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Chapter 290
Chapter 290
Chapter 290
Hesper looked in the direction of the voice, saw Wilfred, and put on a flawless smile through the
corners of her lips. “Uncle Will, It’s been a long time. I still remember that you often gave me business
advice when you
first arrived in Genecity, but it seems that you’ve grown father aloof recently as I don’t hear from you
anymore. I’m still waiting for your bits of advice.”
Although she did not bring up a single word about Wilfred’s grounding, every single word that escaped
her mouth pierced through Wilfred’s heart.
“What a sharp tongued b*tch…’
Wilfred knew that he could not get the upper hand by letting his mouth run, so he waved his hand in
embarrassment. “If it wasn’t for Father’s birthday, I don’t think I’d ever get the chance to see you again.
You probably just can’t wait to get your share and leave the Lanes.”
Hesper was naturally not going to let him have it his way and was about to retaliate, but Helen stood up
and calmed everyone. “Alright, I don’t care which of you is right here, but I do know that both of you are
heartless. Today is Father’s birthday, and both of you are trying to start the World War Three as if
you’re today’s male and female lead?”
Arthur held Hesper’s hand. Hesper turned her head around as soon as she heard him calling her and
responded with a sweet tone, “Yes, Grandpa.”
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Having not seen Hesper for a few months, Arthur had been thinking about his granddaughter who had
come home three years ago all day long. Seeing that Hesper was holding his hand and calling him
grandpa, his soul was instantly filled with satisfaction.
Hesper chatted with Arthur about her recent life. She also complained that Matthew would not let her
do a handful of things.
Arthur smiled and poked the tip of her nose. “I don’t even need to think about it to know that Matthew
won’t bully you. I bet he’s the one who’s getting bullied by you when you two are staying in Genecity.”
Hesper let off a guilty smile, and the conversation between the two of them went on without anybody
intervening.
Wilfred had known since long ago that as soon as Arthur saw Hesper, all rationality and seriousness
that he had in him would be gone in an instant.
‘All he thinks about is his granddaughter.”
“Speaking of which, it’s been almost four years since Hesper came back home. Shouldn’t it be time for
you to change your last name?”
Helen was the one who suggested the change, and Hesper glanced at her youngest aunt.
In the entire Lane family, apart from Arthur and Matthew, Helen was the only one among all the other
relatives who accepted her the most. Ever since she came back to the Lanes, she was the only one
who would talk to her about something more personal, unlike the other relatives who only thought of
her as a hostile being.
But Hesper had always felt that Helen was not as easy-going as she looked on the surface.
‘Is there anyone in the Lanes who doesn’t scheme against the others? A person who calls for hatred
might not necessarily be the worst of them all, and the happy-go-luckiest person in the room might also
not be the purest of them all.’
Hesper took a glance at Arthur and hesitated a little, but not too much.
Hesper got her last name Rivera from the person who sponsored her expenditure in the orphanage
back then, but she had never met that family. She only knew that the person was Indeed the first
benefactor that she had ever met in her life.
Orphanages had such a tradition where recipients of sponsors could choose to bear the last name of
those who sponsored them. It was a way of expressing their gratitude and remembering the kindness
that had been shown to them.
So the last name Rivera had never been very important to Hesper. However… She would never be
able to express her gratitude to the couple who sponsored her back then in person in this lifetime.
Rachael Lane-that was the name of the real young lady of the Lanes. Hesper had seen the name as
early as the day she agreed to play the role of Matthew’s sister and Arthur’s granddaughter and
returned to the Lanes. At that time, Arthur had asked her if she wanted to use this name.
But Hesper knew deep down that she was not the real deal. She also knew that she had already taken
so many things that did not belong to her, so she could not take the name too. That was why she
declined the name, saying that it would be more convenient for her to use the name Hesper. That was
why the matter had been put on hold until this day when Helen brought it up again.