Chapter 783

Chapter 783

Corinne shook her head. “It was no trouble at all. Really, you two are too kind to me,” she said humbly.

Beatrice immediately took a liking to Corinne. “Can I ask you something, Corinne? How old are you?”

“Twenty.”

Beatrice did a quick mental calculation in her head as her fingers moved subtly as if counting

something. “And when is your birthday?”

An alarm bell went off inside Corinne’s head. ‘Why would she ask me when my birthday is? Could it

be…’

“I don’t know when my real birthday is because no one has ever celebrated my birthday after I lost my

mother,” replied Corinne out loud.

The suspicion in Beatrice’s eyes became even stronger. “You lost your mother when you were young?

Did she die or go somewhere else?”

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Corinne fell silent. She was not happy with Beatrice’s questions at all. ‘Why don’t ask yourself that, you

old crow! I wouldn’t have lost my mother if you didn’t chase my mother out of this house just because of

some rumors…’

Cedric could not stand seeing Corinne sad, so he nudged Beatrice’s elbow and said, “Why are you

asking all these questions? Look at how sad you’ve made her.”

Beatrice quickly realized how inappropriate she was, so she said, “Forgive me, Corinne. You look so

much like someone I know that I can’t help but ask those questions. Sorry for making you think of the

past…”

Corinne smiled calmly. “It’s okay. You didn’t mean too anyways.”

Beatrice passed a piece of sliced apple to Corinne. “Here, child. Have a piece of apple. We’ll have a

simple lunch later, and for dinner, Cedric had ordered some fresh food specially flown from overseas. I

can guarantee they’re all delicious, so please stay for dinner.”

“Sure. Don’t mind if I do, then.”

“By the way, Corinne, I heard from my husband that you’ll be marrying Jeremy Holden?”

Corinne nodded. “Yup.”

“What a pity for a nice girl like you to end up with a family like that,” said Beatrice with a frown. “Why, if

you’re still single, my husband and I can introduce you to some nice boys.”

‘Seems like they have a common hobby of setting people up with blind dates…’ thought Corinne. She

simply smiled and said, “Thank you, but the Holdens actually treat me quite well. There’s no need for

you to worry about me.”

Cedric scoffed unhappily. “Even that Jeremy kid can get a nice girl like Corinne, so why is our Lucas

still single?”

“There, there. You know Lucas has always lived his life to the beat of his drum. Have patience. Sooner

or later, he’ll bring a girl home. You’ll see,” said Beatrice soothingly.

The more Cedric thought about It, the angrier he got. “What do you mean, sooner or later? 1 bet that

brat is just waiting for me to turn in my grave!”

Beatrice smiled helplessly. “Here you go again. We have a guest here, so where are your manners?

Well, why don’t you stay here and chat with Corinne for a while, and I’ll go bake some cookies for her?”

“Corinne, let me show you around the garden while my wife is baking some cookies for you,” said

Cedric.

“Okay.” Corinne was happy to do that since she might just find new clues about her mother’s

disappearances.

Thus, Beatrice went to the kitchen while Corinne followed Cedric into the garden. Suddenly,

somewhere out of their sight, a servant sneakily ran up to the second floor.