Looking up, Chant noticed Ashley was unconscious in Andrew's arms. This terrified him to the core.
Putting down the book in his hand, he stood up and asked worriedly, "What happened to Ashley?"
"She is fine. Nothing to worry about. It has been a long day so she passed out. Would you please take
care Richard and Fabio?" Andrew resorted to lying. It had indeed been a long day and he didn't have
the energy to narrate today's events.
"Well, of course," Chant said but he wasn't satisfied with Andrew's reply.
After Andrew got his assurance, he went upstairs with Ashley in his arms. He didn't want to waste any
time talking.
Chant gaped at his receding figure, trying to understand what exactly happened.
But he knew Andrew would take good care of Ashley. As long as she was with him, he had nothing to
worry about.
"Great Grandpa!"
"Great Grandpa!"
The moment Richard and Fabio stepped into the room, they saw Chant and greeted him.
"My boys are here!
Can you tell me what's wrong with your mother? She seems ill. What happened?" he asked, trying to
extract information from the kids.
Fabio pursed his lips, indicating he was equally astonished about everything that had happened today.
But looking at Richard, Chant realized he knew something. Taking a deep breath, Richard spilled the
beans. "Mommy saw my little sister today. But some other man snatched her away. Seeing this,
Mommy became so sad and finally passed out." Once the words came out of him, pin-drop silence
ensued.
After a few seconds, Chant broke it by asking, "Sister? What are you talking about? You don't have a
sister." Chant was confused. He couldn't understand what rubbish Richard was speaking.
Even Fabio turned to look at Richard, trying to decipher his words.
Richard looked at Chant, dumbfounded. He had thought his great grandfather knew about it. But it
seemed that his great grandfather was as confused as Fabio.
Richard found himself in a dilemma.
He thought to himself, 'Mommy and daddy didn't tell great grandfather about this. Now that I have
revealed their secret, will they be mad at me?'
Chant continued to stare at Richard, waiting for a reply. He couldn't help but wonder what was going on
in this child's mind.
'Is there something I don't know about Ashley and Andrew?' he couldn't help but wonder.
Then Chant stared at Richard. "Richard, what happened? Just tell me. Don't worry. Your daddy and
mommy won't scold you," he said as if he had read the child's mind.
Richard nodded and looked at Fabio.
Slowly, he began, "Mommy gave birth to twins, a baby girl was born along with Fabio. However, two
days after thier birth, she was taken away by someone."
Richard was only five years old when this incident happened. Yet it had managed to make a deep
impression in his mind.
Besides, Ashley had specially asked Richard not to mention this in front of Fabio. She said it would
bring him grief.
But the truth had finally come out today.
Richard wondered whether he had made a grave mistake by breaking that promise. But now that he
had done it, there was no turning back.
Chant quietly listened and then said, "So, the little girl named Dany, who came to our house to play, is
your sister?"
Richard was not sure but from the way Ashley reacted, he thought it was the case.
"Yeah, she has to be our sister. I heard from mommy there is a mole on the right side of Fabio's ear. It
turns out a similar one was spotted on our little sister's left ear the day she was born.
Today, mommy spotted a similar mark behind Dany's left ear which prompted her to believe Dany is our
sister.
And due to this, mommy had a quarrel with Dany's daddy. If Dany wasn't my little sister, my mother
wouldn't have done that," Richard finished.
Chant frowned and thought, 'Why didn't anyone mention this issue to me?
How dare that person steal the child of the Lu family?
I will teach that person a lesson! Wait and watch!'
As for Fabio, he looked at Richard in disbelief and asked, "Brother, is it true? Is Dany really my twin
sister?"
Although Fabio had asked a question, in his heart he knew what Richard had said was true. Dany was
indeed his sister.
There are so many children in the kindergarten. Then why is it that I only like Dany?
Besides, she seems to like me a lot too. She is definitely my sister!' he thought with conviction.
Fabio didn't know what to say. Anyway, he was determined to spend more time with Dany. With this
truth revealed, he began to like her even more.
Looking at Fabio, Richard nodded slowly and said, "Yes, you heard it right. We have a sister."
Fabio pursed his lips and said, "I'll bring our sister back tomorrow!"
Thankfully, they were in the same kindergarten. He could bring her home tomorrow. This idea
brightened his face.
Fabio was so eager to bring Dany home, he couldn't think of anything else.
Although it had only been a few days, they had established a good friendship. She could definitely be
persuaded by him.
However, Richard frowned and looked at Fabio. "No Fabio, don't do anything stupid. Mommy and
Daddy will deal with it. We'd better stay out of it," he said in an admonishing tone.
Richard was a few years older than Fabio, so he was more mature and prudent.
He thought it was his duty to stop his little brother from making a stupid move.
"Okay, okay, I know. It was just an idea. If you think it isn't right, I won't do it," Fabio said sincerely.
"Okay, that's good." Richard nodded.
"Well, you both have school tomorrow. Go upstairs, brush your teeth and go to bed." Chant took Fabio
and Richard upstairs and left once he thought they had fallen asleep.
Chant was determined to dig deeper and find out if this was indeed true.
'Why did they keep this from me?' he couldn't help but wonder.
The knowledge that his great granddaughter was with someone else pained him.
After Chant left, Fabio opened his eyes.
He wanted to have a discussion with his brother.
Looking at Richard, who had his eyes closed, Fabio asked in a low voice, "Brother, are you sleeping?"
"No, not yet," Richard replied, opening his eyes.
"Brother, can you tell me more about our sister?" he begged.
With a sigh, Richard replied, "I was a little boy at that time so I can hardly remember anything."
"It's okay, brother. Tell me the little you can remember."
Fabio was dying to learn more about his sister. He expected Richard to know all about her.
However, Richard found himself in an awkward position. He was still a young boy at that time and he
had seen her only for two days. The only reason he even remembered it was because his mother had
been distressed. She had spent months weeping for the lost child.
But to make Fabio happy, Richard racked his brain and told him everything he could remember.
Fabio listened with keen interest.
Meanwhile, Cayn took Dany back to the villa of the Mo family.
Cayn was careful to not wake her up. She seemed extremely tired.
With complete care, he brought Dany to the bedroom on the second floor.
As soon as he put her on the bed, she opened her eyes and called, "Daddy?"
"My dearest baby, let's go to sleep. We are home now. You have nothing to worry about, just relax." He
then planted a tender kiss on her forehead.
Dany nodded but sleep didn't come easily. Her sleep was fitful, she kept waking up every two minutes.
Looking at her beautiful face, Cayn came closer and hugged her. "You are my daughter and a member
of this family. No one can take you away from me. Just sleep quietly, okay?" he whispered in her
ear.
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