Chapter 154

Angeline was already happy when the doors opened.
Robert pressed his lips together. He turned back and saw Jesicca moving forward, smiling.
She lifted Yasmine from the electric car. Yasmine hugged Jessica’s legs tightly. She looked up and pretended to be shy, rubbing her plump little face affectionately against Jessica as she expressed her longing. Yasmine pointed at the Silver Petals. She told Jessica she liked flowers and had picked them out with Angeline that morning. She expected Jessica to enjoy it at first sight. Yasmine looked proud and sought Jessica’s praise.
The housekeepers came out to greet them. The group was laughing together.
“You’re so considerate of Jessica. I’m relieved,” said Robert gravely.
“But this is not your fault. I lost my daughter first. I gave the villains an opportunity. Without you… Jessica could not have escaped. She might not even be here anymore.”
Robert was sincere in saying those words. He had never shared them with anyone. The residents of Emmerson Village treated his daughter like an animal for breeding.
He felt that asking for prenatal care for a child there was impossible. He couldn’t forget the conjoined twins in his daughter’s womb. Jessica might have been long gone if she had given birth naturally in that cellar.
“Go take care of the business in Oceanford. Yasmine will be under my care,” Robert said.
“Once you’re done, come back here. We’ll have a good meal together as a family!”
His voice was gentle. It lacked the harshness he once had toward Angeline. Angeline bit her lip.
She responded, “Okay.”
Angeline hung up the phone. She wiped her tears away and took a deep breath. She then started the car and left.
Sherryn returned to her villa in Krontos. Her mind was filled with thoughts of Yasmine. She anxiously mentioned Angeline to Ned at dinner.
“Tell me the truth, Ned. Did something happen between you and Angeline during that time when you misunderstood her for drugging you?”
Sherryn grasped Ned’s hand and remarked, “If the child was conceived at that time, then Yasmine is part of our Fletcher family. We can’t just let our family wander outside!”
Sherryn’s heart melted. She thought of Yasmine, soft and polite, standing before her, saying, “Hello, Mrs. Fletcher.”
Yasmine was such a lovely girl, and Sherryn assumed she was her granddaughter.
“Mum, when Angeline fell down the stairs that year, I went to the hospital. I asked about it,” Ned finally revealed the truth.
“I also had someone check Angeline’s medical records. Angeline was pregnant with twins, but they were lost. I think Angeline might have adopted Yasmine due to the blow of losing her children.” “That’s impossible! Can’t you see how much Yasmine resembles Angeline?”
Sherryn clenched her fists tightly. She paced back and forth in the dining room.
“Let’s do a paternity test. We’ll know for sure. Contact Angeline now. I’ll talk to her.”
Although their last meeting was unpleasant, Sherryn was willing to apologize to Angeline. It was all for the sake of Yasmine.