Favo Novel
Chapter 298 Nothing To Sadden My Brother
Chapter 298 Nothing To Sadden My Brother
"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. Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.
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.”
Jacob's action was discreet but given Oliver's identity, he caught the former's momentary hesitation.
"Mr. Shelby, you seem to be lying." A glint of sternness flashed across Oliver's eyes.
"Hah, this is the Shelbys' affair. Why should I tell you about it? You only have to know that Susie is undeniably my biological sister. That's all," Jacob said, straight to the point.
He admitted that Oliver’s story was moving and the coincidences matched. There was even a moment when he doubted Susie's birth only for himself to repress it in an instant.
Both of them grew up depending on each other. Susan was his biological baby sister — no one could take her away! If she was not his sister at all and shared no blood link, would he not be all alone in this world then?
No, Susie was his sister. She had to be.
Jacob was obstinate. Knowing that he could not get through him, Oliver turned to Susan. "Miss Shelby, this is really simple. Anna and I are both here. Just do a DNA test with either of us and we'll know the truth. I think you'd like to know about your birth, too."
"Susie." Jacob's gaze at Susan that was usually nonchalant was tinged with nerves. 1
Susan took a glance at him before smiling. "Jacob, I know that we're siblings for sure. There isn't any other possibility."
"Miss Shelby..." Oliver started.
"Mr. Wright.” Susan looked at him politely and said with a smile, "I’m certain of what surname I carry and what blood flows within me. I'm a Shelby, and no one can change this reality. I don't think there's a need for us to get a DNA test."
Susan was decisive. She could see that something was wrong from Jacob's reaction, but she would not d o what he did not want her to do.
If Jacob did not want her to get a DNA test with the Wrights, then she would not go for it.
"Miss Shelby, it's just a small test. It won’t take you a lot of time." Oliver's voice was pleading.
Anna chorused as well, "Susie, Mom really, really misses Rosie. She's been bedridden for decades for her and hasn't been able to recover. If you're really my sister, I truly hope that you can go back to my mom. She just really... misses you."
Susan's finger quivered a little.
Anna's words were brief, but the picture of a soft and gentle woman appeared in her mind involuntarily. Would she... be her mother?
Just as the thought flashed, Susan shook her head. What was she thinking? How could she be led on by the Wrights?
It was just a bunch of coincidences. She would never b e Rosie.
With everything counted for, even if she was really Rosie, she would not acknowledge it if it was not Jacob’s wish.
Since she was a small girl, the one who kept her company, took care of her, and sacrificed for her was Jacob.
She, Susan Shelby, would never do something that would hurt her brother in this lifetime.