Gemma knew Ernest’s purpose of coming here -- he came here for Wendell. Although she couldn’t figure out what his purpose was, she knew it was the time for her to behave well.

Instantly, she smiled and said, “Ernest, I’m quite close to Uncle Wendell. Come one. Let me introduce you to him.”

Ernest agreed indifferently without speaking, picking up his glass.

The purpose that he brought Gemma here just because he wanted to know Wendell through her.

Seeing his action, Gemma was overjoyed. It seemed that she was helping him wholeheartedly tonight, Ernest must remember her kindness.

Immediately, she took Ernest’s arm gently and walked with him gracefully to the center of the hall.

“Uncle Wendell, happy birthday,” Gemma walked to Lord Wendell and congratulated him in a sweet tone.

Wendell saw Gemma and smiled dearly at her, his eyes full of surprise.

“Oh, Gemma, it’s you. I haven’t seen you for years. You’re so grown up and beautiful. I’m stunned! I almost couldn’t recognize you.”

Gemma blushed slightly. “Thank you, Uncle Wendell. You are way too exaggerated.”

“Uncle Wendell, I want to introduce someone to you,” she added.

Gemma turned to look at Ernest beside her, her eyes full of tenderness.

“Ha-ha... You are shy. I guess he’s your boyfriend, isn’t he?” said Wendell jokingly.

Then he looked towards Ernest. When seeing his face clearly, Wendell was in a daze instantly.

His expression changed dramatically and he asked in shock, “You... Are you...”

Ernest squinted slightly.

He was pretty certain that he hadn’t met Wendell before, but judging from Wendell’s expression, it seemed that Wendell knew him, or perhaps...

“Uncle Wendell, what’s wrong?” Gemma asked curiously after sensing something unusual.

kept looking at Ernest up and down. After

uttered his name

face from somewhere. He asked again, “Could you

frowned slightly, feeling quite surprised

be quite low-key, so even seldom people in City N knew

this Wendell know

in a deep voice, “My

the name, his expression exchanged dramatically. He looked quite

be her son. No wonder you

you know my mother? Were

Wendell was

breath tightened. Much to his surprise, he would meet someone who knew his

when he was quite young, and he didn’t have much impression of her. Even Georgia was unwilling to tell him anything, so Ernest almost didn’t know

very first time that he encountered someone who

looking at Ernest

Your mother is an excellent woman. It has always

he was looking

son when I’m still alive. That’s truly a surprise to me!” he said

as if he had

and it was also

that it was extremely incredible for

slightly, his eyes

about my mother’s disappearance. Don’t you know where she is all through

Hawkins family was quite famous in City N. Since his mother married into this family, a lot of people should know about it as

gone. Ernest wondered if there was any hidden

Looking at Ernest’s questioning eyes,

bygones be bygones. It’s not worth mentioning. Since we meet today, it’s

so obviously he was unwilling to continue chatting with

Wendell’s attitude made him believe that there must be some

of coming here today was to find

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