The Secret Heir Return To Wealth And Love

Chapter 1904

Larkin looked at Wayne, slightly taken aback.

Wayne smiled at him, saying, “I don’t want to obsess over the past anymore.”

Larkin wasn’t the type to insist.

Plus, some people had suggested before not to force Wayne into trying to recover his memories.

The most natural way was the best.

“I get it,” Larkin nodded, “In that case, I have more time, I can take Erica to more places she likes.”

“Good,” Wayne responded.

Both of them weren’t too talkative, so they each went on with their own business, not saying anything more. At the parking lot, their families got into their respective cars, then split up to go their separate ways. Because of Max’s injury, the back seats of the car he was in were folded down, connecting with the trunk. Ivy took over the responsibility of caring for her pet dog.

Molly, being inseparable from Ivy now, naturally got into the–same–car

Felix decided to follow them.

In Rosalynn’s car, it was her, Wayne, and Cory.

She originally wanted to bring Liam along as well.

However, by the time she looked for Liam, he had silently gone to Ableson’s car.

The day Ivy was pushed into the water by Jennifer, Liam was there too.

He was scared too, but didn’t follow them to the hospital, he went home instead.

He was a quiet kid to begin with, but now he had become even quieter.

After Rosalynn got in the car, she helped Cory check his seatbelt, casually mentioning, “I forgot to chat with Liam these past few days.”

“Chat about what?” Cory asked.

“Wasn’t he there when your sister fell into the water?” Rosalynn replied calmly, “You know, Liam is introverted. I’m worried if he’s keeping something inside.”

“Honey, you don’t have to worry about everyone,” Wayne chimed in.

“Liam saved Ivy’s life before, and he doesn’t have any family around. We should care more about him,” Rosalynn looked back at Wayne.

Wayne was silent for two seconds, then said, “I understand.”

“Alright, let’s set off. I hope we can make it in time for dinner with grandma.”

The convoy slowly hit the road.

Rosalynn didn’t sleep well last night, and gradually fell asleep holding Cory’s small hand.

Wayne looked at her through the rear–view mirror, took out his phone, and sent à message.

Rosalynn was woken up by Wayne. Opening her eyes, they were already back at Moonlit Lake.

She stretched, and texted Paige, “Paige, we’re home safe, don’t worry.”

Paige immediately sent back a ton of voice messages.

Rosalynn listened as she got out of the car.

While listening to the messages, she subconsciously counted the number of people, quickly realizing something was off.

She noticed a car was missing, along with a few people.

“Where’s Ableson’s car?” Rosalynn asked, putting away her phone.

“Ma’am, Ableson just called to say that Liam wanted to go home directly, so he changed course to drop him off,” a security guard quickly said.

Rosalynn frowned slightly.

“That kid, going home without telling us. Kids are really hard to understand.”

As she was mumbling, Liam sent her a message.

“Mrs. Silverman, I still have homework to do, Ivy’s summer tutoring has been overdue for three days.”

Rosalynn thought for a moment, and sent him a reply, “Okay, you’ve worked hard, Liam. See you when school starts.”

As she sent the message, Wayne came over.

His gaze swept over Rosalynn’s phone screen.

“Is that a message from Liam?”

“Mm, he said he went home to do his homework. I thought he had finished them. It looks like your daughter has been keeping him busy,” Rosalynn said, looking around to see Ivy directing people to carry Max into the elevator.

“We shouldn’t have hired such a young kid to be a tutor in the first place,” Wayne said helplessly, “In the future, we should hire an adult to teach Ivy.”

“That’s not for us to decide, it depends on whether your daughter agrees,” Rosalynn said helplessly.

Wayne lowered his eyelids, not responding to Rosalynn’s words, “Let’s go inside first. Grandma is waiting for us to have dinner.”

“Okay!”

The two of them held hands and slowly walked towards the elevator.

Compared to the brightly lit Moonlit Lake, the old street was very dim, with wires piled up as usual, occasionally making crackling sounds.

Ableson took Liam’s luggage down, looking a bit embarrassed.

“Liam, I didn’t ask for your opinion before sending you home directly. But you covered for me in front of Mrs. Silverman, I’m really…”

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Liam looked even colder than usual, he put away his phone.

“You don’t need to say so much, I understand.” Liam took his luggage from Ableson.

Ableson was taken aback.

“Thank you,” Liam said coldly and distantly, then dragged his suitcase and carried his backpack into the darkness.

After his parents died, he rarely felt fear and anxiety.

Especially during the time he clashed with his uncle and aunt, he almost forgot what fear felt like.

Because his heart couldn’t feel warmth, it was numb.

A year ago, he saved Ivy with a slingshot, and his life changed.

It was like going on an exciting journey.

He met Mrs., Silverman, who was as gentle as a mother, the naughty and resilient Ivy, and some novel friends.

His numb heart gradually warmed up amid these adventures.

This directly led to his lack of vigilance. He even started following Ivy and others out to play.

But, he was different from them.

Molly had a loving father, yet she jumped into the river to save Ivy.

