Chapter 857 She Bore the Child of A Criminal
Meanwhile, at the Norman residence.
Themp in the yard cast a dim light on the fragrant garden and onto a gentle breeze of the early fall.
Under the dense canopy of leaves was a white steel table. On it was a white porcin pot with a small
mouth that emitted a wisp of vapor.
Next to the pot was a basket with an assortment of delicate desserts.
Jack stared vacantly at his beautiful and elegant wife, who was sitting in a rattan chair and sipping a
cup of tea.
The entire space belonged to the couple.
As he stared at her, time seemed to have frozen, and they were back in their younger days.
Jack was in a calm mood. He was not bothered by the political squabbles at work or any other earthly
worries. All he wanted to do was sit there and enjoy the tranquility with his wife.
He admitted that he had failed her. Because of him, their birth daughter had gone missing for more
than twenty years, and they had adopted Leia from an orphanage. His wife had doted upon the young
girl, but Leia turned out to be an ingrate.
He could not predict how Queenie would react if he told her about what Leia did.
She had not walked out of her depressive episode, and Jack dared not take the risk.
However, he could not bear to see his wife being deceived by that unfilial daughter.
Queenie saw that her husband was about to say something. "Is there anything, Jack? You''ve been
sighing. You''re usually not like this."
Jack ced his teacup on the table and ventured, "What do you think of our two daughters, Queenie?"
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Queenie smiled gently. "They''re good girls. Bianca is sensible and outstanding. She has inherited our
genes, and I''m proud of what she has done. She is like a diamond that sparkles brilliantly even under
pressure.
"As for Leia, she might not be biologically rted to us, but we''ve been raising her for so many years,
and I know her character quite well. She''s not as outstanding as Bianca, but she''s also sensible and
considerate. She might have made some mistakes, but it''s good that she learns from them. It''s just
that... I feel sorry for her for not protecting her, and she has experienced things that someone of her
age shouldn''t experience..."
Tears welled up in Queenie''s eyes when she thought of the time when Leia was vited. She wiped
her eyes with a handkerchief and said guiltily, "I didn''t expect the tt family''s third son would perform
such inhuman deeds on our Leia. She''s in the prime of her life, and she still has a long way to go. What
if that incident causes hersting trauma? What should we do?"
The breeze was cool, bringing with it the gentle fragrance of flowers. 1
Only Queenie''s stifled sobs could be heard in the tranquil night. 1
Under the mottled shadows of the tree, Jack could see the sorrow and pity in Queenie as though she
were translucent.
Jack sighed helplessly, hugged his wife, and gently patted her back. "You can''t just see how things are
at the surface, Queenie. There are a lot of things that we don''t know... for example, our younger
daughter. Are you sure that you understand her character? Have you ever considered that her docile
and obedient character might only be a ruse?"
Queenie abruptly lifted her head and looked at her husband. "What are you trying to say, Jack? I know
that Leia made a big mistake, but she''s learned her lesson, and she''s also very nice to Bianca. You''ve
also witnessed her change. Don''t... don''t you trust our daughter?"
Jack''s hands rested on Queenie''s cheeks and held her face in front of his." If she''s as considerate as
you think, she wouldn''t have tried to destroy Luke and Bea''s rtionship. If she''s as docile as you
think, she wouldn''t have threatened Dr. Hoover to falsify Julie Anderson''s DNA test report. If she''s as
obedient as you think, she wouldn''t have involved herself with drugs and been taken away to a rehab
center. Do you see what our younger daughter has done, Queenie? Or could you not ept that the
girl that we''ve brought up has such a heinous character?" "I... I..."
Queenie stubbornly turned her head away, averting her husband''s stern gaze. "That''s all in the past.
We all make mistakes, don''t we? Leia did so many stupid things because she''s insecure. You should
also know that kids who grow up in an orphanage can be more sensitive than others.
"Bianca''s return might have made her more insecure than ever, and that''s why she... You can’t be
asking her to pay for her mistakes forever, can you? That''s not fair for her!
"We''re a happy family now. Bianca and Luke are a loving couple, and they''ve given us three cute
grandchildren. Leia has decided to quit the entertainment industry and learn business management
from me, and she would also paint and practice yoga with me too. I think our life is perfect now!"
Seeing that his wife remained stubborn, Jack swallowed the next words that were at the tip of his
tongue.
His wife had been irredeemably deceived by Leia''s charms. She would not believe it even if he showed
her the evidence of their daughter''s deeds.
Never mind. Looks like I''ll have to keep it a secret from Queenie.
''I won''t forgive anyone who dares to harm my birth daughter!''
When Leia received an emergency call from her father, she was sitting on the toilet in the bathroom of
Old Mr. Norman''s house, staring incredulously at the double red lines on the pregnancy test kit!
She was pregnant!
How was that possible?
After Wayne had vited her that time, she had taken the morning-after pill. It was impossible that she
got pregnant.
Her periods had alwayse on time, perhaps because she had always received adequate nutrition.
She did not even have menstrual cramps, and she had always been healthy.
This time, her period was two weekste...
The extra red line on the pregnancy test kit was a stark reminder that she was really pregnant...
What should she do?
Leia''s hand that was holding the pregnancy test kit was shaking. She was bearing the child of a
criminal!