Chapter 442


    Hearing her voice, Marian, who was teetering on the brink of death, suddenly found her heartbeat


    again.


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    The doctor immediately eximed, “The patient is responding! Keep talking to her; say something


    more.”


    ra watched Marian’s pale face. Her heart ached as she nestled into her embrace. She didn’t


    want to admit that she wasn’t her father’s biological daughter. Yet faced with the kindness Marian


    had always shown her, ra’s heart was torn with guilt.


    Although Marian had long known ra was her granddaughter, she had concealed her longing,


    fearing the truth might cause ra to lose her child.


    The loss of her own daughter in her middle years had devastated Marian, and now in her elder


    years, she was afraid to acknowledge her own granddaughter.


    Remembering the times she’d spent with Marian, ra was moved by the careful affection she’d


    been shown. Her tears began to fall as shey in Marian’s arms, whispering, “Grandma, it’s me,


    ra, May’s daughter, the one you loved so dearly. Please, wake up.”


    Her words unleashed a flood of tears among everyone present. Whether it was Edwin or the entire


    York family, they had all been waiting for this moment for what felt like an eternity.


    Elle, wiping away her own tears, turned to Edwin with a quivering voice, “ra’s epted us. She’s


    willing to be part of our family now.” Her excitement was palpable.


    Edwin’s tears cascaded down his cheeks as he clutched the talisman May had left him, murmuring


    softly, “Mom, I’ve found our little sister. Rest in peace. We’ll take good care of her.”


    He strode to the bedside, taking Marian’s hand. “Grandma, did you hear that? ra’s


    acknowledged us. Please get better soon, so we can bring her home.”


    Elle approached, crying, “Grandma, haven’t you always longed for ra toe home? Now she


    knows the truth. Please wake up. We’re going to throw her a grand family reunion party, and let


    everyone know she’s your granddaughter.”


    When Marian heared these words, the heart monitor finally showed a sign of life. Marian slowly


    opened her eyes, with tears at the corners. She turned her head to look at ra and, with a shaky


    voice, she touched ra’s cheek. “My ra, is it really you? Have you trulye back to us?”


    ra nodded vigorously. “Grandma, it’s me. The baby and I are both fine. Please, get well soon. I


    want to taste your famous barbecue ribs.”


    Marian’s stiff face softened into a smile at her words. “Just like your mother. She craved those two


    dishes the most when she was pregnant with you and your brother.”


    The mention of “mother” unsettled ra, who had always associated the word with Victoria, the


    woman who brought her nothing but pain. She knew little of her birth mother, May. Her eyshes


    fluttered down as she spoke softly, “Was she...was she a good person? Did she adore her


    children?”


    Marian felt a pang of sympathy, knowing ra’s shadows of doubt concerning a mother’s love.


    She stroked ra’s face tenderly, her voice weak. “She loved you and Eddie deeply, sewed many


    little dresses for you by hand. She wanted you to be the most beautiful princess in all of


    Northbridge.”


    “Even pregnant, she continued her piano recitals, insisting that she wanted you to experience the


    adoration of an audience, even from within the womb. She wanted to nurture you to be the


    brightest star in the sky.


    “ra, your mother loved you deeply. If she knew you are about to be a mother yourself, she


    would be overjoyed.”


    Listening to Marian’s description, ra began to form an emotional connection with May. She


    realized that she too was once her mother’s cherished little princess. And her mother had done


    everything for her, even sacrificing her own life to save her.