Chapter 1121

Cornelia had once toyed with such a notion, but she’d shot it down before it even look full shape. When Alfredo dropped that bombshell, Cornelia’s mind went blank, speechless.

Alfredo kept going. Your grandpa Walter died young, and you’ve never seen his face. You guys don’t even have a single photo of him at home, right?

Cornelia didn’t respond. Alfredo was spot on. She’d never seen her grandpa, and there were no photos of him at home. All she knew about him were stories from her grandma.

Cornelia vaguely remembered that every time her grandma brought up her grandpa, her mood would turn sour. Hence, she gradually stopped broaching the topic.

Cornelia always thought her grandma felt grieved when talking about grandpa because he died young due to illness. So when she grew up, she hardly ever mentioned grandpa in front of grandma, and grandma rarely initiated any conversations about him either. Could there be some skeleton in the

closet?

Your dad Hawthorne and your uncle Robison were both raised single–handedly by your grandma. There’s no Walter.”

where did her dad come from?

out, “No way! Absolutely

said, “You’re smart. I think you’ve figured it out.”

Indeed, all the pieces seemed to fit if she thought about

ponder. He pulled out a report from behind, “This is a test report I had done after seeing you

coming out of left field, she was at a loss.

something only you and I know. I don’t want a third person to find out. Can you promise me that?”

Cornelia asked, Why?

on, “My brother, suffering from the loss of his wife and child, has been living like a zombie for decades. Now he’s finally found something else to hold onto, finally able to face the loss of his family. I don’t want him to know the

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