NOVPUBChapter 1235: 555 Departure (First Update) _1 Chapter 1235: 555 Departure (First Update) _1 Anton Cook woke up for an uncertain period, but Aubree Groove had to return to Pethkids first.
This time, she was returning to Pethkids with Peter Aria on a flight that departed at nine twenty in the morning.
The evening before, Madam Aria took her hand and talked to her half the night, expressing her reluctance to part.
At this age, even a single parting could be a farewell for the last time.
She couldn’t bear the blow of another loss.
Aubree Groove told Madam Aria that she had already promised Peter Aria that she would transfer her schooling to Lostswa.
This trip back to Pethkids was not just to see her Senior and Junior but also to handle the matter of her school transfer.
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“Grandma, this is my home, I won’t go anywhere else, and I will always be with you.”
A row of dry tears trickled from the hollow gaze of Madam Aria, and holding Aubree Groove’s hand, she kept saying: “Good, grandma will wait for you to come home.”
When Madam Aria fell asleep, Corina closed the door and came out.
Aubree Groove stood at the railing on the second floor, gazing at the hazy night view in the distance, her clothing fluttering in the wind, solely in her own world.
“Where’s Loretta?”
Corina, a young woman in her early twenties, was a graceful beauty with a tall figure, light soundless footsteps, and a hint of stubborn chill in her eyes.
“Sister Loretta is out on official business.”
“What’s your name?”
“Corina, I’ve been following Sister Loretta since I was little, I’ve been studying in another city before and just returned.”
“Studying?”
“Yes, five years ago, I was sent to Wamlace Mountain by Sister Loretta to learn arts, and now Sister Loretta needs help, she has called me back.”
“From now on, you have to take care of Grandma.”
Corina respectfully lowered her head, “I am an orphan.
I was fortunate enough to be taken in by The Arias.
Repaying The Arias is my life-long aspiration.”
Her tone was icy cold.
Aubree Groove stopped talking and returned to her room.
“Knock, knock, knock.” The room door was knocked.
Aubree Groove got up and opened the door.
Charlotte Aria stood at the door with a gentle and kind smile on her face.
“I heard that you’re returning to Pethkids tomorrow, why so soon?
Couldn’t you stay a few more days?
Grandma will miss you, and we sisters haven’t spent much time together either.”
The tone in her voice echoed with regret.
Aubree Groove gave a slight smile, “Come in first.”
Charlotte Aria walked into the room, quietly observing everything.
This room was previously a guest room, decorated to the standards.
Now, the furniture was all made of hundred-year-old Boxwood.
On the bookcase, all sorts of antiques were carelessly displayed, including an elegantly placed Yue Dynasty porcelain flower vase with two ears that casually held a daffodil.
Its elegance added to the air of antiquity, revealing a grandeur and simplicity everywhere.
Charlotte Aria clenched her fist.
Indeed, Grandma still cared for Aubree Groove more.
She had seen that vase before, in the storage room.
She liked it very much, but even after pleading with Grandma for a long time, she hadn’t agreed.
At this moment, it laid casually on the window front table, slantingly holding a daffodil.
The flaunting flower as if silently mocking her.
Aubree Groove poured a cup of tea and pointed to the opposite chair: “Have a seat.”
Charlotte Aria shook her head: “I really don’t want you to leave.”
Aubree Groove glanced at Charlotte Aria.
Under the dim light, her gaze seemed to possess the magical ability to penetrate the heart.
Charlotte Aria’s heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her glance without making a sound.
“This is my home, I won’t leave of course.”
As her gentle voice fell upon Charlotte Aria’s ears, she clenched her hands beneath her sleeves, but a surprised smile appeared on her face.
She was even amazed at her own seamless acting skills.
“Really?
Then why are you going to Pethkids?”
Aubree Groove smiled: “My Senior and Junior are still in Pethkids.
I’ve been away for so long; it’s time to go back and see them.”
“Why not bring your Senior and Juniors to Lostswa?
The Arias can support a few more people, no problem.” Charlotte Aria’s voice concealed a hint of lofty charity.
“There is always a separation in life, and it’s better for them to get used to it sooner.
They will live well even after leaving me.
I want to spend more time with Grandma in my remaining life.”
“That’s true, but what about your school?
Are you going to transfer?”
“Uncle has already helped me contact the school.”
Charlotte Aria smiled: “That’s great, we can go to school together in the future.”
Aubree Groove gave a noncommittal smile.
“It’s getting late, so I won’t bother you anymore.
Once you’re back from Pethkids, we can hang out again.”
