Belinda frowned, displeased. It looked like Camelia's life wasn't as good as she was claiming.
Perhaps only Jeremy could confirm or deny this.
Belinda thought she could make up for all that she had suffered in her foster family.
After all, they had raised Camelia and supported her for such a long time.
It looked like she should get back to her real family as soon as possible.
Belinda couldn't let her suffer anymore.
Jeremy and Martin were also talking about her on the side.
Martin glanced at Belinda and Angelina, who seemed to be getting along very well. He then asked,
"Are you sure this girl is Camelia?"
It was natural that he would ask a question like that. They'd looked for Camelia for many years, and
along the way, a lot of girls had claimed they were her.
And if they were all right, then they had countless daughters without even giving birth to them.
These episodes had made him very suspicious of anyone who came forward as Camelia.
Jeremy looked at Angelina, his eyes beaming with love. "Don't worry, dad! She really is Camelia! I've
already gotten her DNA tested. The results proved that she is Camelia."
Martin looked at his son with admiration. In the recent years, Jeremy had worked very hard to look for
Camelia.
It had been a hard time for him.
Martin patted his shoulder and said, "Jeremy...please don't tire yourself working too hard. Your mother
will start worrying about you too. You have to take care of your health..."
"I know, Dad," said Jeremy.
Something suddenly occurred to Martin. "Well, does she have that jade pendant?"
Martin and Belinda had given her the pendant when she was three years old. Jeremy had one too.
The jades had their respective names carved on it.
They weren't supposed to take them off. Jeremy still had his on him.
Jeremy furrowed his brows. "I don't know, Dad."
All the facts indicated she was Camelia. Whatever doubt remained, the DNA test had cleared that.
Jeremy didn't need any other proof to make sure she was his sister.
"It's better you ask her about it," said Martin firmly.
For some reason, when he looked at Angelina, he felt like something was wrong.
People always say that you'd instantly feel differently when you meet your own blood.
He couldn't put his feelings into words, but she seemed like a total stranger to him. It just didn't feel
right.
"Dad, Camelia was only five years old when she got lost. She wouldn't know many of the finer details,"
said Jeremy.
"Okay, but whether she knows it or not, you have to ask her," Martin pushed again.
Jeremy didn't care about the pendant, but he decided to ask her about it for the sake of his father.
It was getting late. Outside, the sky was getting dark.
After talking to Belinda for hours, Angelina said to her, "It's getting late now. I should get going..."
"Do you have to? It's quite late, why don't you spend the night here? Jeremy can take you back
tomorrow."
Belinda was so happy to talk to her that she didn't want her to go. They had reunited after great
difficulty. It felt like it had only been a few minutes since she got here. How could it already be the time
to leave?
Angelina looked at her helplessly, pursing her lips. She then turned to look at Jeremy, as if asking him
for help.
He quickly came over to her mother's side. "Mom, Angelina is a student. She needs to go back to her
dorm. I'll bring her here again after some time, okay?"
But Belinda wasn't willing to let her go. She held her hand and said, "Do you really have to go? Can't
you talk to the authorities at your dormitory? They might give you a leave..."
Jeremy understood his mother's disposition, but it was the first time that Camelia visiting them. If they
insisted upon making her stay, it would probably scare her.
"Mom..." Jeremy pleaded with resignation.
Angelina pulled at Jeremy's sleeve, signaling him to be kind. "Auntie, I'll come and see you whenever I
have time... In fact, you can come see me too. I'd be very happy to welcome you..."
"Okay, but you have to promise that you'll try to come again soon. I'll come see you too," said Belinda,
giving in at last.
"Great," said Jeremy.
Belinda walked with them up to the porch. She waited there until the car completely disappeared into
the dark road.
Martin joined her after a while. He got a shawl and wrapped it around her shoulders, before he
wrapped himself around her from the back. "Honey... they're gone. Come on in, you can't see her just
by standing there..."
"I miss her already...wish she didn't have to go," said Belinda in a low tone.
"It's useless to feel sad. The kids have grown up. Soon, they'll get married and have their own lives,
their own children..." said Martin, hoping she wouldn't remain hung up on them, such that they would
become the only cause of happiness for her.
She fell silent, staring into the distance. Martin lowered his head to look at her. He found tears sliding
down her cheeks. "Hey, hey...what's wrong?" he asked, wondering if he'd said too much. "Why are you
crying? What's bothering you?" he added.
Belinda turned around and buried herself in his arms. "I... I was thinking about what you said. It's the
truth, you know. Sooner or later, they'll go away and I just feel so sad..."
"Don't be sad... you have me, I'll always be with you."
Belinda looked up at him and planted a small kiss on his cheek. She was so emotionally vulnerable,
her sadness went away as quickly as it had come.
But soon after that, she remembered how he was acting a while ago when Camelia was here. "Why
were you acting that way around Camelia? It almost felt like you don't like her..."
Martin raised his eyebrows. "If I acted like you, how would she have given all her attention to you?"
Belinda was convinced, and decided not to give much thought to his explanation.
Embarrassed, she said, "Okay, forget it. But next time try not act so cold and aloof when she's around. I
won't forgive you if you do..."
"Okay, I won't. I was so excited to see her I didn't know how to act around her! Next time I won't be like
that, I promise," he said sheepishly.
Satisfied, Belinda smiled.
In the car, Angelina told Jeremy the address she had to go to.
Jeremy looked at her briefly, then said, "I hope you don't mind what happened...my mother was too
excited to see you."
"It's okay. She is such a nice person! I really like her," said Angelina with a beaming smile.
Jeremy felt relieved. "Mom has been looking for you since you got lost. She got really sick at one point
in time. My dad was really worried for her health, so they moved here..."
"I'm so sorry to hear that. How is her health now?"
"She is much better. Don't worry about her," said Jeremy.
Angelina nodded and looked outside the window. She was completely taken by the landscape. 'It would
be quite nice to live here, ' she thought.
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