G City
Elena Bush had been locked up in her room since her arrival and had not seen anyone, even the servants Edward Ford had called up had been shut out one by one.
Edward Ford was at the end of his patience and pushed the maid away and said, “Go, get the spare key, and if you can’t find it, pry the door open!”
“Yes!”
The servant went off in a hurry and soon returned, slightly out of breath, with a set of keys in his hand.
Edward Ford quickly grabbed them and unlocked the door straight away. Inside, Elena Bush sat quietly in front of her dressing mirror, a little confused by the sudden influx of several people, “What’s wrong?”
Edward Ford looked at her, “What are you doing?”
“Just woke up to brush my hair and I didn’t expect you guys to come in, something wrong?”
Elena Bush blinked her eyes and answered with an extraordinarily calm voice, Edward Ford was stunned, “You’ve been resting?”
“Or what?” She asked rhetorically.
With that, she put down the comb in her hand and slowly got up with one hand on the back of her waist, “What, is it dinner? Is that why you came to call me?”
Edward Ford listened to her, the doubt in his eyes deepening, “You were just in your room, didn’t you hear anything?”
“You called out for me?” Elena Bush said in dismay, then smiled awkwardly, “I’m sorry, I’m probably pregnant, so I fell asleep more than I should have, so I didn’t hear, did I make you guys worry?”
Edward Ford stared at her carefully for a moment, “If that’s the case then forget it, the maids have made some tonic for you, you can drink it in the meantime.”
Elena Bush looked at the small of her back and said, “I’ve just woken up, I don’t want to drink it, let’s talk about it later.”
She said, pretending to look around, “I thought I was brought back here to see Joanna Lake? Where is she?”
“There’s no rush, let’s wait until the day of the festival.”
Elena Bush nodded, not taking it to heart, and Edward Ford took a deep breath, then waved his hand and said, “Get out.”
At these words, the servants dispersed, except that one person remained in the corner for no apparent reason.
The butler looked at her with a shocked expression, as if she had seen a ghost, “Miss Lake ……?”
Elena Bush was stunned, then she realized that he had mistaken the person.
A light smile followed on her small face as she didn’t move and guffawed, “Hello, I’m Elena Bush.”
“Elena Bush?” the butler looked at her blankly, the confusion in his eyes deepening, “But this face …… is clearly …… ”
“Do you mean Joanna Lake?” She asked.
The butler was a little surprised at her words, expecting the Elena Bush brought back today to be a shadow of Joanna Lake, just like the previous women, but instead, the ‘shadow’ in front of her smiled and spoke slowly, “Joanna Lake is my mother, may I ask, do you know her?”
Joanna Lake’s daughter!
This identity was spat out and the butler’s whole body shook even more, full of disbelief, “How is that possible, she is not ……”
“Joanna Lake is dead.” Elena Bush was still smiling, “Only, I’m still alive.”
At these words the butler’s face was unsure if he was elated or felt ashamed, so intricately that it was impossible to see through his emotions.
Half a second later, Edward Ford, who had left, didn’t notice the man who had followed him rolling back around, and felt a little annoyed to see the two men talking in the same manner, “What are you doing!”
Elena Bush looked over and frowned slightly.
The butler followed suit and drew back quickly, wiping his face harshly, all emotions following one by one to hide them.
“Mr. Ford, I, I just saw Miss Bush so I felt a little happy before I couldn’t help but say more ……”
“What does it matter to you if you’re happy or not, this is my daughter, it’s none of your business!” Edward Ford reminded him kindly, his face hardened to the point of no return.
The butler then woke up like a dream, knowing that he had rushed him and immediately bowed his head.
Edward Ford grunted and ordered in a deep voice, “Go and tell everyone at the Fords that Elena is my daughter and that no one will harm her! And never let me hear a word of gossip!”
The last words were a double entendre, hinting at the Fords and the identity of Elena Bush.
The butler nodded immediately and set about to do so.
“Wait!”
Elena Bush called out to the man just in time, her distant eyes falling on Edward Ford, “Mr. Ford, I have never admitted that I am your daughter, nor do I wish to be your daughter, and this trip, as you have promised me, I am only here to see Joanna Lake, and as for the rest… …”
She laughed, “These words, these things, it is better to say less and do less, after all …… I am not likely to stay here for the rest of my life, and this identity, I do not need!”
“Miss Bush ……”
The housekeeper’s forehead was sweating as he listened to her words, “Calm down, Mr Ford has been looking forward to you for so many years, it was so hard to get you back, naturally he cares for you and wants the best for you, so ……”
“I’m sorry.” Elena Bush had a gentle smile on her small face, “Please call me Mrs Brown.”
She was married to Logan Brown, so naturally she took her husband’s family name.
It was only at this reminder that the butler suddenly remembered that Elena Bush was pregnant! And he was shocked!
Edward Ford, with a hostile look on his face, said, “Elena, do you have to do this to me? I’m your father, can’t you stop talking about Logan Brown when we get here?”
“I’m his wife, why can’t I mention it?” Elena Bush intoned evenly.
The housekeeper looked left and right, not expecting the two to be so sabre rattling.
“Mr. Ford ane Miss Bush!”
“Mrs. Brown!” Elena Bush corrected him, word for word.
The butler’s forehead broke into a cold sweat at his words, feeling only that he had become involved in a tangle between the two men.
But under the pressure of Edward Ford, he dared not utter the word ‘Mrs Brown’ and could only say, “Miss Elena, is there some misunderstanding between you and Mr Ford?”
“There was no misunderstanding, except that someone used every trick in the book to force me to come back with him, and even took my phone card to restrict my freedom of communication!”
And that someone was obviously Edward Ford, who was cold and silent.
The butler looked at the two men and dared not say anything, but said, “If there is nothing else for Mr. Ford and Miss Elena, I will leave now, and if there is anything else, please give me another order.”
With that, he immediately turned and left.
Edward Ford gave her an exasperated glare, “Elena, I know you are upset, but, you will understand my bitterness!”