Fandrey nodded. “William, sorry for the trouble.”
“It’s okay, as grandma doesn’t know yet. But it’s a good thing for Wayne to have seen grandma’s reaction. He’s not gonna doubt anymore, and I’m gonna feel pity for him in the future.”
Deborah listened to the conversation between William and Fandrey, and she was confused. What were they talking about?
The two of them left the confinement centre. Deborah quickly asked Fandrey in the car, “What were you and William talking about just now?” Fandrey ignored her and told Sammuel to start driving.
“Hello? Aren’t you going to tell me?” Deborah asked.
“That’s enough. What’s the hurry? Did I ever say that I won’t tell you?” Fandrey sighed. “You helped Azalea against Braelynn today, and that is a big mistake, do you know that? I didn’t tell you that Azalea is actually not from the Floyd family.”
“What? Are you confused? How could that be? Isn’t Emily her mother, and didn’t Callum and Emily confirm it?” Fandrey then replied, “Nope, there was a mistake. She isn’t Emily’s daughter, and her real daughter is Braelynn, the one you were scolding just now!”
“Ah? How could that be?” Deborah was dumbfounded.
“Why not? Braelynn is the eldest daughter of the Floyd family, so aren’t you happy about that? Do you want a dirty girl like Azalea to be of our family?”
“No, I just think… um… Are you sure? Are you kidding me?”
“Do you think I’m joking? Look at the attitude of William and Valeria. When have they ever paid attention to Azalea? On the contrary, Braelynn has always been on good terms with Valeria. William cares a lot about Braelynn like a little sister too!”
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier? You old man, why did you hide it from me? You just watched me scolding her without saying a word… You’re so mean!” Deborah was regretful.
“I stopped you and told you not to remain silent. It’s you who can’t control your mouth.”
“Gosh, but I did not know! Oh my god, Braelynn must hate me now!”
“Duh! You glared at her too! She was already quite repulsive of being the daughter of the Floyd family, and I spent a lot of effort trying to bond nicely with her. Well, you ruined that.”
“Then what should I do? Apologize? Or do I ask her to forgive me?”
Fandrey shook his head. “There shouldn’t be much use in apologizing, right? Braelynn isn’t a child, and she doesn’t care about the Floyd family’s assets. She has her own abilities, so she definitely won’t accept your apology now.”
“Then what should we do? It’s all your fault for hiding such a big issue from me! I thought that Azalea is from our family and thought that she had been influenced in a bad way, that’s why I’m sad. But now you’re telling me that Braelynn is from our family! If you have told me earlier, I wouldn’t have been biased towards Azalea! What the hell were you thinking!” Deborah was anxious.
“I didn’t mean to hide it from you. It was not the right time before. I was going to find a good time to talk to you. There were always other things delaying us, and Braelynn was back. I wanted to tell you when she came back, but I didn’t know that we would meet her today.”
“I don’t care. This was caused by you hiding the truth from me. You must settle it. If my granddaughter hates me and dont wanna recognize me, I won’t let you off.”
Sammuel, who was driving, couldn’t help but laugh helplessly as he listened to Deborah’s words. “Don’t worry, William and Valeria are here, and Ms. Saunders is a reasonable person. As long as William and Valeria speak to her, she won’t reject you.”
Deborah’s eyes lit up. “Oh right. Let me talk to William now and see if Valeria can help me.”
After Cade and Santhos finished their milk, they fell asleep. The ladies at the confinement centre then tucked the babies in.
Without any outsider here, Valeria asked Braelynn, “You were mad just now, right? Grandma defended Azalea and you have no more hope left.” Braelynn then answered, “No, I’m not mad.”
“Are you really not angry? Don’t keep it to yourself, you can just tell me.” Valeria did not believe that Braelynn was fine. To be honest, she was angry even when Deborah was protecting Azalea, not to mention Braelynn.
“Valeria, I’m really not angry, seriously.” Braelynn explained, “If there is no expectation, there will be no sadness. I have never had any improper thoughts about the Floyd family. I always treat them as ordinary people. So I don’t care what they do.”
“Really? Braelynn, I have something to tell you. You were abandoned has nothing to do with your parents. It was because the Laban family was too vicious that you ended up this way. Your parents have always felt guilty about you, and your grandparents are good people. Grandma is a sharp-tongued person. She doesn’t know about your identity yet, so she treated you this way. If she knew that you were her biological granddaughter, she would definitely regret it. So Braelynn, if you can, I hope you don’t blame them.”
Braelynn was silent for a moment. “Okay then. I will listen to you and try my best to accept them. But I can’t guarantee that I can really do that. After all, only my job and my adoptive father has always been there for me in my life. I don’t think I can handle such a sudden increase in family members in my life.”
“I understand! In fact, I would have the same thoughts if it were me. It took me a long time to accept my father and grandfather. My grandfather misunderstood me for the sake of the Raelyn. I was also very angry and wronged at that time, and then I finally let it go.”
Valeria tried to persuade Braelynn as an experienced person. “Braelynn, it’s not that your family doesn’t want you. On the contrary, they really want you. Because of an accident, they have been separated from you for so many years. Now that God has given you a chance to reunite again, try to get along with them. After all, they are your blood!”
“Okay, I will keep your words in mind and try to get along with them.” Braelynn nodded and agreed.
Seeing that Braelynn was so kind, Valeria breathed a sigh of relief.
They needed to go send Abbie off with the Clark family later in the afternoon, so William asked someone from the residence to bring black outfits here.
Valeria put on a black coat, a black hat, and a black mask. He held her tightly in his arms and took her out of the confinement centre. Braelynn followed closely behind.
When they got in the car, Hayden ran out and told them, “Come back earlier! Valeria, try not to cry too much, and just hold it in, hm?”