Chapter 1091
Although both of thedies had simr facial features, they underwent drastically different lives that
shaped them into two entirely different individuals with contrasting personalities. One of them went
through a lot of hardships ever since they were young, which gave them a sharp edge in their personality
as well as a piercing gaze. On the other hand, the other twin was born into riches, nor did she
experience much hardship throughout life, so she grew into an even-tempered woman with a mellow
personality.
When they sat together, it was as if they were looking at their own reflection, but each side of the mirror
contained a much different story. Putting the cat down, Anna waved at Anne to call her over, whom she
gazed at for some time before putting a smile on her face. “Anne, it’s been a while. You’re all grown up
after a year’s time. You’re getting even prettier.”
Smiling amicably, Anne tilted her head while ttering, “That’s not true. You’re the one who’s getting even
prettier, Aunt Anna! I wish I could be half as pretty as you!”
Anna shook her head with a smile. In the meantime, both Cade and Callum walked up to them before
greeting the woman beside Anna. “Aunt Xena.”
The woman sitting beside Anna was none other than Louis Osborne’s daughter, Xena Osborne, who
was also Anne’s mother. While the family got together merrily, Anne was being treated as the princess
among the group, but she was constantly leaning against Anna. Halfway through their conversation,
Anne couldn’t help but keep on signaling her mother.
Knowing what Anne was trying to say, Xena shook her head in resignation before seizing the chance to
tell Anna, “Anna, you’ve finally secured your hold on the Yard Family. The past twenty years have been a
tough journey! Nobody expected a family as prestigious as the Yards to fall from grace. We wouldn’t
havee to this if the Fletchers had not massacred our family.” Mention of the past made Xena all
emotional and teary.
The Yards went from reigning over the country a few hundred years ago to being forced into exile, which
led to them dwindling in numbers. Fate hadn’t been kind to them, and it wasn’t until muchter that they
regained their past glory.
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A hundred years ago, the Yards were nning to return to Cethos with the help of the other families.
However, the Fletchers betrayed them by massacring the Yards, killing the head of the family and his
brothers, so the Yards were soon taken over by the branch family.
The only person left of the main family was a baby who had no means of self defense while under the
threat of the branch family. In the end, the Osbornes, the loyal vassal of the Yards, smuggled the baby
away. They also changed his surname to Osborne and distanced themselves from the family feud, which
finally prevented the Yards from being wiped out.
Unexpectedly, a pair of twins were born during Louis Osborne’s generation, which alerted the branch
family of their presence. As the twin daughters were the legitimate heirs of the Yard Family, the members
of the branch family sent someone after the Osbornes despite the fact that it had been two generations
since they left the Yards.
Louis Osborne was forced to flee, finding temporary hideouts at various ces around the world, losing
one of his children during the process. Finally, he was able to seek refuge from a friend in Cethos,
leaving behind their life as a refugee, but the child that Louis lost was never found due to various
circumstances. However, after more than twenty years, the child they lost returned as thest direct
descendant of the Yard Family.
The child was none other than Anna Yard. Not only did she return to the Yard Family, but she expanded
her influence rapidly while murdering the members of the branch family cold-bloodedly, securing her
im to the position as the head of the family. She was a true legend. Now, the worst was behind them,
and they regained control of the Yard Family, so it was also finally time for them to reunite with each
other. Mention of the past rendered the twins and Anne silent, as they could sense the graveness of it.
However, Anna didn’t seem to be as emotionally affected by memories of it, as all she did was caress her
cat while heaving a sigh. “I suppose the Yards were predestined to suffer such an ill fate. Although our
ancestors fled thend to settle down in a foreign ce, they left amandment to never reim what
was ours with the help of barbaric foreigners, as they’re dishonest, inhumane, and unloyal. If we ever
disobeyed themandment, we would be regarded as sinners, which meant we were practically
doomed.”
Back then, the Yards disobeyed themandment by enlisting the help of foreign troops in an attempt to
reim theirnd. However, the troops were only helping the Yards to cover up their true objective of
invading Cethos, as they were aiming for the country’s natural resources and the hundreds of millions of
people who could potentially provide freebor.
And the rest was history. Cethos got invaded by the dozens of foreign troops that the Yards brought in.
Other than robbing Cethos of its natural resources and cultural relics, they alsomitted murder and
human trafficking, sending the young and the strong to the rest of the world to work as ves, with a lot
of them eventually dying from the ordeal.
From being one of the strongest countries in the world, Cethos fell from grace, bing a country that
anybody could trample over. There were genocides beingmitted in multiple ces across the
country, whereas the rest of the war-tornnd fell into despair. As the Yards had everything to do with
bringing the enemy into the country, Anna figured that being wiped out by the Fletchers was their
punishment for disobeying themandment.
After that, she added, “My father smuggled me and Xena back to Cethos in search of refuge, but they
lost me in the process. Fortunately, with Xena by his side, my father found a friend of his who didn’t look
down on him for his wretched state, and even provided my father with the best protection possible. It was
because of him that my father and Xena survived, and that our family was able to reunite.”
Due to unknown reasons, Louis never told them about that friend of his, so even Xena and Anne had no
idea who their savior was. However, Anna already uncovered their savior’s identity. She made sure to
always be fair in her treatment of people, so she bore in mind the identity of the person who saved her
family.
Sipping on her tea, she set the cup down on the table with a thud before dering resolutely, “I came to
Cethos with the intention to aplish something important. Cethos is rapidly developing, so it is a
market that the Ronney Group couldn’t afford to miss out on. After some negotiations with the relevant
authorities, we agreed that both parties will put old feuds to rest in order to facilitate a reconciliation.
Aside from that, there are also a lot of Yards who are living in Cethos after concealing their identities in
order to avoid being hunted down. Therefore, I will be building an ancestral hall at Lombardi River, all the
while searching for our kindred who are scattered across thend so that they can finallye home,
which will also help replenish our numbers.”
Anne was delighted upon hearing this, as she had been waiting for it. As soon as she reverted to her
original surname, she would practically be considered a princess if she lived in ancient times. Even in the
modern world, she would still be the object of affection among the Yards.
On the other hand, Xena was also d to hear the news, as she was a Yard by blood, so she figured it
would be best for her if she could revert to her original surname. However, that didn’t seem to be the
case with Louis, as he wanted to honor the Osbornes for raising him.
Meanwhile, Cooper needed some time alone after his recent let down, so Sophia returned to the
exhibition venue alone, only to once again bump into Sandra, who was regarding her in a confrontational
manner. “Wow, news sure travels fast. Louis hadn’t even changed his surname, but you’re already going
all out to tter him. Scarlett, you are one hell of a woman for trying to provoke your brother into iming
Anne Osborne as his own. However, you sure didn’t check if she even wants to be associated with the
likes of you!”