After Valerie finished talking to Pedro, they looked in my direction. Upon seeing me, a trace of surprise appeared in Pedro's eyes.
Valerie seemed to know what he was thinking. She whispered a few more words in his ear, and then Pedro returned to his usual self.
Aaron let go of me and stepped forward to greet Pedro.
Regaining my freedom, I immediately went to seek Hendrix. But Hendrix had just finished talking with Pedro, and he was nowhere in sight.
I looked around and heard a familiar voice coming from the corner of the hall. It was Sawyer, and I couldn't help but walk over.
Sawyer was surprised to see me. He greeted me calmly, "Good evening!"
Seeing that he was in a bad state, I asked, "It's your mother's birthday, why do you look unwell? I just heard that your mother had finally found her missing daughter after so many years. Why didn't you go and see her?"
"Why should I?" He spoke in a lonely tone. "She only has a daughter, and I was merely an accident."
Sensing the sadness in his words, I took a plate of cheese and said, "Every child is a treasure in their parents' hearts. After all, she has lost her for more than 20 years. She would for sure be ecstatic to find what she once lost. It'll all go back to normal after sometime."
He sneered, looked at the cheese in my hand, and said nonchalantly, "I wished that the daughter they found was you instead of Andrea. That woman is too calculative. Her addition to the Pearis Manor is not a good thing."
I was a little confused when I heard him saying that. I laughed, "Can anyone be the daughter of your family?"
He looked at me as if he was looking at an idiot, saying, "Arianna, do you really think that my mother is so free that she will actually come to meet you and chat with you for nothing?"
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