Chapter 83: Chapter 83



Samuel liked the shrimp. Jessica said with a smile full of love, “Okay. Let’s go for it.”

“I want it too.” Simona liked to follow suit. What her brother wanted, she wanted too, regardless of whether she liked it or not. As long as her brother wanted it, so did she.

“All right. Let’s go for it.” Jessica was used to Simona behaving like this.

Coral looked at Samuel and then looked at Simona who was talking. Her eyes widened, how could these two children have such cute faces? Their eyes were so bright, they almost looked the same as Matthew’s as a child.

“As for the shrimp, I know which stall sells the best.” Coral walked over to them and looked at the two children, “They’re…”

Jessica didn’t feel strange being approached by others. Whenever she took the two children outside, people would stare at them for some time, or even come over to talk to them.

gⱯlnσν𝓮𝓁s․com is your escape to fiction Jessica was quite used to this.

“My grandchildren.”

“They’re adorable.” Coral couldn’t take her eyes off those two children. They were so delightful.

Jessica smiled. It was true. Those two children were the only thing keeping her alive. Taking care of them for her daughter was the task of what was left of her life, which was also what made her the happiest person in the world.

“Hello, ma’am.” Samuel had honey in his mouth.

“Hello to you too.” Coral reached her hand up to stroke his head, “What’s your name?”

“I’m Samuel Flores.”

“That’s a good name.” Coral thought in her mind that this little boy not only looked so adorable but also had a beautiful name.

“Ma’am, why don’t you ask me?” Simona was a little disgruntled. She looked at Coral, blinking.

Coral asked her brother and didn’t ask her. Was it because she wasn’t as pretty as her brother?

“Now it’s your turn.” Coral said smiling. This little girl was so adorable. She was so young and she was already jealous of her brother.

“What’s your name?” Coral smiled and asked her.

“I’m Simona Flores. My brother and I inherited our mother’s last name.” Simona said complacently.

Coral froze, did they all inherit their mother’s last name?

“You said you knew which stand had the freshest shrimp. Which one?” Jessica stopped Coral from asking any more questions. Usually children inherited their father’s last name. So as soon as people found out they had inherited their mother’s last name, they would ask about her family.

Jessica didn’t like people asking and thinking about her family’s affairs.

“Oh.” Coral pointed to a place not far from them, “That one. Come on, I’ll guide you. I’m a regular customer. You won’t be overcharged.” Coral stepped forward and led them eagerly.

Jessica pushed the cart and followed.

When they reached the stall, Coral greeted the shopkeeper, “Today’s shrimp. Are they fresh?”

“Of course. Take a look.” The shopkeeper used a net to pull out some shrimp.

Coming out of the water, the shrimp were still jumping and seemed animated.

“You are a regular customer. It’s not the first time you’ve bought my shrimp. You know if it’s fresh.” The shopkeeper was loquacious: “If you want to buy shrimp, I’ll charge you the minimum. How about 48 RMB for 500g? If I were other people, I wouldn’t close the deal if the price was less than RMB 60 for 500g.”

“I’ll take 1.15kg then,” Coral said with a crisp way of speaking. The card Matthew gave her had unlimited credit.

She had money.

Coral would only buy shrimp from this shopkeeper and she knew he wouldn’t cheat her.

“1.15kg should be …. ”

“110.4.”

Before the shopkeeper could get the answer out of his calculator, Samuel already had the answer.

The shopkeeper froze and pressed the ‘equal’ button on the calculator, which displayed the exact number Samuel said earlier.

“How old are you, little boy? You’re so smart.” The shopkeeper smiled. It was the first time he had seen such a cute and smart little boy.

“I’m five years old.” Samuel was not proud of the shopkeeper’s praise of him. The mathematics of the question was too simple for him.

The shopkeeper handed Coral the shrimp, “Is he your relative? Who is blessed to give birth to such an excellent child?”

Coral took the shrimp. She did not like what the shopkeeper said.

For such a lovely child was not her kinsman. Her face darkened and she handed him the money, “Here.” The shopkeeper smiled and did not get angry.

Coral, who was holding the shrimp, handed the bag to Jessica, “Here you go.”

Jessica relinquished her hand immediately, “We can’t take this. I can buy it myself.”

“It’s not something valuable. I’m giving it to you because your grandchildren are so adorable. If it were someone else, I wouldn’t be so generous.” Coral put the shrimp in her cart so they couldn’t be refused.

“We can’t accept this.” Jessica reached out to take the shrimp from the cart and wanted to give them back to Coral. But at that moment, Simona suddenly said, “Thank you, ma’am.”

Jessica, “…” This girl!

“You’re welcome.” Hearing Simona’s soft and sweet voice, Coral felt very happy.

After what Simona said, Jessica couldn’t refuse anymore. So she said, “You are very kind. Thank you.”

Coral immediately took her hand away, “No need. No need.”

“We have to go get something else. We’d better go now.” Jessica said.

“Okay.”

Looking at Samuel, Coral wanted to talk more with these two children and get along with them. But after all, they were another family’s children. Besides, it was the first time they had met and she was quite hospitable. If she proposed to them to go upstairs with them, they would be disgusted as they might think she was a human trafficker.

She let out a sigh.

She thought of Matthew, whom she had been taking care of since he was a little boy. Since Matthew’s divorce, he hadn’t remarried. This year he was over thirty and didn’t even have a wife, let alone a child.

His face darkened. If he hadn’t divorced, he might have a child now, too.

After all, Dolores was already pregnant by then.

Matthew was responsible for everything.

He reaped what he sowed.

In the end, all was lost for him. He ended up alone, wifeless and childless.

Coral didn’t feel like shopping now. There was still kitchen stuff at home, and Matthew might not be back today. So he headed for the exit and left the market.

Seeing Coral come out empty-handed, the driver turned to look at her, “Aren’t you going to buy anything?”

Coral said depressingly, “I’m out of the mood. Let’s go back.”

The driver, “…”

Coral went back to the villa. The villa was so big and so empty. It suffered from a lack of vitality.

The villa did not look like a home at all. For there was no hostess and several children.

Coral walked in with her empty bag and put it on the table. She kept sighing. Thinking about Samuel’s appearance, Coral walked over to the table and opened the drawer. She pulled a picture out of the drawer and looked at it, the boy in it was Matthew as a little boy.

Matthew didn’t like pictures. This was the only childhood photo he had.

Coral looked at the photo carefully and thought about what Samuel looked like.

Samuel looked a lot like the boy in the photo.

They were almost the same.

How could they look so much alike?

Matthew was the only heir in the Nelson family. His mother only gave birth to one son and that was Matthew. Later Jayden Nelson remarried, but had no more children.

So Matthew had no brothers or sisters.

Therefore, Samuel could not be the son of a relative of Matthew.

Was it really possible for two people who were not related by blood to look almost the same?

Lost in thought, Coral didn’t even hear the doorbell ring.

Matthew threw down the jacket he was holding in his hand and walked to Coral’s side. He wanted to see what Coral was looking at so badly that he didn’t hear the doorbell ring.

He didn’t even notice when someone entered the house and walked to her side.

Seeing the painting she was looking at, Matthew raised his eyebrows, “Why are you looking at this?”

Startled, Coral looked up at him after coming out of her trance, “I saw two children today. And they looked almost exactly like a child.”

Coral underlined the words ‘the’ and ‘same’.

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