"Mango, is there something you're hiding from me?"
Brantley's heart sank when he saw Mango's hesitancy.
"Could it be that Magnolia..."
"No, she is having a good time. It's just that it's a little inconvenient to come back to see you now. But she'll be back later. She asked me to return the pocket watch to you first and said that she really misses you."
In the end, Mango could not bear to see Brantley upset again.
Brantley was so excited that he could not control himself.
"Does she know that I'm her father?"
"Yes, she seems to know everything."
This was also the problem that Mango had finally figured it out.
Lebanon once said that his mother asked him to find her sister before she died, and these words misled Lebanon that Mango was his sister. What was Magnolia's intention of doing this?
At that time, Lebanon and Mango were still children. Due to this, they had no value to Magnolia. However, when no one knew Mango's true identity, but it was at this time, Magnolia told Lebanon about it. So, what was Magnolia's purpose of doing this?
Was Magnolia afraid that Mango's adoptive parents would do something bad to her? Was she afraid that if one day Mango's identity was exposed, then the Shen family would use this against her? Was it also why Magnolia wanted Lebanon to find and protect Mango?
Mango felt that her thoughts were too optimistic. However, other than such a thought, she could not find any other reason to explain why Lebanon had to find her.
From the moment she came into contact with Magnolia, Mango knew that Magnolia knew everything that had happened to her. She was like an outsider watching the situation unfold. However, Mango did not know when Magnolia started finding out about her background. Was it since Queena replaced herself from the moment she was born?
Or when was it?
Mango's mind was a little confused.
These questions had to wait until she met Magnolia's again.
Now Brantley was very happy because he had found his eldest daughter who had been missing for long.
It was not convenient for Mango to interrupt his happiness. She whispered, "Grandpa, I'm going out for a while."
"Okay... Sure."
Brantley took the pocket watch, thinking of his eldest daughter and his wife, and all his emotions came rolling in.
Mango turned around and left the study.
As soon as she opened the door of the study, she saw Andrea standing at the door. She was eavesdropping.
Andrea did not feel ashamed at all that she had eavesdropped on them. She even asked openly, "Aunt? My mother even has a twin sister?"
"How did your father educate you since you were young? Don't you know what 'respect' is?"
Mango's brows were tightly knitted together.
She came to the study on purpose because she did not want her to know. Unexpectedly, Andrea was so shameless that she followed them.
Andrea, however, sneered, "What if you gonna frame me? Of course I have to listen to it! Otherwise, I won't know what you'll do. Ha!"
"If I really wanted to kill you, do you think you can still live until now?"
Mango looked at her as if she was an idiot before walking past her.
Andrea was suddenly provoked.
"Mango, what the h*ll d'ya mean? You and I are both the granddaughters of the Xiao family. We are both Queena's daughters. Why do you think you are superior to the others? Why do you ignore me?"
She grabbed Mango's arm and glared at her angrily.
Mango felt that Andrea who was infuriated now, was rather interesting.
Mango looked at her and said, "No reason. I'm just better than you, and people like me more. What now, huh? You don't wanna accept it? There's nothing you can do about it. Can't blame anyone though, you have such a father."
"You are not allowed to talk about my father!"
Andrea was so angry that she immediately raised her arms and slapped Mango.
A trace of coldness flashed in Mango's eyes. Then, she slapped Andrea first.
"Urgh... Ah!"
Andrea was caught off guard and fell to the ground.
"How dare you!"
"Why wouldn't I? After all, I'm your sister and you're disrespectful to me. Our mother is gone, and you don't understand the etiquette. As your eldest sister, I've the right to teach you. I'm educating you on how to be good."
Mango spoke righteously, but Andrea spat.
"Bah! My sister? What? Mango, don't you feel ashamed? Then why did you still do those things to me as my sister?"
"That depends on whether you're obedient or not. Andrea, I took you to my grandfather because I thought that there was still a trace of kinship between us. If you can change your attitude and start a new life, I will still recognize you as my sister. After all, we're related by blood. But if you wanna be stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless. At that time, I won't have mercy on you anymore."
Mango had said all she wanted. As for whether Andrea could take in her advice or not, she had no idea.
Andrea snorted and did not reply. However, the look in her eyes made Mango realize that she would not turn over a new leaf.
Andrea had chosen her own path. Since she did not want to turn back, then Mango had no regrets. After all, they did not belong to the same world.
Mango no longer cared about Andrea. Instead, she went directly to Toby's place.
"Toby, where is Haniya?"
"Haniya went to get the medicine for Brantley."
Toby's words immediately confused Mango.
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