Valeria was thinking about how to take the initiative to mention Angel, so she immediately nodded after Deborah brought it up. “Alright, I’m listening.”
When Deborah saw that Valeria wasn’t unhappy, she continued, “Angel was not sensible before this and she has been very remorseful for her mistakes. She became like this because your grandfather and uncle had spoiled her too much. In fact, we are also responsible and we feel sorry for you, but we can’t give up on her. Your grandfather and uncle had already taught her a harsh lesson and ordered her to repent. Angel has sincerely repented for her mistakes, so we hope that you can forgive her and accept her apology.”
Valeria nodded. “Grandma, no one is perfect in this world. As long as she changes, I’ll forgive her because she’s my cousin.”
Valeria’s words were clever. She said that she would forgive Angel because the latter was her cousin. Whether Angel had really changed or if she was really William’s cousin had nothing to do with Valeria at all. Naturally, Valeria wouldn’t forgive Angel just because of their familial ties.
Deborah was very gratified when she heard this. “You’re such a good person! Grandpa and I are very thankful for your kindness.”
“It’s alright, Grandma, it isn’t that big of a deal. You and grandpa have done nothing wrong in this matter. It’s Angel’s fault, so you don’t have to blame yourselves at all.” Valeria took Deborah’s hand while she said, “Grandma, I’ve always felt that something was strange. You, Grandpa, and Uncle are kind people, so why would Angel turn out this way?”
“It’s all Veronica’s fault. Angel isn’t her daughter and she had always hated Angel. She pretended to accept Angel, but she secretly instigated her to make such horrible mistakes.”
“Is that so? Grandma, may I ask who is Angel’s mother?”
“Angel’s mother is called Emily and she is your uncle’s first love, but she is not a good person. Grandpa and I strongly disagreed with her relationship with your uncle. It was already in the past, but who knew that your uncle would get involved with her again. Emily had gotten pregnant with Angel. Since Emily was so despicable, Grandpa and I were worried that she would use Angel to deceive your uncle, so we took her back to the Floyd family.” Deborah did not hide and told Valeria the entire story.
Valeria had a curious expression on his face. “Was Emily actually willing to let you take Angel away?”
“Of course she refused. After all, she still wanted to use Angel to deceive your uncle. Grandpa and I naturally would not give her this opportunity, so we made a prompt decision and directly arranged for someone to take Angel away from the hospital. Emily had no choice and she initially wanted to make trouble with us. However, she knew that she had done something disgraceful, so she didn’t dare to go overboard and accepted her fate.”
Since Angel was taken away directly from the hospital, did this mean that Angel was not Callum’s daughter at all? Or was she replaced before she was sent to the Floyd family?
If Angel had been swapped halfway, then they must have done something to the person who had taken her initially. What had Emily done wrong? Valeria thought about it and immediately asked, “Who did you and Grandpa arrange for Angel to be taken away in the hospital? And what did Emily do?”
“At that time, we arranged for your uncle’s bodyguard to be in charge. He reported Emily and your uncle’s affair to us. By the way, your uncle doesn’t know about the private report, so don’t talk about it in front of him.” Deborah told them about Emily and Callum.
“Speaking of Emily, I don’t want to hide it anymore. At that time, Emily knew your uncle through your mother-in-law. She and your mother-in-law were classmates. At that time, your uncle and Veronica had already been engaged, but Emily shamelessly insisted on being with your uncle. He was deceived by her and he even wanted to marry her, but Grandpa did not agree. Emily had no way to deal with the situation, so she made Veronica infertile. This matter caused a huge commotion and the Laban family wanted her to bear the responsibility. However, your uncle compromised for her, so we let her go.”
“Was Emily actually this vicious?” Valeria was shocked.
“That’s right. Your grandfather and I are not vicious people, neither is your uncle. Maybe Angel turned out this way because she inherited Emily’s genes.” Deborah sighed.
“In fact, the reason why we opposed Emily being with your uncle was not because of her identity. What we were angry about was that she actually helped your mother and father-in-law elope. If it weren’t for her persuasion, your mother-in-law would never have run away and eloped. My poor daughter was so young and so beautiful. She was only in her early twenties, but she passed away so young. I’m still filled with fury when I think of this!”
“Grandma, I’m sorry to remind you of unhappy things. I know that you and Grandpa are very sad about this, and nothing I say now will fix the situation. But I still hope that you and Grandpa can move on even though your daughter is gone. You still have William and he’s a very good man! He will be as filial to you as if he was your own son!”
Deborah nodded when she heard Valeria say this, “Yes, William is a very good man! In fact, your mother-in-law had such an unhappy fate and she couldn’t meet such a good daughter-in-law as you… alas!”
“Grandma, let’s stop talking about his and think about happy things. William and Grandpa must have prepared a barbecue by now. I can’t wait to eat, so let’s go back and have a look!”
“Okay! Let’s go back!” Deborah took Valeria’s hand and walked back to the barbecue area.
William had set up a decent barbecue on the lawn while Fandrey and Bobby were helping him. When William saw Valeria and Deborah returning in high spirits, he smiled slightly.
“Valeria must be talking about something interesting to Deborah,” he thought. Then, he put the barbecued meat on the plate and said, “Grandma, dear, have a taste! It’s freshly cooked!”
Valeria answered with a smile and took the initiative to help him. “Grandpa, I’m sure you’re tired by now. Sit down with Grandma and eat the grilled meat. Bobby, prepare some beer while I help my husband!”
“I’ll be your assistant. It’s not convenient for you to move around since you’re pregnant,” Fandrey said with a smile.
“I’m fine. You can sit down with Grandma and eat.” Valeria insisted on helping William. Then, Fandrey smiled and went back to sit down under the shade. Valeria took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat for William while she lowered her voice and said, “I just asked. Grandma said that Angel was taken away from the hospital and it was done by Uncle’s bodyguard.”
“It’s him? Hehe!” William sneered, “It seems that this David is not only working for Grandpa and Grandma. I’ll see what he has done after I check his background. I’ll make sure he suffers for his crimes!”