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Chapter 297
Chapter 297
Chapter 297 Inquiring
“What are you thinking about?” My mother began, looking at me, “You, my child, always seem to be
burdened with worries. I’m afraid. you’ll age before your time.”
I forced a laugh, looked at her, “Mom, you’re cursing me.”
She spat out twice, saying, “What nonsense, could your mother curse you? I’m just worried that you’re
overthinking and exhausting yourself.”
I smiled faintly, unable to resist saying, “What could I possibly think.”
She sighed, “That’s good. Look at Marjorie, she’s in her thirties and still so radiant. When you have
time, you should really learn from her about skincare. You’re only in your teens, but you look no
different from her.”
I was left speechless by my mother’s words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, “Mom, are you
implying that your daughter is ugly or old?”
She was helpless, “What are you talking about? I’m just reminding you. What could I possibly dislike
about you? You’ve been good-looking since you were little. Don’t I just hope that when you reach
Marjorie’s age, you can still be as beautiful and slim as you are now?”
Caught off guard by my mother’s logic, I didn’t know what to say for a -moment. After some thought, I
asked, “Did Marjorie get married?”
“No!” The mother shook her head, saying, “I heard she was married once before, but then she
divorced. However, not long after the divorce, her ex-husband died.”
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I paused for a moment, “Dead?”
Mother nodded, “Yes, she died of illness. Mia mentioned it to me briefly, but I didn’t ask about it. It’s not
a good thing to gossip about others. Why are you suddenly interested in other people’s affairs? Aren’t
you in a mess yourself right now?”
I held my forehead, she really knew how to poke at me. I nodded, helplessly saying, “You’re right, I was
just gossiping a bit. I thought she and Alexander seemed to get along well, so I just gossiped a bit.”
She gave me a disdainful look, “Put away your messy thoughts. Alexander and Marjorie are not like
that. They are just two kids who get along well and enjoy each other’s company. I think Marjorie only
treats Alexander like a younger brother and takes care of him. Alexander just returned to the country
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Don’t meddle in their affairs.”
My mother’s words really put me in an awkward position. I helplessly smiled and said, “Mom, I only
said one thing, and you countered me with ten. Just a few days without seeing each other, and I’m no
longer your daughter?”
She clicked her tongue and said, “How did this even get to you not being my daughter? If you’re not my
daughter, then who is?”
I smirked, “Look, I’m almost not one of you anymore. I just wanted to ask about what happened in the
mountains these past few days. But before I could even open my mouth, you’ve already shut me
down.”
She gave me a helpless glance and said, “You’ve been beating around the bush just to ask me this?”
I shrugged, “Not really, I just wanted to show some concern for you.”
She squinted at me and said, “Why do I feel like you’re hiding
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something from me? Tabatha, tell me the truth, are you hiding something from me?”
I held my forehead, helplessly saying, “Mom, I’m just really curious, really. You heard the phone call just
now, Alexander said they found something in the mountains and wanted to go back to check, but then
Marjorie interrupted him. I’m your daughter. I’m just curious about what you guys found in the
mountains. Are you going to keep this from me?”
Mother furrowed her brows, a look of helplessness on her face, “If you wanted to know about this,
couldn’t you just ask directly? Instead, you’re beating around the bush.”
I laughed nervously and said, “Well, I didn’t know how to start, besides, I wanted to talk to you more. I
haven’t seen you for several days, I missed you so much.”
Hearing me say this, she pursed her lips and began to laugh, saying, “I didn’t discover anything, it’s just
that Marjorie seemed to say that the mountain seemed to be hollow underneath, not like a natural
disaster, but like a mine that had been excavated years ago. I don’t really understand, and I didn’t ask
them, but if it really was a mine, then the death of Alexander’s parents might not have been a natural
disaster, but a man-made one. However, so many years have passed since this incident, even if it was
a man-made disaster, I’m afraid the mastermind from back then would have long since disappeared.”