Emily? Was she the same Emily he had hoped to meet?
“Your name is… Emily?”
Old Master Gale was surprised when he heard her name, and he immediately looked through the photos on his mobile phone. He wanted to have another look at Emily’s pictures that his assistant had sent him.
Even though the girl in the photos was not ugly, her freckled complexion was nothing like the skin on the beautiful girl in front of him.
Did they only share the same name?
“Yes, I’m Emily. Do you know me, Grandfather?”
Emily’s gaze trailed across his hands until she could peek at his phone. When she saw the photos on his phone, she was shocked. “You…”
Why would the older man have photos of her?
Old Master Gale looked at the photos again, and then at the girl in front of him. Only then did he realize that their foreheads seemed quite similar.
Joseph noticed the resemblance between the two girls, and he immediately asked, “Miss Gale, is your father’s name Charles?”
Even though the Emily that he had seen in the photos was not an attractive girl, the Emily in front of him must have been the most beautiful woman in the world.
She had such a fair, delicate, and dainty face, and she did not even use any makeup on her face. That must have been her real appearance.
Why did the detective send them such ugly photos of her? Could the photos have been taken after a makeup contest?
If they did not have those misleading photos of her, they would have recognized her the first time they met.
“Yes, Charles is my father.” Emily looked at Joseph in a somewhat defensive manner.
“Don’t panic; we come in peace. Besides, just look at these two fellows…” Joseph pointed at his grandfather and Uncle Ding, who shared similar personality traits with his grandfather. He gestured at them and asked, “Do they look like bad guys?”
Emily did not know whether to laugh or cry. How could someone from the younger generation say that about the elderly in the family? Still, those two older adults did not look malicious in any way.
Wendy had made her way toward her new family, and her face froze when she realized what had happened.
“Grandfather, what’s going on? I don’t feel well, let’s head home!” She glared at Emily and immediately tried to drag Old Master Gale away from her.
Old Master Gale said, “Haven’t I told you about the nice young lady we met the other day? I didn’t expect her to be your sister.”
The old man grabbed Emily’s arm. She wanted to retract her hand, but he had a firm grip on her.
“Oh my! It’s like I have two granddaughters at the same time! I’m so happy!”
Granddaughters?
Emily looked at Wendy, and then at the older man again.
She was always cautious when it was something to do with Wendy. “Who… are you? Why did she call you… Grandfather?”
“This has nothing to do with you!” Wendy immediately interrupted them. There was sweat on her forehead, but no one knew if it was due to the heat or something else altogether.
“Grandfather, she has a bad temper. I’m worried that she’ll hit you. Let us head home!”
“No, Wendy. Emily has a good temper. I like her very much.”
‘But I don’t like her!’ Wendy pulled a long face. Why was it so hard to talk sense into that damn old man?
On the contrary, Emily felt a sudden thrill when she saw Wendy’s anxious look. She also tugged Old Master Gale’s sleeve and smiled, “If Second Sister calls you Grandfather, then I shall call you Grandfather too!”
She smiled sweetly in an incredibly lovable manner, “Grandfather!”
Her words sent oodles of sweetness into Old Master Gale’s heart.
The old man had always imagined Emily as his granddaughter, but he did not expect that he would make a mistake. He felt like he had lost another granddaughter when he met Wendy.
He was so thrilled that he felt like his granddaughter had returned to him when Emily addressed him as ‘Grandfather.’ The old man was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. “Emily is also my granddaughter. You and Wendy are my granddaughters from here onward!”
“Sure!” Even though Emily did not know why Wendy wanted to get on his good books, Emily did not dislike the old man.
A woman as evil as Wendy must have had a purpose when she acknowledged him as her grandfather. Perhaps she had wanted to deceive him. She needed to give them a friendly reminder. She did not want Wendy to trick and kind and honest old man!
“Grandfather, how can you acknowledge such a problematic person as your granddaughter?”
Wendy was not happy. Emily must not be allowed to address him as ‘Grandfather.’ She would feel guilty if Emily were to call him that.
Old Master Gale looked at her rather unhappily.
“Wendy, how could you say that? She’s your sister, and so, she’s also my granddaughter.”
If Emily’s family had not raised Wendy, he might not have had a chance to reunite with her. He regarded Emily’s family as their family’s benefactors. Furthermore, he really liked that young lady. Wendy had been excessive with her words when she called Emily a ‘problematic person.’
“I just don’t like it when anyone else calls you Grandfather!” Wendy could only harp on the same old thing as she could find a good excuse. The people around them thought Wendy had made a big fuss over something trivial.
Old Master Gale and Uncle Ding looked at each other. The latter smiled and said, “Young Miss, Old Master likes you very much. That’s why…”
They all thought Wendy was merely jealous, and they felt it was a natural reaction. She had only reunited with her grandfather, so it was understandable that she did not want anyone else to call him ‘Grandfather’ as well.
Regardless of what Wendy had said, she was already about 18 or 19 years of age. Her temper, however, was similar to a little girl. It did not seem as though her temperament matched her age.
Emily shrugged. She was too lazy to entertain that woman, and she did not want to embarrass herself. She looked at Old Master Gale and smiled softly. “My sister is a bit… mischievous. You’ll have to be careful with this one, Grandfather.”
Conflicts between those two sisters were nothing new. Emily was not afraid if people were to laugh at them.
Wendy suddenly blushed in anger. “Emily, what do you mean by that?”
“Time shall reveal a person’s heart. There’s no need for me to explain what I mean.”
Instead of the old man, Emily looked at Joseph instead. “Sir, please take good care of the seniors in your family. Don’t let other people deceive you so easily.”
She still had other things to do, so she did not want to interfere with Wendy’s affairs.
Just as he was about to leave, Joseph said, “Your elder sister is a child of our Gale family. That is why she addresses my grandfather as ‘Grandfather’.”
Emily’s reminder was only loud enough for Joseph’s ears. He was rather fond of the girl in front of him.
Wendy, on the other hand, was a little hard for him to accept. Perhaps it was because she had acted like a spoiled and arrogant brat even though she was old enough to behave differently.
“A child of your Gale family?” What did he mean? Were they also from the Gale family? If they were relatives from the same Gale family, why had she not met them before?
“You’re…”
“We’re from City L,” Joseph answered her warmly. “City L’s Gale family.”
City L’s Gale family!
There were many families in City L with the Gale surname, but only one would dare to proclaim themselves as the Gale family from City L! That family was in the pharmaceutical business! That Gale family!
Even though they shared the same surname Gale, they were not related at all!
Emily had learned a lot of drug-refining techniques in her past life. During that period, the pharmaceutical family that she admired most was the same Gale family from City L. It seemed like they were that same Gale family.
“Are you saying…” She looked at Wendy, and then at Joseph, with a shocked expression on her face. “Wendy is a part of your family?”