The Cain Scott brothers had a powerful family background.

Anyone could be forgiven and understood in this escape.

But he couldn’t.

He didn’t feel at ease until just now, when he woke up and saw the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar streets. It was like a sword hanging over his head finally dropped to the ground.

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His wonderful journey had come to an end, and he began to live his old life.

It wasn’t that great, but it wasn’t too bad either..

He preferred being alone over socializing with others.

He walked through the dim alley, the lights in the building were broken, and he groped his way upstairs.

He opened the door to his home.

This old house, if left uninhabited for a while, would smell moldy.

Liam turned on the lights.

He put his things away and quietly opened all the windows.

He fetched water and carefully cleaned the house, adding disinfectant to the water.

After he finished cleaning, the house was clean, but the unpleasant smell did not dissipate. Instead, it became stranger due to the mix of the disinfectant. Liam felt helpless.

He decided not to clean anymore and took out all the things from his backpack and neatly placed them back on his desk.

He glanced at the time.

Although he had been busy for a while, only an hour had actually passed.

The incident of Ivy falling into the water was eventually revealed to Hilaria.

That night, Hilaria said nothing, watched Ivy eat her fill, and then let Laura take her to bathe and sleep.

Ivy thought the incident was over, but the next morning, Hilaria blew her top.

Ivy had never seen her so angry.

In the past, if she did something wrong, Granny Hilaria would protect her when her mother got angry and argue with her mother.

Ivy was so scared that she was even careful with her breathing.

“You are an important person, don’t you know that?” Hilaria banged on the table.

“Alright, alright, she knows she was wrong, Calvin couldn’t help but stand up to protect Ivy, “She won’t do this again!”

“Calvin, what if she wasn’t rescued on time?” Hilaria scolded Calvin.

Upon hearing this, Calvin, a man who had always been tough, immediately had red eyes.

“She was rescued, wasn’t she?” he mumbled.

“That is pure luck! Everyone there at the time was a child, and a dog! This is a miracle, you know!” Hilaria banged on the table and yelled, her voice choking at the end. NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

“Granny, it was my fault, I really know I was wrong. I promise with mommy that I will never do this again!” Ivy heard Hilaria’s voice choking and immediately ran to her and hugged her tightly, apologizing quickly.

“Don’t use these tricks!” Hilaria pushed her away, “Go stand in the corner and reflect on yourself!”

“Ok, ok, I’ll go stand in the corner. Don’t be angry anymore…”

She coaxed Hilaria and found a wall to stand against, tears silently rolling down her cheeks.

“Alright, granny, your heart isn’t good, you can’t get so worked up,” Rosalynn gently patted Hilaria’s back.

“This time is different from the past…” Hilaria clutched her chest, “I couldn’t sleep at all last night, I just wanted to go upstairs and wake up this child and teach her a good lesson!”

“I think that’s a good idea, why don’t I call her over and you can give her a good scolding!” Rosalynn said with a determined face.

Hilaria glared at her, saying, “You’re just adding fuel to the fire!”

“Ok, ok, Paige told me Trista just woke up and is full of energy now, do you want to video chat with them?” Rosalynn began to distract Hilaria’s attention. The video chat began.

Trista’s increasingly round face almost filled the phone screen.

Her laughter had a healing power.

Hilaria’s mood visibly improved.

In her free time, Rosalynn looked at Ivy standing in the corner.

Strictly speaking, this was the first time Hilaria had been so angry with Ivy.

This lesson would be remembered forever.

The video chat ended.

Hilaria visibly relaxed a lot and glanced at Ivy, “Where’s Wayne?”

She had Ivy stand in the corner as punishment, but it had only been a short while. She couldn’t directly tell Ivy that the punishment was over, or else the punishment would be too light.

At this time, someone needed to plead for Ivy.”

Her granddaughter wouldn’t plea for Ivy because knowing her personality, it’s good enough she didn’t punish Ivy more herself.

Hilaria was hoping that Wayne could plead for Ivy.

“He went to work,” Rosalynn replied.

“Work? You didn’t go with him?” Hilaria asked in surprise.

“He’s going to meet Sean Hudy. Sean has been helping Wayne deal with some matters of Bane Corporation recently,” Rosalynn replied, “I also have my own things to do, how could I possibly accompany him all the time? Let him deal with it by himself! I can enjoy a few days of leisure!”

Hilaria looked at her and gently touched her forehead, “You should have thought this way a long time ago, you must have been exhausted in the past six months.”

After saying this, Hilaria seemed to remember something, “By the way, will Ms. Lawrence and Larkin come to H City again?”

“They probably will, why?”

Hilaria hadn’t been here for long and spent most of her time with Paige, so she didn’t have much contact with Erica Shields.

She suddenly mentioned these two people, and Rosalynn guessed that something might have happened.

“It’s not about them, there’s a problem with the Strand family, have you heard?” Hilaria sighed, “What on earth is Jacob Strand thinking? He has already lost his wife, he should focus on his business, but he suddenly let things go, and now the situation of the Strand Group is very bad.”

