Meanwhile, inside the Sunshine Villa study.
Aliyah's delicate and elegant face was filled with anger as she questioned Sebastian, "Don't you forget that she is not married to you yet and is not considered to be the Grant family's daughter-in-law, how can you tell her everything!"
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Sebastian stood with his arms folded, his black eyes without a trace of emotion, and his tone was cold to the extreme, "What did I tell her?"
"Natan's death!" Aliyah spoke without even thinking about it.
The teddy bear, the baby that Natan had been holding in his arms before he died, was a gift he wanted to give to little Joanna.
Since Natan's death, everyone has kept their mouths shut about the teddy bear, lest they be hounded by little Joanna and then reminded of Natan's death.
Three years have passed since this incident, and everyone seems to have forgotten about it.
But now, Annie got the exact same teddy bear back from somewhere!
Even, Aliyah remembered that Annie had gone to the Grant Residence to look for her before, and had a vague suspicion that Annie already knew something.
"Sebastian," Aliyah's eyes were flustered with indignation, "how can we let an outsider get involved in the affairs of THE Grant family."
"She is not an outsider." Sebastian spoke without hesitation, his tone was firm, "I told you long ago that she is the only woman I will marry in my life, the only one in my heart."
In his eyes, Bonnie was already a member of the Grant family, his Mrs. Grant!
After a pause, Sebastian lowered his voice again, "Besides, Natan isn't dead."
Not dead?
Aliyah flinched, suspicion in her eyes, "How is it possible, Natan was clearly burned to death in the church back then."
And it's because of her. If she hadn't listened to that preacher's nonsense about letting Natan stay alone in the church for twelve hours, which is a baptism for the body and mind, Natan wouldn't have been burned to death.
Aliyah can still recall the sound of Natan's frightened voice banging on the window and calling out to her every late night.
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