Chapter 156 rice Is Still Alive


    "Yes, it''s almost identical," the manager looked at her hand which had turned red from Mrs.


    Madden''s grip and replied with a forced smile.


    Mrs. Madden''s eyes instantly reddened as tears flowed down. "It''s rice, it''s definitely rice.


    rice isn''t dead. She''s still alive! Manager, where''s that girl now?"


    She asked in a trembling voice.


    The manager replied, "She already left, but it hasn''t been long. She might still be in the mall."


    As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Mrs.


    Madden rush out of the store without even taking her bag. Mrs. Madden looked all around the mall


    for ady who would be around the same age as her eldest daughter.


    However, she searched the entire mall but could not find a girl who was wearing the daughter


    ne and whose eyes resembled hers.


    Mrs. Madden returned to the DT store, disheartened.


    The manager brought a cup of hot water to her. "Did you find her, Mrs. Madden?"


    Mrs. Madden shook her head in dismay. "No."


    "Don''t lose heart. Since she''s in Port City, I''m sure that you''ll meet her eventually." The manager


    comforted her with a smile.


    Although she did not know who "rice" was and what rtion she had with Mrs. Madden, judging


    by Mrs. Madden''s frantic behavior, they must be very close.


    "Thank you." Mrs. Madden squeezed the corners of her mouth and took out her card to settle the


    bill. Then, she took the bracelet and hurried back to the Madden residence.


    "Honey!" Mrs. Madden shouted as soon as she entered the door.


    Brandon came down from upstairs. "Didn''t you go out shopping? Why are you back so soon?"


    "Honey, rice is alive," Mrs. Madden looked at Brandon who came downstairs and said excitedly.


    Brandon almost slipped. "What did you say?"


    He held onto the railing and stared at Mrs. Madden in shock.


    Mrs. Madden sped her hands together. "rice is alive. Our eldest daughter is still alive."


    "Nonsense." Brandon frowned and continued to walk downstairs. "You must’ve met another


    conman. A few years ago, there were often liars who said that our daughter was alive, but they


    were just trying to con us. H


    "It''s different this time. rice took the ne -this one..." Mrs. Madden hastily took out the


    ne around her neck. "rice took the daughter ne to DT to ask about it. The manager


    even told me that rice''s eyes look identical to mine. Brandon, my intuition is telling me that the


    girl the manager was talking about is rice."


    Brandon was also stunned. "But how could that be? rice was drowned by Harry Baines. We both


    saw that."


    "We did, but the police told us that they couldn''t find rice''s body, right? Maybe she didn''t die after


    she was thrown into the river and was saved by someone downstream. Otherwise, how can you


    exin a girl with eyes identical to mine showing up with the daughter ne?" Mrs. Madden said


    while clutching her ne.


    Brandon held his forehead. "I need a moment."


    "Dad, Mom, what are you talking about?" Lyra also came down from upstairs at that moment. She


    could not help but ask when she saw Brandon and Mrs. Madden''s odd expressions.


    Mrs. Madden pulled Lyra. "Lyra, your sister isn''t dead. She''s still alive."


    "What?" Lyra was stunned for a moment before her eyes widened. "Mom, you''re saying that rice


    isn''t dead?"


    "Yes, she''s not dead. She''s in Port City." Mrs. Madden nodded joyfully.


    Lyra lowered her eyes which were full of gloom.


    rice was not dead. It was too surprising.


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    ''Seeing how happy Mom looks, it seems like she''s preparing to bring rice back. If that happens,


    Mom would only care about rice in the future. She won''t care about me anymore.


    ''No, I can''t let ricee back. If shees back, my inheritance rights, family property, and my


    parents '' favor would all be divided in half.''


    Lyra could never let this happen.


    She bit her lower lip and put on a smile on her face, asking cautiously, "That''s great, Mom. Where’s


    rice now?"


    She wanted to ask about rice''s whereabouts and get rid of her before her parents brought her in.


    Mrs. Madden''s eyes darkened considerably at Lyra''s question. "I only learned by chance today that


    your sister is still alive, but we still don''t know where she is now."


    "I see." Lyra nodded and frowned.


    ''Did Mom and Dad get cheated?''


    However, whether it was a con or not, she had to find out about the matter. If news about rice


    being alive was false, then there was no problem.


    However, if it were true, she had to get rid of rice. She had no feelings for this so-called sister.


    At that thought, Lyra asked again, "Mom, how did you


    find out that rice is still alive?" "It''s this ne," Mrs. Madden said and told her what happened


    in the DT store.


    Lyra''s hands slowly clenched when she finished listening.


    It seemed like that woman might have been rice.


    Unexpectedly, rice was lucky enough to still be alive.


    "Mom, I''m going to Flint Mansion for dinner tonight. I''ll go first." Lyra lowered her eyes and pulled


    her hand away.


    She had to find rice first.


    Otherwise, it would be toote when Brandon and Mrs. Madden found her.


    Mrs. Madden nodded. "Go ahead."


    Lyra kissed her on the cheek and walked toward the gate.


    After she left, Mrs. Madden looked at Brandon." Honey, we have to hurry up and find rice. I


    wonder how she''s been living for the past twenty years. I can''t stop hurting at the thought that she


    might have suffered a lot."


    She hammered her chest.


    Brandon held her in his arms in distress. "Don''t worry, I''ll find our daughter and bring her back to


    us."


    "But I''m worried that rice won''t want toe back. What if she thinks we didn''t want her and


    abandoned her? What if she hates us?" Mrs. Madden asked with anticipation and fear.


    "She won''t. Since rice asked about that ne, it means that she wants to find us too,"


    Brandon responded.


    Mrs. Madden shook her head. "ording to the manager, rice already knows that the ne


    was designed by someone you asked. In that case, she should know that we''re her parents. I''m just


    worried that she won''t take the initiative toe to us."


    Brandon sighed. "Let''s wait a few days for now. Maybe rice will take the initiative to find us.


    Otherwise, we''ll look for her. We can use your ne and post a picture of it online. When rice


    sees that we''re looking for her, she should understand that we didn''t abandon her. Maybe she''ll


    come back then."


    "You''re right." Mrs. Madden nodded.


    Sydney did not know she attracted the attention of the Madden family by asking about the ne.


    After she left the mall, she drove to the hospital to see Grandma and ask if thetter knew what


    happened between the Madden and Raines families more than twenty years ago.


    Unexpectedly, her car suddenly stalled along the way, and the tow truck did not appear even after a


    long time.


    Thus, Sydney squatted by the side of the road, waiting almost two hours while freezing.


    "President Flint, I see Ms. Raines," In the ck Maybach, Zach said in surprise when he saw


    Sydney on the road ahead.


    The man in the back seat who exuded a noble aura opened his eyes and looked out the window. He


    frowned when he also saw the woman by the road.


    What was she doing?


    It was so cold that she was rubbing her arms. Why was she still squatting there?


    "Make a detour and drive over," Julien ordered.


    Zach agreed and drove to the roundabout ahead, took the fourth exit, and headed for Sydney.


    Arriving in front of her, Zach stopped the car, rolled down the window, and said to her, "Get in, Ms.


    Raines."