Charlotte Aria left the room, the door closing behind her.
Charlotte Aria looked back at the tightly closed door, her fist tightening and then relaxing.
She had done a lot of research and consulted a genetics expert in these two days.
In the case of heterozygotic dragon-phoenix twins, other than different sex chromosomes, their DNA has varying levels of consistency.
If Aubree Groove, as Peter Aria’s twin sister’s daughter, inherits at least fifty percent of her DNA from him.
This hugely surpasses the usual proportion of dominant genes in the genetic inheritance of the same species.
That is to say, ninety-nine percent of Aubree Groove’s genes come from her uncle.
Theoretically, it’s possible, but the probability is very low.
Charlotte Aria knew that Peter Aria had a deeply rooted first love and has remained celibate for her, still unable to forget her.
She learned from her mother that Peter Aria’s break up with his first love was thirteen years ago.
Aubree Groove is seventeen this year, and before the breakup, her uncle had always been celibate and free of any scandals.
Being her uncle’s biological daughter is not plausible.
The only possibility is that Aubree Groove has inherited ninety-nine percent of her genes from her uncle; all her biological father’s genes were completely dominated by The Aria’s superior ones.
This is the only explanation logically consistent as of now, and this could be the only truth.
Deep down, Charlotte Aria still believed this answer.
Compared to Aubree Groove being Peter Aria’s biological daughter, this seems easier to accept.
Just an external granddaughter.
A sly smile curled up on the Charlotte Aria’s face; there was still plenty of time, they could take it slow.
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Charlotte Aria was standing at the railing, watching her uncle and Loretta walk side by side towards the backyard.
A tall, slender figure and a petite, enchanting figure, they looked like a couple at first glance.
The two were chatting under the eaves, but the wind was too loud for Charlotte Aria to hear clearly.
It was already late at night.
The Aria household had a habit of going to bed early, by now the whole mansion was in deep silence.
Charlotte Aria suddenly narrowed her eyes.
Her uncle patted Loretta on the shoulder, whispered something, and Charlotte Aria slightly heard Loretta’s sobbing.
Then she saw with her own eyes, Loretta throwing herself into her uncle’s arms.
Charlotte Aria’s hands tightly gripping the cold railing.
Her uncle did not push Loretta away, on the contrary, he was softly patting her back.
Charlotte Aria could vaguely guess, through the dim night, that at this moment, uncle’s usually distant and cool gaze must be filled with tenderness.
Charlotte Aria’s eyes darken instantly.
Her uncle indeed treats her differently.
What makes her so special!
Charlotte Aria took a deep breath, then quickly suppressed a sarcastic smile.
She had been underestimating this woman all along.
Loretta quickly withdrew from Peter Aria’s arms, hanging her head down low.
After bidding each other farewell, Loretta returned to her room, and Peter Aria went upstairs.
Charlotte Aria hurriedly returned to her room.
Soon, the neighbouring room door creaked shut.
Leaning against the door, Charlotte Aria’s palm was being pressed and marked by her fingernails hidden under her sleeve.
There are too many obstructions.
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The next morning, after breakfast, Aubree Groove, Peter Aria, and Loretta said goodbye to Madam Aria and left The Aria house.
As Charlotte Aria went out to see them off, her eyes landed on Loretta and she said with a smile: “Is Sister Loretta accompanying my uncle to Pethkids as well?
You have been taking care of my grandmother for many years, if someone else suddenly replaces you, wouldn’t my grandmother feel uncomfortable?”
“Corina is a girl that I trained myself, she knows well about Madam’s living habits, there won’t be any problems; besides!.” Loretta changed her tone and said: “Aren’t Madam and Miss Charlotte still at home?
I’m very assured.”
Being snubbed, Charlotte Aria nonetheless continued to smile: “Sister Loretta is right.
My mother and I will take good care of my grandmother; what I’m concerned about is my uncle.”
Charlotte Aria’s eyes gleamed with provoking laughter: “Wherever my uncle goes, Sister Loretta follows, your loyalty and affection for my uncle truly moves people.”
Peter Aria frowned, and spoke in a frosty tone: “Such a joke cannot be made.”
Charlotte Aria mischievously stuck out her tongue: “My bad, don’t be annoyed, uncle.”
Before Peter Aria could get angry, Charlotte Aria affectionately linked arms with Aubree Groove: “You guys should leave early and return soon.
I’ll be waiting for you at home, I have many questions to ask you about calligraphy.”
Aubree Groove responded with a faint smile, subtly pulling back her hand.
