My Mommy’s Brave Heart

Chapter 14

had lost all of her old connections. The only person who still wanted to protect her was her grandmother, but there was no way she would ask her grandmother to come to this place to be sad. Dew hid the scheming look in her eyes perfectly and sighed. “Oh, Adina. We really thought you were dead, which is why we also erected a tombstone for you. It’s right beside your twins’ tombstone. Ever since you left, Dad has been crying every day. When I told him yesterday that you were alive, he was ecstatic—” “Was he? Since he was so happy, why didn’t he come with you today to see me?” Adina mercilessly exposed Dew’s lies. Dew’s expression froze, but she quickly recovered and pretended that she still loved Adina as a sister. “Dad got so excited yesterday that his blood pressure spiked and he needed to go to the hospital this morning for a checkup. He was also worried that he wouldn’t be able to control his emotions when he saw you, which is why he didn’t come today. Once we’re done visiting the twins, I’ll bring you to the hospital to see Dad.” Adina showed no response to her words. She did not even bother replying. Even so, Dew did not find the situation awkward. She kept talking as she led the way, and soon, they entered the cemetery. But Dew did not linger around the main area. She turned to the side and said in a hushed voice, “Based on the rules of Sea City, premature babies are not allowed to be buried in the cemetery, but Dad pulled some strings and