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Chapter 96 A Stranger’s Kindness
If she could live, she wanted to have this baby.
“Oh dear, you’re an orphan? Do you have anywhere to go p>
She shook her head.
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“If you have nowhere else, you’re welcome to stay here, as long as you don’t mind my humble home. You poor child p>
Tatiana gave her a grateful smile, but the expression pulled at the wounds on her face. She winced in pain, tears welling in her eyes.
“You mustn’t get that wound wet. Just focus on resting and healing p>
Tatiana later learned the old woman’s name was Jaime. She was seventy years old and a scavenger. Having lost her husband early in life and her son later on, she lived alone, surviving by collecting scraps.
Jaime was poor, but she was incredibly kind to Tatiana, giving her almost everything she had.
Expired milk, stale bread, and a small, broken piece of chocolate–these were all things Jaime couldn’t bear to eat herself. She had saved them, and in saving them, they had all gone past their time.
Tatiana held the bread and milk, looking up at Jaime’s benevolent smile, and a tear suddenly fell.
After everything she had been through, she had so rarely encountered kindness that she was at a loss for how to react.
“Silly child, what are you crying for? Is the food no good? Just wait. After I sell these scraps, I’ll have money. I’ll buy you a chicken to help you get your strength back p>
She frantically shook her head. “No, no, please don’t trouble yourself, Grandma. This is more than enough p>
Afraid Jaime would be suspicious, she immediately began to eat. She swallowed the food along
with her tears.
She stayed, keeping Jaime company. While her face healed, she helped sort the scraps.
The wound couldn’t get wet. It was smeared with a cheap, greasy green ointment that looked sickening.
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Jaime wouldn’t let her go out, afraid she would be bullied. She insisted Tatiana stay inside and rest. She didn’t step outside the concrete room until the wounds had stopped oozing and begun
to scab over.
She now had only three days left of the ten Baron had given her. She had to do something.
Meanwhile, at the Jackson family’s old residence.
Jasper and Bianca had returned to the estate, as the patriarch was coming home from the hospital today. Everyone was hiding the news about Tatiana from the ol.
The old patriarch couldn’t stand the sight of this new granddaughter–in–law. He wouldn’t spare her so much as a glance, but he observed the minimum etiquette, having the butler present her with a stack of money.
But it was only money. He didn’t take a single sip of the tea Bianca served him. The message was
clear.
Bianca’s expression froze. Inwardly, she cursed the old fossil a thousand times over.
Jasper didn’t try to force his grandfather to accept Bianca. He simply guided her away from the old man.
Bianca was furious. She couldn’t stop a hurt expression from showing. “Jasper, does your grandfather… not like me p>
“He doesn’t like you. Don’t press the issue p>
Bianca’s face nearly contorted.
“Jasper, come to the study with me p>
Barry summoned his son to the study, leaving Bianca alone with Marilyn. Bianca put on a smile and moved closer. “Mother, let me keep you company p>
Marilyn’s expression was indifferent. “My throat is bothering me. We can talk another time p>
She was shut down with a single sentence.
Bianca suddenly realized this was nothing like the life she had imagined after marrying into a wealthy family. It wasn’t just the old patriarch; even the servants here looked at her with unfriendly eyes.
Her feeling was correct. The servants in the old residence were all long–timers who had worked there for half their lives. They had practically watched Tatiana grow up.
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They had seen her go from a little toddler chasing after Jasper to a stunning, graceful woman. When she finally married him, everyone in the household had been overjoyed.
Now, she had been replaced by this Ms. Lowell. None of them could accept it, though no one dared to say so. Bianca could only sit on the sofa, forcing a smile, feeling completely out of place and unwelcome.
In the study.
Barry cut straight to the point, ordering, “Process her death certificate p>
Jasper’s expression was flat. “She’s not dead p>
Barry’s face fell instantly. He slammed his hand on the desk. “Nonsense! How can you still be so stubborn when things are already at this point? You were the one who wanted the divorce, and now you’re the one ignoring your new wife to chase after a dead woman! Jasper, what in the world are you trying to do p>
Jasper was silent.
He didn’t know what he wanted either. There was just a voice in his head insisting that she wasn’t dead, that she couldn’t be. He refused to accept her death.
Finally, he gave a stiff reply. “This is my business.” He turned to leave.
“Jasper! I am your father! What is this attitude p>
He paused, his gaze turning cold. “Blood is the only thing that makes you my father. You have no right to order me around. And one more thing–control your people outside. If they don’t want to die, they should stay out of my sight p>
That last statement made Barry’s expression change dramatically, and a wave of guilt washed over him.
He had hidden it so well. How did Jasper know? This update is available on.net
He had clearly told that mother and son to be extremely careful and not expose themselves. How had they been found out?
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.