Lucas had been making a wild guess all along. Finally, he got to verify the truth with someone aware of the incident.

His mind was blown away the moment Susan unveiled the truth in front of him.

He cast a penetrating gaze at Ashlyn, sizing her up repetitively in disbelief because he couldn’t believe Ashlyn had grown up by her grandmother’s side in the village.

Nevertheless, everything made sense when he thought about it, especially regarding Ashlyn’s relationship with her grandmother. All of a sudden, Lucas felt a great sense of respect towards Susan the moment he figured out she was the one who had brought Ashlyn up since she was young.

“Grandma, thank you so much for everything you have done over the years.” Lucas leaned over and told her softly, “Ashlyn is an exceptional girl.”

Lucas was overjoyed because Ashlyn was the fifteen-year-old prodigy, the top scorer of the national exams he had been searching for all along.

Although Ashlyn was the center of their conversation, she remained silent throughout the session because they didn’t give her the chance to express her point of view.

Lucas did a great job peeling the skin off the apple without peeling off the flesh. He managed to peel it off in a flash as though it was a piece of cake for him.

He got up from his seat and diced the apple into bite-size chunks for Susan. In the end, he placed the diced apples on the plate and served it along with a tiny fork.

“Grandma, give it a try! These are McIntosh Red.” Lucas placed the plate of apples in front of Susan, urging her to try them.

himself in front of her, Susan was certain he was from a

couldn’t figure out the sort of relationship he had with his

was afraid Lucas would turn his back against Ashlyn someday

herself with a piece of apple, “Do

replied with a smile, “I have an older sister, a younger brother, and a

wasn’t aware of the slight change in Ashlyn’s expression the moment she heard that his

surprised because she wasn’t aware

siblings’ existence, she had never once seen her older

realized there were a lot of things about him

from Ashlyn. Hence, he shared, “My sister has been staying abroad with my parents all this while because she’s also in the field of

well. Hence,

body leaned against the couch in the ward, suggesting, “I don’t want to leave Grandma alone. You should get some rest in the lounge next door. I’ll stay back to keep an eye

like an instruction rather than a

sounded as though he was carrying out his

and Susan were taken aback by

get some rest. I don’t need anyone to look after me because

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