Chapter 11

Half an hour later, Sean drove them and arrived at grandpa’s place. 

 Mr. Riddle Sr. and his three sons- and daughters-in-law had already arrived. When they saw them entering, the second daughter-in-law, Karen, could not help but smile triumphantly. “Daniel, Gloria, have you two been very busy lately? You are making us wait.” 

“I am sorry, Karen. The traffic was a little bad today.” Gloria squeezed a smile. She would endure it all for Nicole’s sake. 

Nicole studied Karen with a frosty face and did not greet her. 

When Karen’s eyes met hers, Karen felt a chill run up her spine. Nicole was just a brat. What was she afraid of? 

Thinking of this, she scoffed and said, “So this is your child that had gone missing for years? She indeed looks a bit like her brothers. But have you done the DNA test? Don’t mix up again this time.” 

Hearing Karen open the old wounds of his parents, Sean frowned and said, “Aunt, what you said is a bit too much.” 

Leaving Nicole wandering outside all these years was Gloria’s deepest pain. So what Karen did was tantamount to adding salt to injury. 

“Sean.” Daniel shook his head at him, motioning him not to speak. 

Gloria put up with Karen’s jabs and let out a gentle smile. “Thank you for the reminder, Karen. But this time the police have compared the DNAs, and Nicole is our family member.” 

Gloria was timid, but her hand holding Nicole’s hand was powerful and made Nicole feel warm. 

raise someone else’s child for ten years only to find out that it is a fake again.” Karen continued

uncle could not bear to hear

only then relented after Nicole’s third uncle spoke.

ready. Please take your seat.” Mr. Riddle Sr. did not want to

tender eyes. “Nicole just turned eighteen this

nodded. “Yeah, eleventh

transfer to Royal Creek Institute, you will become a schoolmate of Ella,

any Tom, Dick, and Harry can enter Royal

you talk like this, Karen?” Nicole’s third aunt felt what Karen said was

 

Damien, Nicole’s eldest uncle. “Damien and his wife should know it better. Even if Dad and Mr. Ellison are old acquaintances, Mr. Ellison still set a high bar for our children. Nicole grew up in the countryside; the chances for her entering Royal Creek Institute

was so mean that her words were hurtful.

was so sad and could not find a word to respond. They felt indebted to Nicole and wanted to give her the best, but they could not

in silence and felt sorry for his granddaughter.

at his eldest son. “Damien, what do you

knew Mr. Riddle Sr. best. Knowing that for the sake of the Riddle family’s reputation, Mr. Riddle Sr. would want him

Karen has a point. Nicole came from the countryside where the education standard was average. Even if Mr. Ellison lets her in, her grades are not going to make it. It will only make the Riddle family look

not speak earlier, but she shared the same thinking as Karen.

the future. If people found out that her daughter had a country sister at school, she would be very ashamed of

that his wife objected to it, Damien fell into silence.

could not help but glance

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