Before she could finish, Sheena cut her off.
"What do you mean by I don't have to worry about that? She's from the countryside, so she lacks
foresight.Once she marries into the Hunts and becomes blinded by their wealth, in the event she loses
her mind and does something, it's the Andersons who will be implicated! Some things have to be said
in advance so that her heart won't stray!"
Everyone was speechless.
Mrs.Anderson kept quiet for a while and said nothing.
Nora looked as indifferent as ever.
Melissa, whom she had interrupted, only smiled and said nothing upon hearing what she said.
Seeing how all three of them had such odd looks on their faces, Sheena could only ask, "What are all
of you laughing at?"
Only then did Melissa reply, "It's nothing.
I just wanted to say that the situation you mentioned won't arise at all —because Peter Hunt is also
Nora's son"
Sheena was taken aback for a moment.
"Of course, he's also her son once they are married.But you have to really treat him like your
own.Everyone has feelings; if you treat him well, once he grows up, he'll still have a close relationship
with you even if his real mother finds him..."
Melissa sighed.
"That's not what I meant.What I mean is Nora is Peter Hunt's real mother.” Sheena was stunned.
She subconsciously said, "How can that be?"
Melissa explained, "Nora gave birth to a pair of boy-girl twins back then.One of them is Cherry, and the
other is Peter Hunt.They have also acknowledged each other recently, just that they aren't married
yet.We have no way of ensuring Cherry's safety here, that's why it wasn't publicly announced”
Sheena:"!!!"
She got up abruptly and looked at Nora incredulously.
"So, Justin Hunt is the stray man that you slept with?"
Nora: Melissa's lip corners also spasmed.
Sheena was even more impressed by Nora now.
"That must have been some sheer dumb luck! I knew there was no way you would catch Justin's
eye.As it turns out, it's because of that!"
Everyone was speechless.
The few of them all fell silent.
It was at this moment that a voice came from the door.
"Sir, Ma'am.Mr.Smith is here"
Mr.Smith? Which Mr.Smith? While they were wondering about it, they saw Joel walking in with his eyes
narrowed.
All of them got up in unison when they saw him, just like how they behaved whenever they saw Justin.
Simon stepped forward.
"Mr.Smith? Why are you here?" Joel looked at Nora.
"I'm here to take her home."
Nora:"?"
She raised her eyebrows in confusion.
"Home?" Joel nodded.
"Yes.The Smiths’ residence is your home."
Then, he added, "These are Uncle lan's instructions.After all, you and Justin have already publicly
announced your relationship, and the Smiths have also acknowledged you.If you don't move to the
Smiths’, outsiders will definitely speculate."
Nora: Just as she was about to refuse, Joel said, "Besides, the Smiths’ security system is also better"
Security system...
Nora fell silent for a brief moment.
To be honest, now that Justin had publicly revealed her identity, there was no doubt that she was
already in the public eye.
The words that her mother had left her echoed in her ears:...
Stay mediocre and avoid being in the limelight.
Otherwise, your life will be in danger!’ Originally, she hadn't believed it.
However, when someone stole her hair and almost stabbed her to death at the medical university, she
had immediately realized that there were indeed people watching her and itching to act.
She wasn't afraid.
She could deal with them even if they sent a few more people.
But what about Cherry? Cherry was already in great danger at the moment.
Although Quentin was protecting them, it was still very dangerous at the Andersons’ at night.
But if she went to the Smiths, things would be different.
Besides, she could also look for an opportunity to treat lan ‘s illness...
After thinking about it, Nora said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
She didn't want to give Cherry to Justin.
If both children were to stay with Justin, she wouldn't have any chance of escaping in the future.
In that case, her only option was to go to the Smiths’.
She could also take a look at what kind of person Ryan was along the way, and determine whether he
really was her father or not.
Mrs.Anderson didn't expect that Nora would agree to leave when she had only just said that she
wouldn't a while ago.
For a moment, she couldn't quite bear to part with her.
Surprisingly, it was Melissa who grabbed her arm and said , "Mom, you mustn't stop her."
Mrs.Anderson was taken aback.
"But lan's attitude toward her.." Melissa sighed.
