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.
that it is a fake again.” Karen continued to taunt, and Gloria’s face looked pale this time.
you?” Nicole’s third uncle could not bear to hear it
then relented after Nicole’s third
almost ready. Please take your seat.” Mr. Riddle Sr. did not want to hear
serving food, Nicole’s third aunt looked at Nicole with tender eyes. “Nicole just turned eighteen this year, right? Are
nodded. “Yeah, eleventh grade.”
to Royal Creek Institute, you will become a
Not any Tom, Dick, and Harry can
you talk like this, Karen?” Nicole’s third
am just telling the truth,” Karen said as he glanced toward 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
darkened a little as Karen was so mean that her words
and could not find a word to respond. They felt indebted to Nicole and
at Nicole in silence and felt sorry for his
frowned at his eldest son. “Damien, what do
that for the sake of the Riddle family’s reputation, Mr. Riddle Sr. would want
the education standard was average. Even if Mr. Ellison lets her in, her
earlier, but she shared the same thinking as Karen.
going to be a star in the future. If people found out that her daughter had a country sister at school, she
his wife objected to it, Damien fell into
not help