Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
“Why don‘t you go with my mom if you‘re worried no one will watch your shop? I‘ll stay and look after things here.”
Serenity waited until the mother and daughter were finished before responding, “Hang on, Mrs. Stone, Elisa. I‘m going to give my sister a call for a talk. I‘ve told Elisa the circumstances around my mom. I‘m touched that you‘ve never given up the search for your sister, but…”
Her mother had been dead for fifteen years. The outcome would be hard for Mrs. Stone to swallow
Mrs. Stone teared up. She had been feeling down the whole day yesterday. The mention that her sister had probably left the world for fifteen years made her choke up. She could not get a word out.
With tears running down Mrs. Stone’s face, Serenity handed her a tissue and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Mrs. Stone.”
“Serenity.”
Mrs. Stone held her hands, choking in sobs. “I’m sorry about your childhood. I didn’t find quick enough. Maybe your mom wouldn’t have died if I tracked you down sooner.”
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Had her sister been located sooner, Mrs. Stone would have brought her to live in the city. Then, her sister would never have lost her life, together with her husband, in a tragic car accident in the little town.
Although the DNA test had not been done, Serenity felt a lump in her throat and her eyes welling up after listening to what Mrs. Stone had to say.
It would be great if her mom was still alive.
“Stop crying, Mom. Dad told me to keep an eye on you and not to let you cry. You had been crying all day yesterday.”
Elisa took the tissue from Serenity and patted her mother’s tears dry while consoling her, ” Mom, you can take the DNA test with Serenity. If it comes back positive, at least you still have Serenity and Liberty.
Mrs. Stone wiped away her tears. “I can’t stop myself from getting emotional.”
Back then, Mrs. Stone and her sister lost both their parents at a young age too. Without the means to raise her sister, Mrs. Stone had to be apart from her sister.
The separation was for fifty long years. Now that Mrs. Stone finally got word about it, it turned out her sister was long gone.
Despite being known as the strong and tough superwoman, Mrs. Stone was beyond heartbroken.
She resented the unfairness of the world.
It took the two girls quite an effort to pacify Mrs. Stone before Serenity had the chance to call Liberty. After getting her sister’s opinion, Serenity agreed to do the DNA test with Mrs. Stone.
“I’ll watch the shop for you,” Elisa volunteered.
Serenity grabbed the car keys and walked around the cash register, uttering, “I’ll close the shop. Let me buy you lunch later.”
With her craftwork coming to mind, Serenity made her way back and grabbed a few crafts to give to Mrs. Stone. “Mrs. Stone, I made these myself. The little trinkets aren’t worth much, but they’re my handicrafts. These are for you.‘
Mrs. Stones took the crafts and complimented her, “Your handicrafts are beautiful. I love them.”
that’s not fair, Serenity. You only gave me a maneki–neko while my mom got a few. They‘re prettier than my maneki–neko.”
Mrs. Stone nagged, “You can place an order on Serenity‘s online shop if you want more.”
Serenity said with a smile, “Let me know what you want. I‘ll make a few to your preference.”
Elisa‘s maneki–neko was supposed to be for Zachary, but Serenity gave it to Elisa instead. Zachary threw a tantrum because of that too.
“I need to go back and think about it. I‘ll let you know once I get an idea. I‘ll order through your website and boost your sales.”
These little knick–knacks were not worth much money, but they were exquisite. Elisa was a big fan and had the money to buy them. She would order from Serenity so long as the latter could make it.
“Thank you in advance. I owe it to you for recommending my business all around.”
Serenity took the mother and daughter out before closing up the shop.
“Elisa, I‘ll ride in Serenity‘s car.”
Mrs. Stone wanted to know more about her sister, so she chose to ride with Serenity to the DNA testing center.
“Look at my mom, Serenity. She‘s picking you over me before the test result is even out.”
Serenity burst into laughter. “Mrs. Stone will always love you the most.” Elisa was well–loved by the Stone family.
While on the way to the DNA testing center, Serenity received a wired transfer from Zachary for fifty thousand dollars.
Afraid that she might not accept the money, Zachary included a text message to her.
“Seren, i‘ll take it as you don‘t see me as your husband if you don‘t accept the money. The husband is supposed to make money for the wife to spend.”
Serenity read the text message and had a big smile on her face.
Zachary had learned to guilt her into accepting things.
She was not in a hurry to accept the transaction. Once at the DNA testing center, she waited until Mrs. Stone‘s and her blood were drawn before accepting the fifty thousand dollars.
With the money her husband gave, Serenity generously took Mrs. Stone and her daughter to have lunch at a five–star hotel.
The five–star hotel Serenity was most familiar with in all of Wiltspoon was the Wiltspoon Hotel.
The Wiltspoon Hotel was a hotel under York Corporation‘s flagship. The Yorks and the Stones were not on good terins. In fact, they were competitors. It only dawned on Serenity when they were already at the hotel.
Serenity apologetically said to Mrs. Stone. “How about another restaurant instead, Mrs. Stone?”
Getting the message, Mrs. Stone smiled and replied, “It‘s fine. I used to come here a lot for client meetings when I was running the company.”
She then glanced at her daughter.
Elisa could take a hint. She understood the meaning behind the look from her mother.
With her face falling, Elisa remarked, “It‘s not like I‘ll run into him here, Mom. So what if he‘s really here?”
Despite her heart breaking into pieces, Elisa forced herself to let go of her feelings the moment she saw the wedding ring on Zachary‘s finger.
Alice said to stay away from unfaithful men because there were plenty of good men out there. It would not be hard for Elisa to find a husband who was as brilliant as Zachary and only had eyes for her.