Chapter 290


    Chapter 290


    Hesper looked in the direction of the voice, saw Wilfred, and put on a wless smile through the


    corners of her lips. “Uncle Will, It’s been a long time. I still remember that you often gave me business


    advice when you


    first arrived in Genecity, but it seems that you’ve grown father aloof recently as I don’t hear from you


    anymore. I’m still waiting for your bits of advice.”


    Although she did not bring up a single word about Wilfred’s grounding, every single word that escaped


    her mouth pierced through Wilfred’s heart.


    “What a sharp tongued b*tch…’


    Wilfred knew that he could not get the upper hand by letting his mouth run, so he waved his hand in


    embarrassment. “If it wasn’t for Father’s birthday, I don’t think I’d ever get the chance to see you again.


    You probably just can’t wait to get your share and leave the Lanes.”


    Hesper was naturally not going to let him have it his way and was about to retaliate, but Helen stood up


    and calmed everyone. “Alright, I don’t care which of you is right here, but I do know that both of you are


    heartless. Today is Father’s birthday, and both of you are trying to start the World War Three as if


    you’re today’s male and female lead?”


    Arthur held Hesper’s hand. Hesper turned her head around as soon as she heard him calling her and


    responded with a sweet tone, “Yes, Grandpa.”


    “Mm-hmm, good girl.”


    Having not seen Hesper for a few months, Arthur had been thinking about his granddaughter who had


    grandpa, his soul was instantly filled with satisfaction.


    Hesper chatted with Arthur about her recent life. She alsoined that Matthew would not let her


    do a handful of things.


    Arthur smiled and poked the tip of her nose. “I don’t even need to think about it to know that Matthew


    won’t bully you. I bet he’s the one who’s getting bullied by you when you two are staying in Genecity.”


    Hesper let off a guilty smile, and the conversation between the two of them went on without anybody


    intervening.


    Wilfred had known since long ago that as soon as Arthur saw Hesper, all rationality and seriousness


    that he had in him would be gone in an instant.


    ‘All he thinks about is his granddaughter.”


    “Speaking of which, it’s been almost four years since Hesper came back home. Shouldn’t it be time for


    you to change yourst name?”


    Helen was the one who suggested the change, and Hesper nced at her youngest aunt.


    In the entire Lane family, apart from Arthur and Matthew, Helen was the only one among all the other


    rtives who epted her the most. Ever since she came back to the Lanes, she was the only one


    who would talk to her about something more personal, unlike the other rtives who only thought of


    her as a hostile being.


    But Hesper had always felt that Helen was not as easy-going as she looked on the surface.


    ‘Is there anyone in the Lanes who doesn’t scheme against the others? A person who calls for hatred


    might not necessarily be the worst of them all, and the happy-go-luckiest person in the room might also


    not be the purest of them all.’


    Hesper took a nce at Arthur and hesitated a little, but not too much.


    Hesper got herst name Rivera from the person who sponsored her expenditure in the orphanage


    back then, but she had never met that family. She only knew that the person was Indeed the first


    benefactor that she had ever met in her life.


    Orphanages had such a tradition where recipients of sponsors could choose to bear thest name of


    those who sponsored them. It was a way of expressing their gratitude and remembering the kindness


    that had been shown to them.


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    So thest name Rivera had never been very important to Hesper. However… She would never be


    able to express her gratitude to the couple who sponsored her back then in person in this lifetime.


    Rachael Lane-that was the name of the real youngdy of the Lanes. Hesper had seen the name as


    early as the day she agreed to y the role of Matthew’s sister and Arthur’s granddaughter and


    returned to the Lanes. At that time, Arthur had asked her if she wanted to use this name.


    But Hesper knew deep down that she was not the real deal. She also knew that she had already taken


    so many things that did not belong to her, so she could not take the name too. That was why she


    declined the name, saying that it would be more convenient for her to use the name Hesper. That was


    why the matter had been put on hold until this day when Helen brought it up again.