Feeling resentment at having been mistreated by the woman he called "mom", Simon bit his lip, got up from the ground, and slowly walked towards Rose.
"Mom, I'm sorry. If you are angry because I called Uncle Kim "Dad", I must tell you I didn't mean to do it. He only asked me to call him that because if I didn't, he said he will hit me..." He pulled Rose's sleeve with his head lowered, feeling very aggrieved.
The woman merely raised her eyebrows at the child, feeling mostly confused. She was surprised with what she just heard. Wasn't Simon Kim's son?
Whose child was he then?
"Who is your father?" she asked.
Simon looked at her in great disbelief, his eyes wide open. How come his mother didn't remember who his father was? Not to mention that this woman's voice was strange.
He took a step back and carefully examined the woman in front of him. At first glance, she did seem like his mother. But now that he had carefully observed her, he found that she was indeed a little different.
The child ran into her arms immediately, but she just frowned and pushed him to the ground once again.
Simon was in so much pain that he gritted his teeth, but the kid was smart and vigilant. When he hugged her again, he smelled her and figured out that she didn't smell anything like his mother. Anne's smell was warm and pleasant, while Rose had more of a pungent smell because of all the perfume sprayed onto her body, not even the slightest trace of his mother's warmth. This woman might look like his mother, but she was not his mother at all!
It surprised him, but at least he had a conclusion now.
He tilted his head and looked at Rose from head to toe. 'Who is this woman? And why does she look exactly like my mother?'
"Little guy, hey! I'm talking to you. I asked... who is your father?" Rose sounded impatient since she didn't hear any response from the boy.
On the other hand, Simon was thinking to himself all the while. Then he said, "My father's name is Kevin Fu!"
Rose frowned at him even harder. She stared at him with disgust and then turned her head to the side. 'So, as it turns out, this little guy is Kevin's son!'
True enough, Anne was very lucky. First, she gave birth to Eddy, and now she had Simon. And she also had a daughter named Sally!
The Fu Family didn't really have many successors, but now they did because Anne gave birth to three children for that family!
Thinking of this made Rose envy Anne's life.
"What about you? Who are you? " Simon frowned and asked her in a low voice.
Rose was surprised to hear the child asking her that. She didn't expect that he would find out that she was not Anne.
But it was a great thing for her. She saw this as a window of opportunity.
A smile was suddenly drawn on her mouth. She squatted down and looked at Simon's small innocent face, which she couldn't help but pinch, and then said with a smile, "Your name is Simon, right? Have your mother ever told you that I'm her sister, which makes me your aunt?"
Simon stepped away from her, shaking his head. "No, Mom has never told us that we have an aunt."
It was true. Because how could Anne tell the story between her and Rose to her children?
In that case...
The smile at the corners of Rose's mouth only became brighter. She pointed at her own face and explained, "Simon, look, my face is the same as your mother's. If I'm not your mother's sister, then how could we look so much alike?"
Simon tilted his head and thought carefully about what she said. He turned around and looked at the TV. "Uncle. Kim doesn't allow me to go out so I watch TV most of the time. And I heard once, while I was watching, that there is such thing called a "plastic surgery" that can change a person's physical appearance."
So, was this woman really his aunt? He could not believe it at all.
When Rose heard him say that, her face froze. She didn't expect for a kid like him to know so much at his age.
However, he was still young. So would he be able to outsmart her?
At that moment, Rose tried not to think of it at all and continued, "Simon, you are still young. Your mother may not have told you about it, but it doesn't matter. What matters is that when you see Kim later, you can tell him that I am not your mother... that I am your aunt, Rose. Do you understand?"
Simon was a little confused, but he found himself nodding anyway.
A good child should not lie, and besides, she truly was not his own mother.
On the other side, after Rose left, Anne felt a little restless and upset.
A spontaneous visit from Rose always gave her a bad feeling, but she was relieved somehow that she left quickly and did not return.
However, Ryan took the initiative to come to her.
When she saw him at the door, she let him in and led him upstairs into the room. There, Ryan sat on the sofa and frowned at Anne.
She knew that Ryan would not have come here if he didn't need something, and yet he didn't speak at once, and neither did Anne. She was a very patient person.
After they had tea, Ryan finally lost his patience. He couldn't wait any longer so, finally, he asked, "Anne, have you seen Rose?"
She nodded, raising her eyebrows, "How did you know?"
Ryan hesitated at first, but then he looked at Anne and said, "Kim found me today and asked me if we could have coffee in a cafe somewhere outside your community. I wanted to know what his next move, so I had to keep the appointment.
But while we were drinking coffee, I saw Rose. She looked exactly like you now. It was hard to tell you apart.
I even thought that she was you that's why I followed her. She asked me to take her to see Kevin, but I didn't expect that Kim would kidnap her on the way. He mistook her for you. And now, Rose was taken away."
Rose was still the heir of the Luo Family, so her disappearance would definitely make a splash in the city.
At that time, he and Kim were drinking coffee at a coffee shop near Anne's house. As long as Kevin gave an order to search around, they would definitely find traces. It was better for him to admit it than to be exposed.
Moreover, Rose was taken away by Kim which had nothing to do with Ryan.
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