Stella had only learned about this when she was sorting through her parents‘ belongings. It turned out
that Roger was not their biological child. Someone had left him as an abandoned baby on their
doorstep.
Stella‘s parents had both taught at the university. Their residence was not a secret.
Stella was still very young when her parents found Roger at the door.
There was some cash in the baby‘s clothes too. Someone had left a note inside and explained that they
could not raise the child, so they had hoped the kind–hearted couple could adopt him.
The person who had put the child there must have known Stella‘s parents very well.
Stella‘s parents were indeed kind–hearted. They could not bear to send the abandoned child to an
orphanage. After thinking about it, they could only keep Roger and adopt him.
However, both of them were working at the university at that time. Having a new child suddenly out of
nowhere was a big deal.
Many relatives had gradually found out about this, but Stella‘s parents had pleaded with them not to say
anything.
Michael was among them, but he did not say anything. He was very close to his brother. His brother had
a heart of gold, but he was a little afraid of him.
Stella‘s father was not interested in the family‘s business. He had dedicated his life to his teaching
career. However, anyone would think twice about the family fortune.
Michael had no problem with him adopting a child, but their parents had disapproved of it. After seeing
that they only had a daughter and did not intend to have another child, they had decided to let it go and
allowed them to adopt Roger as their son.
After that, no one talked about it anymore. Stella‘s parents had treated Roger like their own child. They
had never made the secret public for all these years.
They had wanted to tell Roger the truth during his eighteenth birthday, but before Stella turned eighteen,
they had died unexpectedly from the plane crash. They were not able to wait until Roger‘s eighteenth
birthday.
Stella was shocked when she had first found out about this. It had taken her a long time to get over it.
She had been siblings with Roger for years. Their affection for each other as a family was more than just
a blood relationship. It wouldn‘t change whether he was her biological brother or not.
Stella had wanted to follow her parents‘ wish and tell Roger during his eighteenth birthday. However, she
had gotten married to Weston, and many troubles had soon followed at that time. Additionally, Roger had
heart problems and needed surgery urgently.
She had feared telling him the truth would affect his health, so she had not said anything.
Roger understood from Stella‘s silence. “I see... So it‘s all true...”
Roger smiled bitterly. “That explained why everyone said I looked nothing like you and our parents...”
Their neighbors and relatives had only praised the siblings‘ good looks. They would say that Stella had
the eyes and nose of her parents, but when it came to him, they only described him as handsome.
It turned out that he was not his parents‘ biological child at all.
Stella stared at him with a sorrowful gaze. After a few moments of silence, she asked him, “Although
we‘re not blood–related, will you still treat me as your sister?”
She felt there was no need to think about such a question. She had faith in her bond with Roger.
However, Roger hesitated.
Roger could not explain his mixed feelings. When he learned that he was not blood–related to Stella, his
suppressed feelings for years broke out. Why was he so reluctant to let Stella marry Weston?
Was it only because of how Weston had wronged them?
He did not dare to think about this before, but things were different now. He was not blood–related to
Stella. They were not biological siblings.
At the same time, at the Cohen family mansion. Guinevere was a completely different person from
months ago.
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