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The call went through. “Hmm… Hello…” a man greeted sleepily. His drowsy voice was heard over the

phone, sounding as if he had not woken up yet.

“Hehehe… W-What are you up to?” Veronica asked as she gave out a flattering laugh, feeling

embarrassed. Her hands touched the thin blanket anxiously, and her pair of pupils were full of unease.

Although her relationship with Xavier was good, she was slightly apologetic for troubling him twice within

two days.

“Speak. What is it?” Xavier seemed to have guessed Veronica’s intention behind this ‘phone call. “You

won’t give me a call if you don’t need my help with something

Could it be that your mom misses me?”

“Hahaha… Young Master Xavier, you’re high and mighty indeed-and not to mention, diabolically clever

too!”

Raising her eyebrows, Veronica looked up and rubbed her hair. Then, she chuckled in a flattering yet

embarrassed manner and asked, “S-So, are you free?”

“Got it.” With that, Xavier hung up the phone.

Staring at the call log on her phone screen, Veronica was rather baffled. Huh? What does he mean by

that?

However, she was too embarrassed to call Xavier again. So, she lay back down on her bed, feeling

sleepy. Initially, Veronica wanted to lie down for a while before getting up to get ready, but she ended up

falling asleep again.

Little did she know, Xavier had driven to and arrived at the hospital after he was done washing up

At around 9.00AM, Xavier directly made his way toward the inpatient department after he had arrived at

the hospital. He thought Veronica was already there in the ward. When he arrived at the ward, Xavier

knocked on the door, pushed it open, and

entered.

Besides Tony, who was lying on the hospital bed, there was no one in the ward when Xavier walked in.

So, he put the items in his hand aside and took out his mobile phone. Just as he was about to give

Veronica a call, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a photo on the table.

In the photo, both Daniella and Tony were standing in the front, and behind them stood a young lady. The

smile on the lady’s face was bright and innocent-looking as she spread her arms around Daniella and

Tony’s shoulders. Although it was only an inadvertent glance, Xavier was surprised after he discovered

that the young lady in the photo was actually Tiffany!

It‘s Tiffany!? Xavier was very puzzled. Then, he picked up the photo and took a closer look. 10th

February 2021 was the date shown at the bottom right corner of the photo. This photo was taken a few

months ago! But, how did Mr. and Mrs. Murphy know Tiffany?

Upon realizing that, Xavier frowned. Then, he flipped the photo over and saw the words ‘Family Photo’

written on the back of the photo. Family photo? Isn‘t Tiffany the Larsons‘ daughter? Why would she take

a family photo with Veronica‘s parents?

“Oh, Xavier, you’re here?”

At that moment, Daniella came in from outside and greeted Xavier after she saw him in the ward.

However, the smile on her face instantly disappeared once she noticed the photo in his hand.

Upon hearing Daniella’s voice, Xavier turned back and looked at her. Then, he immediately asked, “Mrs.

Murphy, why is there a family photo of you, Mr. Murphy, and Tiffany Larson? Do you two mean to tell me

that Tiffany is your biological daughter instead of Roni?”

Taken aback by Xavier’s sudden confrontation, Daniella secretly scolded herself for being clumsy. She

had forgotten to keep the photo as she was suddenly called to the doctor’s office in a rush.

“Why are you here by yourself? Where’s Veronica?” Daniella asked, avoiding answering Xavier’s

question. Then, she took the photo from Xavier’s hand, wiped it dearly, and put it into her bag.

Despite trying to make herself sound calm, Daniella slightly showed signs of panic, and her peculiar

reaction puzzled Xavier even more. If it was someone else, he would never press on this matter.

However, they were Veronica’s parents. In order to pay for their medical expenses, Veronica worked all

day and all night. She worked as a part timer during the day and worked at the club during the night. But,

they did not even leave a spot for her in the family photo!

All of a sudden, Xavier was indignant at the injustice done toward Veronica.

“Mrs. Murphy, I’m Roni’s ‘boyfriend’. If you don’t shed light on this matter, I’ll call her right now and seek

her clarification!” Xavier abruptly became assertive. With a displeasing tone, he then added, “If Tiffany is

indeed your child, and if you think Roni is no longer worthy to even take a family photo with you two, then

you shouldn’t let her work hard and pay for the medical treatments with her hard-earned money!”

For some reason, Xavier suddenly felt sorry for Veronica. A young girl who works two jobs a day and is responsible for cooking and delivering food for them isn‘t even qualified to have a spot in their family photo! Xavier was extremely annoyed by this new finding.

While stuffing the photo into her bag, Daniella could sense Xavier’s anger yet noticed the care he had

toward Veronica at the same time. In that instant, she felt that Xavier was not bad after all. At least he

treated her daughter nicely.

After hesitating for a while, she asked Xavier again, “Where’s Veronica?”

“Something’s holding her up, so she’ll be late.” Xavier simply came up with a reason,

fearing Daniella would not tell him the truth if she knew Veronica would arrive soon.

As she listened to Xavier speak, Daniella turned around and walked over to the door. Then, she locked it

and made her way toward the sofa. With her hand still holding the photo, she sat down and later heaved

a sigh.

“Sigh...”

While holding the photo in one hand, Daniella gently caressed the person in the photo with another hand.

Later, she let out a meaningful sigh and said, “I can see that you’re very fond of our Roni