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Chapter 320

While she chatted with Frank, I was on the side hanging up and carefully ironing the clothes I had made

for her.

“Charlotte!”

Madam Shaw pretended to be unhappy and pulled me onto the sofa. “These things are for the servants to do. You should just sit down, have some tea, and keep me company. Why do you have to do everything yourself?”

I chuckled. “This is part of my job.”

“You silly.” Madam Shaw held my hand and looked at Frank. “You just said you plan to have Charlotte help you fool your parents?”

Frank and Madam Shaw had a deep relationship and spoke openly to each other. “Yes.”

Madam Shaw looked at me with concern. “He’s not pressuring you, is he?”

“Grandma, what do you take me for?” said Frank, half laughing, half exasperated.

smiled and added. “No, I have something to ask of him too.”

Madam Shaw didn’t press further but made a point of dissatisfaction.

“Lily… may not come back.”

Madam Shaw held back her tears and, with an elder’s demeanor, addressed Frank, “Whether you and Charlotte are real or just pretending, I’m happy with it. But one thing, even if it’s an act, it’s not right to stay at the Smith family’s residence when meeting the parents for the first time.”

“She should stay in my house these days. Every night before ten, bring her back to me.”

“Grandma…”

I felt a warmth in my heart.

Madam Shaw patted my hand and looked at me seriously. “You’re a girl all alone, and it’s not easy. Since I’ve asked you to call me Grandma, I’ll be your support from now on. Are you willing to accept my help?”

Even Frank was slightly taken aback by this.

His expression momentarily turned cold.

I knew he felt unfairly for Lily.

Bethany had replaced Lily and now Madam Shaw wanted to use me as a substitute after all these years…

So, I almost instinctively wanted to shake my head, but Frank’s expression softened and said, “Have it

randma’s way.”

I wasn’t sure of his intention.

After lunch at the Shaw family’s place, when no one was around, I tried to explain. “I didn’t expect Grandma to suddenly say that…”

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Frank looked at me with a puzzled expression. “Charlotte, why do you always explain first when

something happens? The mistake can be mine or Grandma’s, but it’s never yours. Why do you need to explain?”

“I…”

I didn’t know.

Maybe the Shaw family’s high status made people inadvertently think there were ulterior motives.

I had been overly cautious.

Frank abruptly stood up and walked out. Halfway there, he turned around, grabbed my hand, and led me out of the dining room, taking me into the courtyard from before.

Lily’s courtyard!

He released my hand, pushed open the door, and looked at the furnishings inside. After a long while, he said, “I don’t blame Grandma, because I often feel like you’re her. If it weren’t for Grandma’s frail health being unable to withstand great joy or sorrow, I might have even thought about dragging you both for a paternity test.”

I bit my lip. “Haven’t you already checked?”

When Bob made me doubt my origins before, Jack had also investigated for me.

I had always been Charlotte, not Lily.

Frank looked at me, smiling wryly. “Isn’t it ironic? Reality tells me you’re not her, but I subconsciously want to be close to you.”

He closed his eyes, a look of pain crossing his face as he struggled with inner conflict. “Sometimes I feel like I’m betraying her.”