family,

that, your mom is my sister, the only daughter

Master Jordan, who deeply loved his daughter, was concerned about her reputation being tarnished, so

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