Nobela ni Kageni

“Y…you, what happened to you?” she asked as she stammered, her eyes still on the scars and wounds at the latter’s naked parts.However, just as she asked that question, she shook her head, thinking that she was foolish, how could she ask her that question when its quite evident what had happened.“Alaine, come in here,” she shouted, startling both Tracy and Alaine.Tracy stared at her, a frown on her face, not understanding what that woman was calling her mother for.She opened her mouth to say something but her mother had already opened the door.As soon as she walked in, she looked around panickingly, didn’t see anything wrong and sighed in relief. “Why are you screaming? Gosh, someone might think that something bad has happened,”Hearing her words, Rhoda turned to her, fury in her eyes and face. “Nothing bad? Are you blind?”Alaine frowned, not understanding why the latter was behaving like that. “Can you come down and explain what’s wrong?”Rhoda pointed at the woman, her chest ri

“Hae Rhoda,” Alaine greeted the lady behind the desk when they walked into the spa.The woman who was busy typing on the keyboard lifted her head. When she saw Alaine, a smile appeared on her face. “Hae Alaine. Weren’t you here a few days ago?”“I brought my daughter today,” Alaine said.Rhoda nodded as they were used to seeing Eve every week. She looked around and couldn’t see Eve. She turned to Alaine with a confused gaze. “Where is she?”“Here she is,” Alaine said as she pulled Tracy closer to her. “I bet you haven’t seen the company’s news.”Rhoda shook her head, then stared at the woman waiting for her to tell her what was going on.“The kids were swapped at birth. She is my biological daughter, Tracy. Can you please be the one serving her?”Rhoda stared at the girl whom her friend had introduced. Hearing her last sentence, she frowned, not understanding why the latter would request such a thing, but she still nodded as the woman really requested anything.“I am your mom’s friend

“Of course not, dear. Since that’s what you want, then we can go with that,” Alaine said.“You heard what my daughter said, the banquet should be one of a kind. You have a week,” she said.“Okay, madam,” the secretary replied, and the call was disconnected.“Wow, with that kind of heiress, I wouldn’t mind working overtime to make this banquet the prettiest,” one of the secretaries said, and the others nodded their heads.“Why don’t we divide the work? That way, we can do a great job. I also have a feeling that we won’t be given other tasks apart from that.” The others nodded as they all wanted to contribute as a way to thank Tracy for speaking for them.“The boss might not, but you know her husband.” Upon hearing those words, everyone stopped talking as they knew how Mr Grant was; he always allocated tasks to them so that everyone could see that he had a say. Still, he didn’t have a lot of the company’s shares.After hanging up the call, Alaine opened Weibo, looked at the company’s mai

Alaine stared at Tracy, thinking her daughter’s laugh was so pleasing to the ears, but something felt uneasy.“What? The Grants heiress needs to ask her husband for permission? Are you the company’s CEO or is he? No, sorry, aren’t you the Grant’s daughter? So your words carry more weight than his, right?” Tracy asked, causing Alaine to panic.“You just claim that you need to ask your husband for his decision; if he refuses, you will claim that it wasn’t that you didn’t do it, but he did? I am so sure that you sure how he favors Eve more than he favors me, right?”Tracy looked at her mother with indifference, her heart already gone cold with everything that happened. Well, she went back to being the indifferent Tracy who had just walked into the Grants' mansion after being reborn.“Anyways, Miss Grant, if you don’t want to acknowledge me, just say so; please stop wasting my time. I need to go look for a cheap house to live in,” Tracy added, but Alaine understood those unsaid words.She,

Despite walking hurriedly, the distance between the two continued widening, causing Alaine to panic. Her face was full of tears, making everyone who passed her look at her twice as they found her too pretty and rich.With no option, she stopped a motorbike that passed her.“Can you please reach that lady?” she asked as she climbed up.The man was stunned but still did as told.Tracy heard a motorbike behind her, causing her to step aside, but when it stopped in front of her and she recognized her mother, she snorted and continued walking.“Baby, I am sorry, okay?” Alaine said as she hurriedly ran to her and hugged her, stunning everyone.“I am sorry, but I am not your daughter. Your daughter is at home,” Tracy said coldly, making more tears roll down her mother’s cheeks.“I am sorry. You are the daughter I carried for nine months; my blood runs in your veins; how can you not be my daughter?” Alaine asked stubbornly and didn’t let go of Tracy’s arm no matter how much Tracy tried to get

Alaine stared at Tracy, her heart aching. She understood that the latter must have gone a lot to make her doubt everyone.“You are my daughter, my flesh and blood, so how can I not be ashamed of you?” she said before turning to Lilian and her brother.“I am sorry for making a fool out of myself,” she apologized with a faint smile on her face, but the siblings just looked at her emotionless.Julian couldn’t understand what Lilian was trying to achieve, but as her brother, he stood by the side to support her.Alaine sighed when she understood that things might not ease till she spoke the truth. “Yes, Tracy and Eve were swapped at birth. Tracy just arrived.”Lilian stared at Tracy for a while before her lips curled up in a good mood.“Eve’s biological mother, she is from the village?” she asked, causing Alaine to frown, displeased with her words. Inwardly, she thought that Eve’s words about the girl were true.“I hate your daughter; no, I loathe Eve, and I like seeing her suffering. Now

