"I thought that as long as I find Rosie, Mom will get better immediately," Anna said in a low tone with slight disheartenment. "It's just that the world is so big. I don’t even know where to begin. Traveling across several southern cities, not only did I not find Rosie's news, I lost my purse and had no money with me. I was lucky Mary took me in when I got to Ningcheng, or else I really wouldn’t know what to do."
"You were too reckless.” Oliver knocked on Anna's head. "So many people have been on the lookout for Rosie for so long to be in vain and you march out alone!"
"Ouch, that hurts!" Anna stroked her head begrudgingly.
Oliver ignored her and looked at Susan with an unreadable expression. "This time, though, you might really bump into her."
"Right? Told you I'm amazing." Anna could not help praising herself first before she caught on with what her brother meant. There was a flash of surprise in her eyes.
"Oliver, you mean..."
Oliver did not answer Anna. He kept his gaze on Susan. "Excuse me, but how old are you this year, Miss Shelby?"
Susan was puzzled but she answered anyway, "Twenty -five."
"Twenty-five!” Oliver’s eyes gleamed. "If Rosie were still around, she'd be twenty-five too."
Oliver's intention was clear.
Julian looked like he was expecting it. Oliver was really suspecting it.
Susan was nonplussed as she stuttered, "Mr. Wright, you mean... I - I’m possibly Rosie?”
Oliver's eyes were twinkling. "You’re twenty-five years old, you live in Ningcheng City, and you look just like Mom. Anna and I feel inexplicably close to you as well. I really think that you might be my younger sister."
Susan's jaw dropped like it was unhinged.
This was Oliver's purpose in telling his story. He was suspecting that she was his younger sister who had been abducted.
It was impossible, however. She had her parents and her older brother. It was impossible that she was related to the Wrights.
"Mr. Wright," Susan cleared her mind and said, "These are probably coincidences. After all, there are a lot of girls in Ningcheng who are twenty-five as well. As for looking like your mother, it's just a feeling. My family name is Shelby, not Wright."
The resolution in Susan’s reply threw Oliver off. "Miss Shelby, it’s actually simple to prove if you're Rosie or not. Everything will come clear if you go through a DNA test with me."
Susan was about to reply when Jacob's frosty voice cut in.
"No need. Susie is truly my biological younger sister. W e Shelbys can't and don't wish to attach ourselves to the high and mighty Wrights."
Oliver was relentless. "Mr. Shelby, Miss Shelby may not remember what happened since she was a small girl, but you should be clear about it. Can you give me a n answer regarding my previous question? Did you see with your own eyes that your mother got pregnant and gave birth to Susie?"
Jacob pressed his lips together. His fingers made a little wiggle as he said, "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. Susie is my biological baby sister. There’s no doubt about it.”
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