Edith looked closely at Stella’s face. It seemed like she saw a glimpse of her own daughter in Stella as her eyes welled up in tears.
Stella got emotional too, but not to the point of crying.
She was different from the family in the room with her. She had been carefully taken care of by Rainee since she was a baby and had no idea that she had been switched. She had never personally experienced the pain of losing a loved one for the past twenty years.
However, the Hall and Saun families had gone through the death of a grandchild and a daughter, who was also Wenham’s wife. It was a tragedy for them.
That was the reason why they were so easily overwhelmed by their emotions as soon as they saw Stella, who was well and healthy, appearing in front of them.
Stella felt a hint of warmth in her heart, suddenly filling her emotional void that had been empty for the past several years. Edith held her hand and asked gently, “Stella, have you been doing well all these years?”
Stella lowered her gaze and replied softly, ’My mom-l mean, my foster mother treated me very well. I have been living a pretty comfortable life.”
Edith sighed. “Your foster mother had it difficult. I guess her passing was a relief for her. Could you take us to the
cemetery a few days later? I want to personally thank her.”
Stella nodded.
“Edith, move over. Let me speak to the child for a while.”
Wilfred squeezed between them and stuffed a big envelope in Stella’s hand. “Stella, this is the money I’ve been saving for you for over twenty years.” He whispered, “None of them have as much as you.”
Daryl paused. “Dad, how could you steal my line?”
Then, he took an envelope out too. “What am I going to say now?”
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