Chapter 223
When Anastasia said this, Salma felt very uneasy inside.
âYour dad wouldnât do that.â Salma said, âYouâre his daughter. Heâs already said that heâs got a house for you in Willowbrook. Heâs giving you shares in his company and wants you to come help manage the biz. He wants to train you up.â
To make Anastasia believe, Salma showed her the shares transfer document she had hidden under her pillow.
Looking at her mother, Anastasia only felt pain in her heart but she knew she couldnât be angry. Her mother was already old, yet she was still being fooled by Tavon.
So what if Tavon gave her a house? She didnât pay for it. The house Tavon gifted could be taken back on a whim. And the shares transfer document seemed like a blank check, which Tavon could also reclaim at any time. It was just some meaningless sweetener.
Anastasia retorted, âMom, do you want me to go back to my dad?â
Salma hesitated for a moment and said, âTavon is your father, thatâs a fact that canât be changed. If he sincerely repents and accepts you, then my years of suffering would have been worth it.â
Anastasia understood. Her mother had never forgotten Tavon and still held illusions about him. After more than twenty years of persistence, how could her mother easily let go?
âMom, you rest first. We can watch and see if Tavon really repentâs for a while.â Anastasia said.
Anastasia didnât believe Tavon would repent. This was just his performance. She didnât want to say too much. She didnât want to make
her mother sad.
Anastasiaâs lack of reaction puzzled Salma, but she didnât
say anything more.
After Salma finished her meal, Anastasia cleared the table and wiped Salmaâs hands. After all this was done, Anastasia poured water for Salma. Seeing Anastasia busy, Salma felt that she seemed to have something on her mind and asked, âAna, is there something you want to say?â
Salma knew her daughter well.
Anastasia had been looking for an opportunity to ask her mother about the child. Hearing her mother ask proactively, Anastasia sat down, looked at her mother, and nervously wrung her hands, âMom, thereâs something I want to ask you. I was going to wait until you were discharged.â
Salma was puzzled, âWhat is it, just say it.â
Anastasia looked at her mother seriously, âItâs about the baby.â
Upon hearing this, Salma had a premonition. Her expression became serious and she sat upright, âWhat baby? Pattie?â
Salma deliberately asked this way.
Seeing Salma still wanting to continue hiding, Anastasia decided to speak directly, âIâve found Monica, she told me everything. Mom, thought about it all night, I donât blame you for sending the baby away. I know how hard youâve had it raising me alone all these years. I understand you only did it out of love for your own daughter, but I also care for my own daughter.â
At this point, Anastasia became emotional. Her eyes were teary and a sadness welled up from her heart, spreading, to her eyes.
âMom, can you tell me where my daughter is? Where did you leave her? Do you have a picture of her? I havenât even seen her.â Anatasia kept asking questions.
Her daughter, she hadnât even seen her once. She didnât even know what her daughterâs life had been like all these years, whether she was doing well or taken care of by anyone.
When Anastasia spoke, Salma was already in tears, wiping her tears and saying, âAna, Iâm sorry, I owe you an apology.â
Anastasia held Salmaâs hand tightly, shaking her head with tears streaming down her face, âMom, I donât blame you, I just want to find my daughter now. Tell me, where did you put her? The head of Rainbow Haven came to me, she said thereâs no record of this child, so where did my daughter go?â
Salma finally fully understood how Anastasia knew about this. Anastasia didnât slip.
regain her memory, it was Rose who inadvertently let it
Salma wiped her tears guiltily, âAna, I also donât know. I left the baby at the door of the orphanage back then. But when I asked the headmaster, they hadnât taken in any girls at that time. I donât know where the child is now.â
Salmaâs words left Anastasia in despair. The last clue was gone.
Salma said, âYour daughter might have been found and taken away by someone passing by. It was dark, the door of the orphanage was closed. Maybe someone passing by took her. The baby was beautiful and healthy. If she met kind people, they would surely take good
care of her.â
Her daughter was taken away by someone passing by. There were so many people in the world, how could she find her daughter?