Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 509

"Heh... I know, you all blame me - Mom, Dad, and you! You all think that because Aberdeen and I went out, and she disappeared while I came back, I should carry the blame, right?"

"You'd rather I hadn't come back at all, wished I'd died with her!"

"Shut up—" Teague's expression turned icy in an instant, his gaze sharply intimidating, "Say 'dead' one more time, I dare you!"

"Ha... Twenty-eight years, and you really think she's still alive? Grandpa and Grandma refusing to give up doesn't surprise me; Aberdeen was their darling. At their age, how could they live without hope?"

"But what I didn't see coming, Teague — is that you're still hung up on her!"

"We've been married for over two decades, our son is nearly ready to start his own family, and yet, you're still fixated on her? Haha— Isn't that laughable? Disgusting?!"

Smack—

Teague's hand moved swiftly, leaving no chance for Kathleen to dodge.

His veins bulged, his entire being radiated a chilling aura, and his eyes were merciless.

"This is the last time I'm warning you, if you can't speak kindly, then keep your mouth shut."

Having said that, he didn't even bother changing his clothes before storming out.

Kathleen yelled after his retreating figure, "Teague, you heartless—"

Why?

Why, after more than twenty years, does Aberdeen's disappearance still haunt people?

Mom and Dad feel that way, so does Teague.

Is it simply because she was their biological child, and I was adopted?!

...

Meanwhile, Corley followed the elders through the yard and out a small gate.

They ended up directly on the street.

Corley was surprised, "I've been here so many times, and I never knew about this gate!"

Neely chuckled, "Your aunt used to sneak out from here, thinking we didn't know. But we knew all along; we just never exposed her!"

The gate, hidden deep within a thicket of bamboo and obscured by thick banana leaves, was well concealed.

Hearing this, Geneva's lips curled into a slow smile, reminiscing about the past.