It amused Bethan entirely.
She looked at him rather helplessly. “Mr. Morrison, this place isn’t as spacious, mind you. Do you think five of us can fit in here?”
“Yes.”
Brettley curled his lips upward. “We can, if you like it.”
A warm feeling swallowed in her heart upon hearing this.
She pursed her lips. There was something she wanted to say, but she did not know how to express it. They had been together for too long, and some words were meant to keep to themselves. Otherwise, it would be too cheesy, too over-the-top.
“Hello? Your kids are already seven, and both of you are more lovey-dovey than John and I.”
Anne looked for the right moment to break the awkwardness, “Alright, alright. You two can just snuggle, coo at each other or something. We’ll bring Sammie back now. Call us if you need anything.”
She raised her daughter’s hand. “Sammie, say goodbye to your godmother.”
Sammie, just a year old, cooed as best as she could, “Godmom… Bye-bye!”
It was so cute that Bethan burst out in laughter.
After they left, Bethan’s smile disappeared.
“Sammie is already one. I wonder…”
She sighed. “I wonder where our daughter will be when she’s a year old.
Brettley curled up his lips and smiled when Bethan mentioned their lost daughter. “Our daughter will be by our side when she turns one.”
Bethan furrowed her brow and looked at Brettley. “Why are you so certain? Did you find any information about her?”
“Yes.”
Brettley nodded without any hesitation yet did not divulge the whole truth to her. “We’re double- checking it. The result will be out in a couple of days.”
In truth, the paternity results regarding him, Bethan, and Shelly were already out. Shelly was indeed their biological daughter, and his heart raced in excitement when he got hold of the result. Never had he imagined Jim was the one who took away their daughter after Hunter kidnapped her.
During then, Bethan was on bad terms with Jim, and it seemed like Bethan was never going to forgive him. In that situation, Jim would never tell Bethan or him that he had taken Shelly.
Who would have thought Jim would lose his memory not long after? As a result, they did not get any bits of help from Jim when they tried to find their daughter.
Brettley felt warm after knowing Shelly had been on his radar all the while. Moreover, Bonnie had requested Bethan and him to help to take care of her numerous times… Their daughter was never too far from them.
Nevertheless, he did not think it was the right time to break this news to Bethan yet. He knew Bethan too well and how deep her love was for her children. If he told her that Shelly was her daughter instantly, she would not care about anything else and would fly back to Merchant City immediately.
He had his motives, and he hoped Bethan would be there with him when he settled the matter with Adrian. Regardless of how much of a bastard
Adrian was, he was his father. He did not wish to be alone nor be without Bethan when he ended and cut off ties with his father.
Besides, there should not be a problem with Shelly since she was well under the care of Bonnie, Jim, and her three siblings.
Once Brettley settled everything here, it was not too late to bring Bethan back and surprise her.
“That’s terrific!”
Bethan’s comment brought Brettley back from his thoughts.
She walked over to the coffee table to Brettley and stood beside him to hold his hand excitedly. If we can find our daughter.I’ll have no regrets in my life!”
Brettley was slightly guilty seeing how excited she was. He sighed and pulled her into his arms. I’ll make it up to you in the future.”
Bethan was stunned for a while and showed him a smile. “Why do you need to make it up to me? You don’t owe me anything. We’re going to live happily in the future.”
She broke away from his arms and glared at him. “Your father is holding his wedding in Starhill Hote! tomorrow night. Tell me, what’s your plan to ruin it?”
“You’ll know.”
Brettley curled up his lips. Just as he was about to say something, his phone rang. It was an email from Lucas.
The email was the information about Adrian’s new lover, Jacqueline.
Over the past year, Brettley never cared about Adrian’s life. Jacqueline’s name first appeared when he received the invitation.
Before he boarded the plane, he requested Lukas to investigate her. That was why it took Lukas a while to send the email because it was too rushed.
Brettley clicked open the information. Bethan was in his arms, about to read it with him.
As it turned out…
Her eyes widened as soon as she saw Jacqueline’s face.
“She…”
The photo showed a face that both Bethan and Brettley were familiar with. It shocked Bethan that she looked at Brettley with surprise.
“She… She’s Jacqueline?”
“From the information I’ve received, she is.”
Looking at the photo, Brettley squinted. “How can she look so alike to her?”
Bethan was stunned as her eyes remained on the photo. ‘This woman… She looks so much like Fiona!’
Back in the past, Fiona basically wanted Brettley to make her his fake girlfriend, in exchange that she would donate her bone marrow to Nigel. All that, and she persistently caused trouble between her and Brettley.
Although she eventually fell to her death down the cliff, Bethan remembered this face after all the harm she caused to Bethan.
‘Adrian’s wife looks dangerously like her. Is it a coincidence, or…’ Brettley thought after glancing over Jacqueline’s information.
From the information, Jacqueline was five years older than Fiona, but she was from the same city as Fiona.
Most importantly…
Brettley saw her parents’ names in the information. Her father’s family name was Grace, and her mother’s family name was Blake. She had a sister that went missing, and her sister went missing when she was five years old.
Brettley squinted at those words. If his assumption was right, Jacqueline’s missing sister had to be Fiona. The information also stated that Jacqueline came to Banyan City six months ago.
Over the past six months, Jacqueline had been to many places, including Yellowstone Village where Fiona fell to her death.
Brettley sneered after thinking about all those. ‘Jacqueline must be here to look for her missing sister. The six months were more than enough for her to investigate Fiona’s death. She must’ve known by now that Fiona’s death is related to my family.’
More than a year ago, Brettley left Banyan City and never went back to go look for Bethan. That was probably why Jacqueline was in a hurry to date Adrian and become his fiancee when Adrian broke up with Celia.
Maybe she thought she would have more opportunities to control Bethan and Brettley after she became Brettley’s stepmom.
Alas, she was wrong.
The reason Brettley came back was to cut ties with Adrian.
He closed the information while a smear appeared on his face. “How interesting.”
That explained why Adrian could get such a pretty, young girlfriend despite his old age. No wonder Adrian insisted on sending the invitation card to Brettley, even if it required much effort.
At first, Brettley thought Adrian wanted him to come back to Banyan City to attend the wedding so he would feel superior. That assumption was proven wrong after reading the information. He finally knew the real reason Adrian insisted he must return to Banyan City; it was because of Adrian’s new boo.
How could Adrian reject it when his young wife requested him to invite his son back for the wedding?
“I’m not done yet.”
Bethan frowned when Brettley closed the information.”
This Jacqueline… Why do I have a feeling that she isn’t with your father because of love?”
Fiona fell off the cliff and died more than a year ago because her plan to ruin Bethan was destroyed. A year later, this woman-who looked so alike to Fiona, even-was going to marry Brettley’s father.
They looked so alike… Could it really be a coincidence?
Brettley burst into laughter at what Bethan said. He extended his hand out to rub Bethan’s head as he spoke, his voice sounding helpless, “Well, anyone can tell she doesn’t have true feelings for Adrian. Do you think a woman in her twenties will marry a man in his late fifties?”
Bethan pursed her lips and corrected him, “It’s not entirely impossible. Age isn’t a problem with true love.” “But isn’t it too fast to develop a true love that can overcome age problems in just a month?”
“That’s true..”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.