Compassvale was a city with good weather all year long.
Being there for three years, the one thing Stella felt the most sentimental about was the slow pace.
As a single mother, life was hard wherever she went.
It was fortunate that Miguel had helped her a lot in the initial stage, at least during her pregnancy, and provided her with a reassuring environment.
She later learned that the old man Roger met in the delta was part of his biological parentsâ family.
He was Miguel and Rogerâs grandfather.
Their parents, too, had their own sad story.
âMore than ten years ago, my father fell in love with my mother, but my grandfather disapproved of their relationship and tried to break up the couple. My father was an exchange student, and my mother was a local of Ahn City. They fell in love at first sight and have been dating behind my grandfatherâs back since then.
âBut my grandfather still found out about their relationship and used every means he could to break them up.
âThe family was very powerful. They initially disagreed with my father going to Ahn City as an exchange student and wanted him to return to take over the family business. When they knew that he was in love with a civilian girl, they became even more unhappy.
âBut my mother was already pregnant at that time. My grandfather wanted her to abort the pregnancy, so they went into hiding. After the baby was born, my parents were worried that my grandfather would snatch him away and harm him, so they put my brother on the doorstep of a professor couple they trusted a lotâ¦
âThey were your parents.
âThey took my brother in.â
Miguel continued, âAnd then my parents have been hiding from my grandfather. But in the meantime, they accidentally got pregnant againâ¦â
âThis time, my grandfather found out where they were and put my mother under house arrest, and forced her to abort the baby.
âI was only saved after my father threatened him with his life. Later, he was forced to marry another woman. Both my parents were devastated and eventually died of severe depression.â
Miguel sighed when he said that. âIt was only after my parents died that my grandfather came to his senses and took me in to raise me.â
Stella could not react for a long time. It was the first time she was hearing this story.
âThen⦠how did your grandfather know about Rogerâs existence?â
âIt was because of my fatherâs last words just before he died. He was worried that my grandfather still held prejudice against him, so he didnât dare to talk about that child. My grandfather only found out about his existence long after his death.â
In fact, when it came to Roger, Miguel had very little memory of him.
After all, he had not even met him personally.
When he received news from his grandfather and rushed to delta, Roger had already left the place, fearing Westonâs pursuit. And because of Weston, he committed suicide.
Thus, he hadnât even met Roger, not even once.
In fact, he was even more familiar with Stella. Because of Rogerâs last wish, Miguel also treated her as his sister. Grandpaâs intention, too, was to treat Stella as the young lady of the family. He wanted to compensate her for everything he couldnât do for Roger.
Although she was a very determined woman, Stella decided that sheâd accept their help for a while.
After giving birth to the twin boy and girl, she soon got ready to perform.
She knew she was taking advantage of the opportunities accorded by the Gracia family, but she repaid them tenfold later.
All around the world, Stellaâs incredible talent on the piano was an indisputable fact.
She even gained the adoration of the Queen.
She soon became the new celebrity that the other stars in the entertainment circle would talk about, thus gaining herself a great reputation and fame.
But she didnât stop there or intend to sit on her laurels.
In addition to winning the Golden Wheat Award in piano, she also had a deep knowledge of dance.
Thus, in a span of just three years, the name Cicily gained international acclaim.
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