Chapter 252



Melissa looked up unconsciously, but the moment she raised her head, she suddenly froze.

She looked incredulously at the girl running in and swallowed saliva. Cherry also noticed her as she ran in. The little girl stopped, and a hint of surprise appeared in her big, round eyes.

A stunned Melissa said, “Ch…”.

But before she could say ‘… erry, why are you back?”, the little girl suddenly exclaimed, “Ooh! Hi, Auntie Grandma!”.

She interrupted Melissa, ran to her and sat on her lap.

Melissa: “?”

She couldn’t understand how Cherry could come in and out of the Hunts’ residence at will. Besides, it was clear she was coming from the indoor facility. Shouldn’t she be in the car right now on her way back to the Andersons?

While she was stunned, Mrs. Hunt frowned and asked, “Great Aunt? Pete, do you two know each other?”

Cherry nodded immediately. “Oh, yes, Grandma, this is Great Aunt. Great-Aunt Grandma, this is my great-grandmother~”

More question marks filled Melissa’s mind, “????”.

Suddenly she looked at Mrs. Hunt and asked, “What did you call the boy a moment ago?”

Pete? Pete who?

Before Mrs. Hunt could explain, Cherry said, “Don’t you remember who I am, Great Aunt, I’m Pete Hunt! My father is Justin Hunt.”

Then she looked back at Mrs. Hunt and said, “Are these the guests you were talking about Grandma? I’ve been to their house! Dad took me there before, yes.”

Cherry’s tender young voice rang through the living room, shocking Melissa so much that she was practically crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.

What nonsense was Cherry talking?

Pete Hunt? What nonsense…

No, wait, Hunt?

And ‘Great Grandma’…

‘My father is Justin Hunt’…’…

He looked at Cherry, who was in his arms, in disbelief after connecting the crucial pieces of information. She swallowed hard and asked, ‘Your father is Justin Hunt?’

Justin was the father of Nora’s daughter?

Cherry blinked and replied, “Ah! My father is Justin Hunt, and I am his son, yes!”.

She deliberately put emphasis on the word ‘son’. Then, he asked, “Where’s my sister, didn’t she come?”

If Pete had come, he would definitely find a way to escape!

There was no way he was going to stay.

Cherry understood her big brother very well, so there was no loophole in her words.

The stupefied Melissa’s mind was a complete blank.

Mrs. Hunt, however, was very upset at how close and intimate the two of them were. She beckoned Cherry over and said, “Come to Great-Grandma, Pete.”

Cherry nodded and ran to Mrs. Hunt.

After getting her to sit next to her, Mrs. Hunt looked at Melissa and asked with a fake smile, “So Justin has already paid a visit to your family?”

Melissa: “…”

When had he paid them a visit?

But when she thought about what Pete had just said?

She looked back at Cherry, who was sitting next to Mrs. Hunt obediently….

The girl in front of her looked more like the Cherry that Nora had brought back from California. On the contrary, it was the Cherry, who was always so quiet and taciturn lately, who felt more like the Hunt’s Young Master….

It could be that…

Everything suddenly clicked in her head at that instant.

He looked back at Mrs. Hunt, who said with a smile, “You shouldn’t be so casual with your terms of address, Pete. You should call her Mrs. Anderson.”

Cherry blinked. “But Dad told me to call her Great Aunt!”.

Clever Cherry had long since discovered that everyone in this family became fearful the moment she brought her father into the matter!

Of course, Mrs. Hunt didn’t mention anything else about the change of address. Instead, she looked at Melissa with a smile and said, “Would you look at this child? He’s so innocent, he doesn’t even know who’s family and who’s not. That said, it’s really not a big deal, even if he plays along and addresses you as Great Aunt.”

Mrs. Hunt realized from Cherry’s attitude that Justin had taken care of everything long ago. Knowing that there was no longer any way to stop the marriage, she let out a quiet sigh inwardly.

In that case, there were some things that needed to be made clear.

She took a deep breath and said with a smile, “Mrs. Anderson, I invited you here because there is something I want to talk to you about. I believe you already know that Miss Smith and Justin are dating, what do you think about that? Also, our family has high hopes for Pete. Surely the Andersons wouldn’t mind him getting close to his birth mother in the future, would they?”

Although they didn’t know who Pete’s birth mother was, they would eventually find her.

In Mrs. Hunt’s opinion, no one could compare to her own blood relatives.

She was like Iris back then. For Justin’s sake, hadn’t she also willingly suffered injustice for so many years? She was the only person in this world who harbored no thoughts of using Justin and treated him well.

Although she didn’t know why Justin had never mentioned Pete’s birth mother, these thoughts of hers had never once changed.

Melissa had already recovered from her shock and dismay. As was to be expected from someone who had experienced so much in life, the woman had already understood everything during these brief moments.

It was no wonder that Nora had kept in touch with Justin. It turned out that the father of her children was none other than Justin himself.

While she didn’t know how Nora and Justin had come to have children, nor what exactly had happened back then, what she did know right now was that Mrs. Hunt obviously didn’t know that Nora was Pete’s biological mother!

She coughed and asked, “Do you know where Pete’s birth mother is, Mrs. Hunt?”.

Mrs. Hunt, however, misunderstood her.

She thought what Melissa meant was: how was Pete going to get close to his birth mother if they didn’t even know where she was?

Immediately, Mrs. Hunt smiled and replied very meaningfully, “Of course they did.”

Melissa: “???”

Then, Mrs. Hunt puffed up at her own expense and said, “It is said that mothers and their children share a connection. You’ve heard of that saying, right? You’re a mother yourself, so you must know how a mother feels about her children. Although there are some misunderstandings between Justin and her, for the sake of the child, I think Justin will eventually forgive her.”

He looked back at Melissa after he spoke, and thought of a way to get her to back off. He said, “Of course, if Miss Smith doesn’t mind, no problem.”

Melissa: “…”

The corners of her lips tightened a little. She suddenly felt like laughing very hard.

She asked, “So how do you feel about your birth mother?”

Mrs. Hunt became domineering this time. She replied, “I don’t care who she is. She deserves my gratitude just for giving birth to such an excellent successor to the Hunts.”

Her words were full of sincerity.

Pete was simply too outstanding-even his IQ showed signs of surpassing Justin’s!

Melissa looked at Cherry when she heard what Mrs. Hunt said, and couldn’t help but laugh. It suddenly struck her that she didn’t think it was so bad about Nora marrying into the Hunt’s either….

Her smile puzzled Mrs. Hunt….. “What are you laughing at Mrs. Anderson?”

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