“Are you sure that you are fine going back there?” a soft, worried voice asked.“Mom, you heard what Dad said on the phone. If I don’t go, who knows what will happen to that company? You built it with your own hands, and I don’t understand why you left it for him to manage it despite of knowing that he has poor management and financial skills,” Elaine answered, making her mother stare at her.“That’s your father you are talking about. Speaking of him with total respect,” her mother reprimanded her, making Elaine roll her eyes.“Whatever. He has never treated me well. He treats that girl better than he treats me, his own daughter. Someone can mistake that Rosa is his biological daughter, and I am the daughter whom my mother brought when she married that family,” Elaine said, causing her mother to sigh as she didn’t know what else to say, as her daughter already hated her father so much.“You know that he is forcing you to go there as he wants you to hand over the shares in your hands.

Mrs Parker turned in the direction the woman was looking and was frozen. The little girl looked exactly like Elaine when she was a little girl.“Why does she look familiar?” the other woman said as she also stared at the woman.As someone who had been trained since she was small, Princess felt some gazes on her, making her turn to their direction. When she saw them, she didn’t know why she felt close to the woman at the front.Because they had been talking with Angela, discussing a design they had just seen, Angela noticed when she went silent, and her gaze focused on one side. She turned to see what she was looking at, and when she saw Mrs Parkers, she was frozen. The woman could never have been lied to. She panicked as she knew that from the way the woman was staring at Princess, she already knew who her mother was.“Princess, if the woman asks you who your parents are. Tell her that your mother’s name is Cate,” Angela said in a murmur, making Princess frown and turn to her.“Auntie

Mrs Parker turned in the direction the woman was looking and was frozen. The little girl looked exactly like Elaine when she was a little girl.“Why does she look familiar?” the other woman said as she also stared at the woman.As someone who had been trained since she was small, Princess felt some gazes on her, making her turn to their direction. When she saw them, she didn’t know why she felt close to the woman at the front.Because they had been talking with Angela, discussing a design they had just seen, Angela noticed when she went silent, and her gaze focused on one side. She turned to see what she was looking at, and when she saw Mrs Parkers, she was frozen. The woman could never have been lied to. She panicked as she knew that from the way the woman was staring at Princess, she already knew who her mother was.“Princess, if the woman asks you who your parents are. Tell her that your mother’s name is Cate,” Angela said in a murmur, making Princess frown and turn to her.“Auntie

Mrs Parker turned in the direction the woman was looking and was frozen. The little girl looked exactly like Elaine when she was a little girl.“Why does she look familiar?” the other woman said as she also stared at the woman.As someone who had been trained since she was small, Princess felt some gazes on her, making her turn to their direction. When she saw them, she didn’t know why she felt close to the woman at the front.Because they had been talking with Angela, discussing a design they had just seen, Angela noticed when she went silent, and her gaze focused on one side. She turned to see what she was looking at, and when she saw Mrs Parkers, she was frozen. The woman could never have been lied to. She panicked as she knew that from the way the woman was staring at Princess, she already knew who her mother was.“Princess, if the woman asks you who your parents are. Tell her that your mother’s name is Cate,” Angela said in a murmur, making Princess frown and turn to her.“Auntie

“An Italian?” Samantha said, stunning both Scarlet and Austin.When Austin arrived, they had been on the second floor, so they didn’t see him.Scarlet stared at the man, deep in thought. She never thought much about his identity. Only knew that he was Martin’s brother. Cause she was used to seeing him since she was a kid, sometimes, he would visit, other times, on a video call, he was familiar and just like the rest of them. However, now that Sam had mentioned it, she could see that he really looked like an Italian, different from Martin, who looked so much like an American. There wasn’t any resemblance between them.Austin saw her in deep thought and panic, but he didn’t forget to glare at Samantha, blaming her for everything.“This is my uncle Austin. He came to deliver the sewing machines,” Scarlet introduced him to them.“She is Samantha, her mother is Mrs Davis, bet you heard of her from mom. Angela and her mother, Mrs Cole.”After hearing who Samantha was, he stopped getting an

“An Italian?” Samantha said, stunning both Scarlet and Austin.When Austin arrived, they had been on the second floor, so they didn’t see him.Scarlet stared at the man, deep in thought. She never thought much about his identity. Only knew that he was Martin’s brother. Cause she was used to seeing him since she was a kid, sometimes, he would visit, other times, on a video call, he was familiar and just like the rest of them. However, now that Sam had mentioned it, she could see that he really looked like an Italian, different from Martin, who looked so much like an American. There wasn’t any resemblance between them.Austin saw her in deep thought and panic, but he didn’t forget to glare at Samantha, blaming her for everything.“This is my uncle Austin. He came to deliver the sewing machines,” Scarlet introduced him to them.“She is Samantha, her mother is Mrs Davis, bet you heard of her from mom. Angela and her mother, Mrs Cole.”After hearing who Samantha was, he stopped getting ang