After that, Daniella beckoned Xavier over. “Come and sit.”
Xavier walked over and sat down next to her.
Once Xavier had sat down, Daniella shook her head and sighed. “My daughter is a pitiful child. Originally, we were warned repeatedly not to disclose this matter. But, Tony and I, we’re getting old. So, I think it’s time for her to find someone who will care for her dearly.” Though Daniella was Veronica’s adoptive mother, she never failed to raise Veronica as if she was her biological mother. Daniella loved Veronica more than anything else in this world.
Daniella knew she could not afford to cost Veronica her chance in finding a good gentleman simply because they wanted to treat Tony. Hence, she felt that she was obliged to speak out the truth despite the matter being exposed, and the Larsons might possibly kick them out of the hospital.
“Look at how beautiful and adorable the
girl in the photo is,” Daniella said, pointing at the person in the photo. Then, a motherly smile showed at the corners of her mouth, and she added, “She’s my daughter, Roni.”
“Roni? But... isn’t that Bloch Larson’s daughter, Tiffany?” Xavier asked in disbelief.
In the upper-class circle, not many were unaware of the talented and beautiful Tiffany Larson, the No.l beauty of the Larsons.
“Yeah, she’s like the spitting image of Tiffany. Truthfully, Veronica is not my biological daughter. She’s a child I had brought back home a few years ago. Her biological parents are Bloch Larson and Rachel Zimmerman, while Tiffany is her identical twin sister.”
The news came as a total surprise to Xavier, and he was shocked beyond words. “Identical?”
The girl in the photo had fair skin. Her smile was pure and lovely, like a spring breeze, whereas Veronica had dark skin, thick bushy eyebrows, and freckles all over her face. In short, the girl in the photo looked way different than the Veronica that Xavier knew. It was hard for him to imagine that the woman who looked so unattractive was actually born this beautiful.
“She’s pretty, isn’t she? My Roni is really pretty.” Daniella could not help but praise Veronica. However, her facial expression darkened in the next second, and her turbid eyes were filled with distress. “But a few months ago, her biological parents showed up when Tony and I were hospitalized due to a car accident. We had no money for the medical treatments and nearly got chased out of the hospital when they told us they would give us free medical treatment.”
“Really? Well then, it looks like the Larsons aren't entirely bad.”
After all, the Larsons were notorious for being committed to doing charitable works in Bloomstead.
“Not entirely bad? My a*s! Yeah, sure, they can provide us with free medical treatment, but on the condition that Roni needs to donate her bone marrow to their son, who was diagnosed with leukemia. Apart from that, she must not reveal her identical resemblance to Tiffany. Otherwise, why would Roni make herself look like an ugly duckling to the point that I fear she couldn’t find a boyfriend?”
After saying that, Daniella reached out to hold Xavier's hand and said amiably, “Xavier, I know you’re a good child. The reason I’m telling you this is to let you know that my daughter is not ugly. So, please don’t despise her and be nice to her.”
A puzzled look could be seen on Xavier’s face. He was still immersed in digesting this piece of information that hit him and was unable to calm down for a long time.
Someone who’s so unattractive like Veronica unexpectedly looks identical to Tiffany ? Moreover, she’s actually Floch’s biological daughter.
Both Veronica and the Larsons were in Bloomstead. However, the Larsons merely forced Veronica to donate her bone marrow to cure their son, who was diagnosed with leukemia, instead of letting her return to the family.
Now, Xavier even wondered if there was something fishy behind Veronica’s adoptive parents’ car accident. Otherwise, how could everything be so coincidental?
“The Larsons repeatedly warned me to keep a tight lid on this matter, and if anyone ever finds out, they will not treat Tony anymore. But, we’re old, and we can’t hold Veronica’s future back for medical treatments’ sake. We can’t do that. That would be selfish of us.”
This was the exact reason Daniella insisted on leaving the hospital. She wanted to stop her medical treatment and leave the hospital. After that, she could let Veronica leave Bloomstead, and Veronica could be herself instead of pretending to be unattractive every day.
“If that’s so, then the Larsons are nothing but a bunch of jerks!” Xavier exclaimed. He was fuming with anger yet felt deeply bad for the injustice done toward Veronica at the same time.
“Xavier...” Daniella looked at Xavier and said with a heavy tone. “I can tell that you don’t come from an average family.
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