Chapter 71 I Owe you a Thanks


    udia stood by the stairs on the second floor with one of her hand holding the railing of the stairs. A


    film of cold sweat had already formed on her palms as her eyes were glued to Ben’s shrinking back.


    Her mind was a nk.


    She thought that she could just swallow her medicine upstairs, but she never thought that he wouldn’t


    trust her to do that. He wanted to make sure the butler was supervising her while she swallowed the


    medicine…


    She could feel her heart thumping furiously, as if with every heartbeat, a huge wave was churning in


    her body.


    The pain was unimaginable.


    By the time she came back to her senses, she heard the sound of car engine vrooming. She was


    worried that the butler would see her standing on top of the stairs, so she hastily sneaked up the stairs.


    Such was the human nature. Sometimes, one would rather continue to maintain a makeshift peace


    rather than learning the truth which is so evident.


    By the time she returned to her room and shut the door, she felt a mist forming underneath her eyes,


    and it began to cloud her vision.


    She waited until her emotions came in check and after making sure she wouldn’t act unusually, she


    returned to downstairs again.


    The butler saw her and greeted her politely, “Madam, good morning!”


    She saw the housekeeper carrying Conrad, and the child upon seeing her mother, reached out to her


    with her tiny hand.


    udia walked towards them and took over the child into her arms.


    Then, she signaled to the butler, ‘May I know where is the birth control pills? I can’t find them.’


    The butler was startled for a moment before nodding repeatedly. She went to get it and handed to her.


    Under the butler’s gaze, udia unpacked a few pills and swallowed it with the help of some warm


    water.


    She was allergic to birth control pills, and it was especially bad today, seeing that she had consumed


    them twice.


    After not long, while she didn’t eat any breakfast, she felt an intense churning in her stomach. She got


    butterflies in her stomach, which left her no choice but to put down her baby and rushed to the toilet.


    Clutching the toilet bowl , she vomited furiously.


    She felt like she was going to throw up everything she ate before this, and only until she felt the scent


    of her stomach acid lingering in her mouth she finally raised her head weakly and went to the faucet to


    rinse her mouth.


    She stared at her pale face in the mirror and thought about the difort in her stomach. Compared to


    her intense heartache, this bodily pain was nothing.


    Little did she know, the butler had seen all of that. She stood outside the washroom and couldn’t help


    but sighing. If udia didn’t bring up the topic of the birth control pills, she didn’t actually want to let the


    madam consume them.


    The young master and the madam were couple, and they had superior conditions for raising a child.


    Even if they had a second child, that wouldn’t be a problem.


    However, the butler could discern that udia was a very understanding girl. Sometimes, she knew


    how to read between the lines, and she was very mature for her age, which made people feel sorry for


    her.


    When Hanna came over, udia was holding Conrad and they were enjoying the scenery in the little


    garden. The little one didn’t like flowers and nts, but in the face of bright colors, he still felt


    something special about them.


    His tiny hand was grappling at one of the flowers, but when the flower was being dangled in front of


    him, he seemed to lose interest in it immediately.


    The housekeeper smiled, “When the young master grows up, he would be a heart-throb!”


    udia shared the same sentiment too. This little one was good looking since he was a baby. He had


    milky skin, dark and distinct eyes, which resembled Ben a lot even at this age. Who knew how stunning


    he could be when he grew up?


    Hanna came towards them with the butler at this moment, and when they saw this scene, they couldn’t


    help butugh. When they were close, Conrad was the first to notice them. He was holding his tiny


    arms wide, signaling them for a hug.


    “Hey, my Conrad, you’re a good boy!” Hanna walked towards them and held her arms wide too.


    udia saw her and satisfied the baby’s wishes as she handed the baby to Hanna.


    Hanna cradled Conrad for some time and cooed him before returning him to the housekeeper. Then,


    she said to udia, “I heard that you are back, so I want toe here to see you…”


    udia was smiling faintly, and she was gesturing with her hand, ‘About the Evans family old mansion


    incidentst time, I owe you a thanks.’


