Chapter 459


    Chapter 459 Blood Rtions Were a Funny Thing


    Back at the hospital, Rowan Sce was getting his grandfather a ss of water. “Grandpa, why didn’t


    you show the results of the paternity test to Madeline?” he asked. “Wouldn’t it be more troublesome to


    take her as an adopted granddaughter?” To Rowan, having a real granddaughter seemed more


    meaningful than an adopted one.


    “Have you boys forgotten about Annalise?” Old Mr. Sce’s sharp eyes did not miss the look of disdain


    on their faces when he brought up their sister. He could not help but feel disappointed. Once upon a


    time, the three of them had loved Annalise dearly and treated her like a princess. Now that their real


    sister had returned, did their affection for Annalise not count for anything any longer? That felt too


    heartless and cruel for Old Mr. Sce to ept.


    However, Old Mr. Sce did not know that the three siblings had witnessed Annalise’s true nature for


    themselves. If Annalise was their real sibling, they would have instantly tied her up and taught her a


    lesson. Now that they suspected she was not actually rted to them, they could not care less about


    her. On the other hand, Annalise’s behavior had gotten from bad to worse, choosing to pull such an


    embarrassing stunt at the engagement party today. Other guests might not have been able to tell, but


    the Sce siblings could clearly tell that Annalise was looking for revenge against Noah Quincy.


    Blood rtions were a funny thing after all. Back then when the Sce brothers had found Annalise,


    they had tried their best to get to know her and bond with her since she was supposedly their sister by


    blood. However, no matter how much they tried, they just could not seem to click with her. In the end,


    Oscar and Alex did the bare minimum as brothers. They bought her jewelry and all sorts of things that


    girls usually liked but were never involved as brothers in her life. Rowan was slightly better than his


    brothers. He was always willing to help Annalise out whenever she got herself into trouble, but that was


    the extent of their rtionship.


    Initially, they had chalked it up to different genders and interests, since they were all boys and Annalise


    was a girl. However, after meeting Madeline, they understood now that some rtionships could only


    be forged by blood. It had nothing to do with gender or interests. Madeline was better than Annalise in


    every aspect. Even if she was not their real sister, they would have naturally gravitated toward her


    either way.


    Annalise was just a counterfeit rich princess who had her eyes on their real sister’s husband. How


    could they not despise her?


    The Sce brothers felt fiercely protective over Madeline. As Madeline’s siblings, they could choose to


    dislike Noah, but it was a different story if someone else tried to steal Noah away from Madeline.


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    “How could we forget, Grandpa? Don’t you worry. We’ll investigate exactly how she ended up in our


    family and find out who was the person who fabricated the lie,” Rowan’s voice was cold as he made a


    vow to his grandfather. If it was not for Annalise, they could have found Madeline much sooner and she


    would not have suffered so many years of hardship.


    Old Mr. Sce did not agree with Rowan. He was still appreciative of the care Annalise had extended


    to him over the years, and he wanted his grandsons to treat her well instead of finding fault with her.


    However, based on what Rowan had said, it did seem like there was another side to this whole story.


    Was someone out there targeting their family? When a paternity test was done back then determining


    that Madeline was his granddaughter instead of Annalise, how did the test evene about in the first


    ce?


    “Is there a possibility of them being twins?” Old Mr. Sce remained hopeful.


    Rowan produced two sheets of paper from a folder. One was the DNA test result between Rowan and


    Annalise and the other was between Annalise and Madeline. It was clear that the both of them were


    completely unrted.


    Old Mr. Sce’s expression turned glum once again. Afraid of agitating his grandfather, Rowan quickly


    comforted him. “Don’t worry, Grandpa. If we find out she’s clear of any wrongdoing, we’ll allow her to


    continue being Ms. Sce, like she’s always been,” he said. It was not a problem financially for the


    Sce family, and Annalise was already familiar with the Sce household. Now that she was about to


    marry Joseph Quincy, the siblings had no qualms letting her continue to be Ms. Sce, as long as she


    remained in their good graces.


    “But Madeline is the real Ms. Sce!” Oscar cut all of a sudden. “She’s been fending for herself all


    these years and experienced so much hardship. I don’t agree that we should only recognize her as an


    adopted sister just because of Annalise.”


    Old Mr. Sce knew that his grandsons were clearly on Madeline’s side. He felt a deep conflict in his


    heart knowing that they would be biased against Annalise. Oh, how he wished his two granddaughters


    could get along just nicely with each other so that they could be one big, happy family!


    “Madeline is my real granddaughter. Do you really think I’d mistreat her?” Old Mr. Sce questioned


    his grandsons sternly. “There’s another reason why I chose to adopt her instead. It has to do with your


    parents…”


    Noticing that their grandfather had gotten more serious, the three siblings gathered closer around him.


    “Twenty years ago, Imperia was in a state of chaos. Before your parents disappeared, a number of


    prominent people from Imperia had died. My sources told me that your parents were involved in their


    deaths,” Old Mr. Sce kept his voice low.


    The three siblings exchange confused nces with each other. Since they were young children, they


    had only ever heard descriptions of their parents from their grandfather or people who knew them, and


    they only ever had good things to say about them. Now, their grandfather was telling them that their


    parents were involved in murder. It was a little too much for them to ept.


    Old Mr. Sce hesitated before he continued. “I don’t know what happened in entirety, but I knew your


    parents did it to protect you and the Sce family,” he whispered gravely.


    “So… are they dead?” there was a tremor in Alexander’s voice.


    Old Mr. Sce shook his head. “I’ve always told you that they disappeared and woulde back again


    one day. That is the truth. They disappeared, in a most mysterious fashion,” he continued.


    “Was their disappearance rted to the murders?” Oscar pressed on.


    Old Mr. Sce shook his head again. “Your parents were honorable people. Even though I did not


    know what happened entirely, I still believe they did not do anything wrong. Those people who were


    murdered? They were all rotten criminals! But they were also influential people in positions of power.


    Once they died, do you think their families would let your parents go?” Old Mr. Sce felt a stabbing


    pain in his heart as he recalled these memories.


    The siblings looked at him worriedly. They wanted to know more about their parents. If their mother had


    a good rtionship with their father, why did she marry Bruno Grantter on?


    “Not long after, your parents were hunted down by these families mercilessly. That was when your


    mother said she saw your father vanish in front of her own eyes!” Old Mr. Sce eximed.


    “Vanish?!” Rowan gasped in shock. As an atheist, his first instinct was to wonder whether his aging


    grandfather was still lucid.