"Good girl, Irene. | know that you are the most obedient girl there is." Grandma patted her on the head. "I love you so much."
"I love you, too, Grandma."
"As long as you listen to me, | will treat you like my own grandchild and raise you with everything | have."
"Grandma, | am your grandchild!" Irene said sweetly.
"Hahaha! | know that you are upset, but Madam will settle this. Once this is resolved, you won't have to keep that ugly scar on
anymore," Grandma said.
"Okay! I will listen to you, Grandma." Irene could sense how much Grandma cared for her and accepted the reality as it was.
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In the afternoon, Grandma returned hwith Irene after buying clothes.
Madam saw them and immediately walked over to scan Irene up and down. "These new clothes look great!" She handed Irene a
few books. "I bought you sbooks. I'll start teaching you how to read starting tonight."
"Madam, are you going to live with us from now on?" Grandma asked in shock.
Madam nodded. Seeing how Irene had started reading, Madam dragged Grandma into the kitchen and said, "Elliot and Avery are
overseas for vacation so they probably have no tto search for their lost child right now. Besides, considering how Irene looks
right now, even if the men they sent are staring Irene in the eyes, they won't recognize her, so we are safe for now."
"I see. Madam, how's your study going?" Grandma asked. "You don't have to payanymore. | have enough money to raise Irene.
Irene wants to go to school and | think if we send her to school, | can get a part-tjob at the school as well."
"I've already graduated. | just don't know if | should apply for post-graduate courses, or look for a job. | checked the requirements
to be hired into Avery and Elliot's firms, and they are quite high. With my certification, it might not be that easy to get in."
"Sigh. I can't be of much help on that front. | can only take care of Irene."
"That's already considered a great help. If it wasn't for you, | don't know if | can find someone as reliable as you to look after her."
Madam smiled bitterly. "I feel so conflicted. Sometimes, | like Irene, and sometimes | don't."
"lI understand how you feel, Madam, but still, Irene is innocent. She is still young and knows nothing at all. She hasn't done
anything wrong."
"Yeah, | know. | just wanted to let it go. It's too hard to white-knuckle through this." Madam sighed. "My mom is about to stand
down under my dad's pressure and she said that she's going to stop givingmoney if | don't go hby the end of this year."
"Is that why you want to look for a job?"
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"Yeah." Madam looked with determination within her eyes. "I won't give up until | reach the truth."
"Madam, | support you whatever you choose to do. If you want to return to Ylore, Irene and | will follow you; if you want to stay, we
will stay as well."
"Letthink about it! It all depends on whether | can find a job. | didn't know what it's like to feel financially burdened until after |
graduate. If my mom didn't givemoney in secret, | don't know if | could even focus on graduating."
Tflew and soon, the Christmas holidays were coming to an end, and so did Avery and Elliot's honeymoon trip.
They returned hwith a trunk full of gifts.
Just as Layla and Robert were fishing for their gifts from inside the trunk, Avery retrieved a small box and handed it to Eric, "Elliot
and | picked this out for you together. Take a look and see if you like it."
Eric glanced at Elliot, before opening the box.