“Is it really that serious?” Rosalynn didn’t know much about the situation of the Strand Group.

The Strand Group was not in the same city as them, so she didn’t know much about the situation of the Strand Group.

Hilaria quickly showed Rosalynn a chat record.

The record mainly talked about the current situation of the Strand Group.

“Actually, it’s no big deal. Jacob’s parents still hold so many shares. Even if they are eventually driven out, this money is enough for them to squander for a lifetime.”

“Honey, that’s not how you crunch the numbers,” Hilaria said seriously. “You gotta know, the Strand Group pissed off a lot of people in their heyday. You’ve met Jacob’s mom. Money ain’t a shield, especially in a place where power players are dime a dozen. Power’s the real deal.“/

“So, you’re saying we need to protect them?“. Rosalynn asked.

Hilaria dropped her gaze, mulling over her words for a while. “Even though our connections have faded over the generations, Kendal Strand helped me

out when I was in a tough spot. He’s gone now, and his descendants have landed the Strand Group in hot water. If I just stand by and do nothing, I wouldn’t be able to face Kendal even in death.”

Kendal was Jacob’s great–grandfather.

Back in the day, a young Hilaria had pissed off a big shot.

Even though Kendal was up in years, he stepped up to the plate and helped her dodge a bullet.

“Got it, Grandma. Whatever you wanna do, Wayne and I are with you,” Rosalynn said without hesitation.

Hilaria nodded, then she wanted to say something more, but stopped herself.

“Grandma, do you really need to think twice before talking to me?” Rosalynn asked with a smile.

“To be honest, there’s only so much outsiders like us can do to turn the tide for the Strand Group…“” Rosalynn’s smile gradually faded, saying, “We need Jacob to come back.”

“Mhm.” Hilaria nodded.

“He…he’ll come back.” Rosalynn’s voice was filled with a mix of helplessness and determination.

Jacob was a walking contradiction.

He loved Erica deeply, but kept pushing her away.

After pushing her away, he’d find ways to pull her back in.

Similarly, he had been carrying the burden of the Strand family for over thirty years..

Now he was burnt out and chose to walk away from it all.

But that responsibility was just like Erica.

He could shoulder it, but it wasn’t guaranteed he could let it go completely.

After all, behind that responsibility was the entire Strand family, his flesh and blood.

“So, being born into wealth, we don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse for these kids.” Hilaria let out a deep sigh.

“Alright, we’ve busted our asses to cheer you up, so stop frowning.” Rosalynn playfully smoothed out Hilaria’s furrowed brows. “Jacob’s in his prime, who knows, maybe in a couple of years he’ll catch a break!”

“I hope you’re right,” Hilaria said, casting a glance at the silently weeping Ivy. “Why did Wayne have to go to work right now?!”

Hilaria was getting anxious, her saving grace was coming down from upstairs.

“Ivy, what are you doing standing here?” he asked, looking at Ivy with genuine concern.

Ivy didn’t answer, only continued crying.

Rosalynn chuckled. “Grandma scolded her, so she’s facing the wall as punishment.”

Ivy cried harder, even whimpering a little.

Hilaria shot Rosalynn a glare, then lightly pinched her leg.

Cory came down. “But school’s about to start, she hasn’t caught up with her studies yet.”

That’s exactly what Hilaria was waiting for.

“Is that so?” she raised her voice. “Study is definitely important. You should go study then!”

Ivy turned around, still crying.

Hilaria took one look at her and felt a pang in her heart.

Ivy’s nose and eyes were red from crying, she looked pitiful.

“Grandma, I’ll go study now.”

“Mhm.” Hilaria nodded.

Ivy wiped her tears and headed to the study.

Once she was in the study, Hilaria immediately called Laura. “What are you daydreaming about? Go make some of her favourite snacks and bring them to the study!”

“Yes, I’ll do it right away!” Laura nodded hastily.

Rosalynn leaned back on the sofa, watching Hilaria leisurely. “You’ve been angry at her all morning. What’s this all about?”

“I wanted to teach her a lesson!” Hilaria said, extending her arms to Cory. “Come here, sweetheart, give me a hug!”

Cory was actually just coming downstairs for his daily shake because his alarm clock went off.

He slowly walked over.

Hilaria pulled him into a hug. “To be honest, you’re the one who gives me the least headaches in this family. But you gotta eat more, put some meat on your bones. Take it easy on studying.”

“Don’t worry, I will!”

“Good boy!” Hilaria patted his back. “Go have your shake. After that, try to look into the distance more often. Don’t always be staring at your computer.

I’m worried about your eyes.”

“Okay!”

Hilaria watched lovingly as Cory headed to the dining room.

Thinking about Ivy’s close brush with death, she felt a sharp pain in her heart. “What kid from any family, starting from the womb, has to go through so

much hardship? She’s so young, but she’s already had a brush with death. Jesus, this is just too much!!!”

“Alright.” Rosalynn patted Hilaria’s shoulder. “So, what are we gonna do for Jacob?”

“Let’s go to my study.” Hilaria got up.

Rosalynn followed her into Hilaria’s suite.