    No matter what, the reason the Evans family old mansion could preserve itself and not getting invaded


    by any outsides was because of Hanna. This woman didn’t mind to bet on the oue with her


    thanking her.


    However, Hanna grinned and replied, “I promised you. I just kept my promise. What is there to thank


    about?”


    After a pause, she added, “Furthermore, the amount that mypany has lost ispensated by Ben.


    All in all, I didn’t suffer much losses!”


    “…”


    When Hanna uttered those words, udia could feel something jump in her heart, as if she was


    scratched by a cat. However, she had to admit that Hanna was honest. At least, she didn’t lie to her.


    “Actually, I feel bad for you too about the whole thing.” She added again, and at the same time, Hanna


    held udia’s hand, “Because of my own selfishness, I buried a thorn in between you and Ben. You


    guys almost divorced, even. Luckily, things end in a good way, or else, I don’t even know how I can


    ever face you again!”


    udia froze for a little as she couldn’t discern the authenticity of this woman’s words.


    How should she put it?


    udia was inexperienced in terms of her judgmental skills and observation on others. She only knew


    how to follow her intuition and the impression she got to judge Hanna, but she wasn’t not so good at it


    Therefore, this was what throw udia into a dilemma.


    Hanna was a really excellent, kind and gentle woman. A woman as good as her was a match made in


    heaven for Ben. udia felt like she was the third wheelpared to them who wanted to take the


    spot of the official wife.


    “Do you want to take a look at the old mansion?” Hanna suddenly asked.


    udia was stunned. Back to the old mansion?


    Hanna brought out a key from her bag and handed it to udia, “This is the keys to the Evans family


    old mansion. Now it found its owner.”


    She stared at the key at found herself transported back to the old times.


    This key here reminded her of too many of her memories when she was a child. In that ce, she had


    witnessed her father poisoned by her stepmother, and she herself was harmed by that stepmother into


    a mute state. In this ce, various and countless happy meetings and tragedies had happened. She


    used to loathe this ce deeply, yet she found herself unable to forget about itpletely.


    Sometimes, the human heart was hard to decipher.


    “Let’s go! I’ll go with you, alright?” Hanna held her hand, and her smile was warm and tender.


    udia didn’t have any reason to reject her. She had left the old mansion for too many years, and it


    was a proper time to revisit that ce.


    She followed Hanna and by the time they reached the old mansion, it was already four in the afternoon.


    The twilight of summer always arrivedter than usual. Rays of sunlight were blinding to their sight, and


    when she got off the car, she couldn’t help but cover her eyes with her raised arm. However, her gaze


    was swiftly attracted by a huge building in front of her.


    Countless vines were intertwining that building and covering its wall, which shrouded this old mansion


    that had passed through the passage of time in an old-fashioned yet romantic atmosphere.


    The old mansion was never repaired for a long time, and the huge metallic gate and the iron bars


    barricading the building had long lost its paint. They were showing their original make, which resembled


    the marks left on an old man’s face by the passage of time. Their appearance now proved that this


    building had gone through decades without anyone stepping into its grounds.


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    Weeds were originally overgrowing in the courtyard, and the people of the Evans family never returned.


    Ever since the passing of Donald Evans, ir had remarried with Theodore. Perhaps because of the


    lingering guilt gnawing at their hearts as if they hadmitted some wrongdoings, they had the illusion


    that people were knocking on the door of this mansion in the middle of the night, which gave them the


    impression that the whole ce was haunted. They decided to abandon it and moved to a newer


    residence smack in the middle of the city.


    Ever since it was decided that this building would be up for sale, they had hired professionals toe


    to cut the weeds, which gave the courtyard a crisper look. Not far away, an area of roses bushes stood


    out marvelously, and on the other side there were two swings, which swayed whenever a breeze


    arrived in the courtyard.


    What’s past is past, but all of those memories came flooding back in udia’s head. For some reason,


    she felt her eyes getting teary, and it almost obstructed her line of sight.


    She had to take some time to push back herplicated feelings in her heart and she looked at


    Hanna, gesturing with signnguage, ‘I really need to thank you. If you were never here, this old


    mansion would have long been disappeared.’