âAfter finding out about her origins, the Murphy family offered Yvonne a hundred grand, but Yvonne didnât bite. She just hoped to spend some time with Yolanda when she could However, Yolanda wasnât having any of it and didnât want much to do with her.â
âYvonne tried to visit the Murphy family many times, but was shooed away by the help every time. Now, sheâs in bad health, with no income, and no family or kids to look after her. Itâs kinda pitifulâ
âShe ended up raising an ungrateful brat,â Arabella knew Yolandaâs character. Yolanda would just see her past as a humiliation, preferring to push Yvonne away to clamber up the social ladder!
âAnother odd thing is, the higherâups from Mercy Hospital back then are all missing, and thereâs no trace of them even in the archives.â
âNow, all we can do is look for clues from Yvonne and other rescuers. But boss, brace yourself. The results may not come quickly.â
âMhm.â Arabella finished, felt her phone buzz. She glanced at the screen, it was Romeo calling. âGotta take this.â
After her call with Romeo and a shower, Arabella hit the sack.
In her dream, she seemed to be back at the Murphy family, watching a little girl holding Olga Murphyâs hand, tearyâeyed, asking, âMama, when will you come back next time?â âArabella, can you just stop?
Your dad and I are up to our eyeballs in work every day. Do you think weâre idle? Just because you have a fever, we should come see you?â Little Arabella felt wronged, crying softly, âI didnâtâ¦â
âDo you think your grandma would call us and force us to come back if you didnât tell her? Do you know how much we have to put on hold every time we come back!â âAlright Olga, sheâs just a kid,â Attlee Murphy tried to mediate.
âA kid?â Olga snapped, âWhich kid manipulates us with the elders at such a young age? Look at how your mom spoils her! I tell you, Arabella, the more you do this, the more I dislike you! You are always crying, so annoying!â
Watching Olga storm off, Attlee hurriedly followed, âHoney, donât be like this⦠The kid doesnât know that her grandpa teft the company to us after his death, and that so many people in the company are trying to oust us, setting up roadblocks⦠She just misses us.â
âThis troublemaker, always causing us problems. If sheâs so capable, why donât she make us unnecessary to work, what can she do besides crying!â
Little Arabella, wiping her tears, seemed to make up her mind. If she becomes better, helps the family to make money, would mom and dad not have to work so hard? Would they like her then?
With the help of her grandpas, she excelled. Only then did she find out that the relationship between Grace Murphy and Olga was not good, there were even some unpleasant incidents over the sharesâ¦
Olga had no love for Grace, every time Grace was affectionate towards Arabella, Olgaâs distaste for Arabella deepenedâ¦
Olga even thought of Arabella as a troublemaker, every time she came back, there would be mistakes at work, hence she was less and less willing to come home. Throughout the years, Attlee and Olga seldom came home, the bond between them and Arabella was very weak.
Before, Olga disliked hearing Arabella cry, gradually, Arabella became a child who wouldnât cry. To outsiders, she even seemed a bit aloof, not keen on mingling with people. After a long time, Arabella opened her eyes again. It was already day outside.
She felt hollow inside.
She picked up her phone to check the time, it was only half past six. On the screen were a few unread messages from Romeo.
[Bella.]
[I miss you so much that I canât sleep.]
[I want to hold you as I sleep.]
The emptiness in Arabellaâs heart seemed to be filled with something, the sense of loss was gone, replaced by a faint feeling of happiness.