Chapter 339
Andrea had just hung up the phone when she bumped into Simon who was justing downstairs as
she was entering the Martin family’s mansion.
Seeing Simon at home at this hour was a rare sight due to his busy schedule, so Andrea was slightly
surprised. “Dad, you’re home so early today?”
“Yep.” Simon replied, then asked, “Where have you been?”
“I had dinner at a friend’s ce.” Andrea answered with a smile.
Simon plonked down on the couch and beckoned Andrea to sit next to him.
Following hismand obediently, Andrea quickly took a seat.
“You’ve never been one for many friends.” Simonmented, “But I’ve noticed you’ve been going out
quite a bit recently.”
Andrea paused for a moment, shrugged, and said with a grin, “Yeah, I met Leandro’s wife at Tania’s
engagement party and we hit it off, so we’ve been hanging out a lottely.”
Simon didn’t seem surprised by this, which meant he already knew.
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After a brief pause, he then looked at Andrea, “You already know, don’t you?”
Andrea looked at Simon quietly for a moment, then slowly said, “Dad, are you talking about… the fact
that Seraphina is mom’s biological daughter?”
Simon’s eyes dimmed noticeably at her words. After a few seconds, he responded quietly, “Yep.”
Seeing his reaction, Andrea knew that her suspicion had been correct.
Simon had always thought Seraphina was Adelina and another man’s child, and his interest in
Seraphina was purely based on that.
Andrea took a deep breath, and casually responded, “Ah, I had my suspicions after that meeting. She
did too, so… now we both know.”
Simon silently lit a cigarette, listened to Andrea’s words, then looked at her for a moment before saying,
“Well, that’s good. You’ve always been a loner, now you have a sister, that must make you happy,
right?”
Andrea slowly nodded.
Simon gave a faint smile and didn’t say anything more.
After a moment of silence, Andrea spoke again, “Dad, mom betrayed you, so do you me her?”
Simon lightly tapped the ash off his cigarette, and said calmly, “Your mother passed away when I found
out, there’s no point in bringing it up now.”
“Dad, when did you find out about Seraphina’s existence?” Andrea asked.
“Long time ago.” Simon said faintly, “More than a decade ago, I ran into her when I went to Summitville
to visit your mom’s grave.”
“Did you suspect it then?”
Simon gave a faint smile, “She was the spitting image of your mother, I couldn’t help but wonder.”
“So you found out she was actually mom’s child with another man?” Andrea asked tentatively.
“Yep.” Simon took a puff on his cigarette, his expression shrouded by the white smoke, making it hard
to read.
Andrea fell silent, deep in thought about the implications of the whole situation.
Just as Simon had said, he had noticed Seraphina’s existence more than a decade ago.
Due to her striking resemnce to Adelina, he had his suspicions and ordered an investigation into her
background.
The results were unexpected, Seraphina turned out to be the child of Adelina and another man.
Clearly, somebody had manipted the situation to skew the results.
Only two people cared about revealing Seraphina’s true parentage-
Carney Bet, a brilliant painter who raised Seraphina as his own daughter as per his mother’s
wishes. Other than painting, his heart was devoted to his wife and the daughter he considered his. He
didn’t seem like the kind to pull something like this.
The other person-
There was a sound of footsteps on the staircase again. Andrea turned her head and saw Helena
coming down the stairs.
Unlike her usual morous appearance, Helena at home was pale, emaciated, with a cold look in her
eyes, worn out by a loveless and hopeless marriage over the
years.
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Seeing Simon and Andrea sitting together, Helena let out a coldugh, turned around, and walked into
the kitchen.
After a while, she came out of the kitchen and quietly went upstairs.
Throughout this, Simon didn’t look at her once, and she didn’t spare them a nce either.
Andrea watched her retreating figure until she disappeared upstairs.
The answer was right in front of her.
The next day, back in Sunburst City, Seraphina paid a visit to the Smith family.
She hadn’t been there since Sandra left, and the only one left in the big mansion was the former Smith
family’s maid.
The maid was evidently surprised to see Seraphina, “Ms. Bet, what brings you here?”
I came to pick up some of Sandra’s things. Seraphina said, “I want to keep them as mementos.”
The mention of Sandra’s name brought tears to the maid’s eyes. She simply said, “Alright, Sandra’s
room has been left just as it was, I haven’t touched anything You can take whatever you want.”
The maid had watched Sandra grow up, she didn’t put up any resistance to Seraphina, who was
familiar with Sandra.
When Seraphina entered, she immediately felt the cold and deste atmosphere in the room.
She held back her emotions, turned to the maid and asked, “Sandra’s brother doesn’te home
often, does he?”
“Ah.” The maid sighed, “He used toe back every now and then when Sandra was still here, but
ever since she left, he hardly everes back… The once happy
home is now broken…”
Hearing this, Seraphina was at a loss for words.
The maid seemed to realize she was talking too much. She quickly wiped her eyes and said, “You go
on to Sandra’s room, I’ll get you some water.”
Seraphina nodded, then headed upstairs and opened Sandra’s room.
Just as the maid had said, the room was just as it was, as if someone was still living there every day,
unchanged.
Seraphina stood silently at the door for a moment, then, taking a deep breath, she entered the room.
The maid brought a ss of water upstairs for Seraphina, who was at that moment sitting by Sandra’s
bed, flipping through a photo album.
The maid, seeing this, couldn’t help but whisper, “That’s a collection of Sandra’s photos from when she
was about seventeen or eighteen. She loved the photos in
there the most…”
“Yes.” Seraphina gently touched one picture of Sandra smiling, “At this time, her smile was the
brightest.”
Then, Seraphina took a photo from the album, “Ma’am, I’d like to take this photo with me.”
The maid nodded.
Seraphina stood up, put the album back in its ce, and picked up a bag from the dressing table. She
then asked the maid, “I’ve gathered some small items, would you like to see them?”
“No no, it’s fine,” the maid quickly replied, “You and Sandra have been close since you were little. What
could she have that she wouldn’t want you to have? Whatever you want, just take it.”
Seraphina nodded, put down the bag, and went forward to hug the maid.
“Don’t worry, ma’am,” she said softly, “Sandra will be at peace.