"Mom, no matter what kind of attitude lan takes toward Nora, she is still a daughter of the Smiths.For
Nora's sake, let her go to the Smiths.This way, she'll marry as a Smith in the future.At least to
outsiders, her status would be on par with Justin's.But if she doesn't go to the Smiths, the
Andersons...have really become down- and-out after so many years"
Melissa had never been one to believe in talk about families having to be good matches with each
other when it came to marriage.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have married into the down-and-out Andersons back when she was still a
Wood.
However, she was worried that Nora would suffer injustice.
Besides, this was Nora's choice.
She must have her own reasons, too.
She musin't stop the children from building a life of their own.
After saying that, she went upstairs with Nora to help her pack her things.
Nora's belongings were very simple.
She only had a few pieces of clothing.
It was instead Cherry's clothes that she had a lot to pack.
Seeing how Melissa was stuffing clothes into the suitcase , Nora said, "You don't have to pack them all
in.We can still wear them when we come back and stay here once in a while’
The moment she said that, Melissa suddenly said, "Oh, that's right.We're all in New York, so you'll still
be able to come back"
After speaking, Melissa wiped the corners of her eyes while Nora was not paying attention.
She got up, held Nora’s hand, and said, "Nora, although we haven't spent much time together, I have
always treated you as my daughter.Even though you're leaving with Joel and going to the Smiths, you
don't have to feel restrained.Just do whatever you have to do.No matter what happens , just be
yourself!"
"..Okay"
She was rather moved.
Apart from Aunt Irene who had treated her a little better than others, no one had ever treated her so
intimately before.
She could see a mother in Melissa.
It felt as if all mothers in the world should be as calm and elegant as her.
She suddenly reached over and gave Melissa a hug.
Melissa patted her on the back.
Nora separated from her right after hugging her because she wasn't used to such intimate actions.
The two exited the room and saw Simon standing outside.
In a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft but just enough for Joel to hear, he said, "Nora, this will
always be your home, no matter what happens! You can come back anytime if you suffer any injustice!"
Simon said firmly, "The Andersons may not be comparable to the Smiths or the Hunts...but as long as
Uncle Simon is still alive, you'll never go hungry!"
Joel raised his eyebrows when he heard him.
He knew that Simon was hinting to him that he mustn't bully Nora.
He looked down and said nothing.
Nora smiled.
She was about to speak when her cell phone suddenly rang.
She picked it up and took a look— it was Lily calling from overseas.
Was the DNA test report out? Nora raised her eyebrows slightly and made a gesture of picking up the
call and walked to the balcony at the side.
As soon as the call connected, Lily's tired voice came through.
"Anti, the report is out."
Nora lowered her eyes and said coldly, "What's the result?"
Lily replied in English, "Your relationship with Mr.Smith is indeed not that of a father and daughter.Your
DNA is not close enough.’ Nora raised her eyebrows.
"Uncle and niece?"
Lily replied, "Your DNA is a little off from that of a father and daughter.That's why the previous report
compared the DNA match to that of an uncle and a niece.But it's impossible to determine if that's
true.Can you find your father's DNA?"
Nora: "...No."
If she could find it, wouldn't she have sent it to her long ago? Nora was a little disappointed.
Just as she was about to hang up, Lily said hesitantly, "Anti, actually, it's not impossible that you and
Mr.Smith are father and daughter.’
Not impossible? What kind of relationship was that? Nora said, "Please elaborate"
Lily then said, "Do you remember the last time I told you that your intelligence and genes are different
from ordinary people?"
Nora narrowed her eyes.
"Yes, and?"
Lily said slowly, "The difference between you and lan mostly comes from this part of your IQ
genes.However, it might also be because your genes have mutated.Therefore, I said that you and lan
are very likely father and daughter.If you can find the DNA of the so-called father you're talking about
now, we can verify it.I even feel that the matching rate might not be as high as yours and Ian's.Of
course, if this is the case, it can also prove your relationship with lan"
Nora frowned.
In other words, could she be lan's daughter? However, the problem was that she could not provide
evidence.
She could not possibly say that her genes had mutated, right? This was too unbelievable.
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