Filed To Story: The Plan of Saving Nora Novel Free
They hadn’t contacted each other for over a year.
She had been studying very hard in hopes of enrolling in Harvard, so that she could visit the school that Pete had studied in and also go abroad after that… but she didn’t dare to tell anyone.
From Cheryl’s perspective, it seemed that Mia and Pete had fallen out, but in truth, that wasn’t the case.
She heaved a quiet sigh and put down her cell phone in the end.
These feelings shouldn’t exist. She would just hide them deep down in her heart… and keep them from being discovered by others.
…Sure! replied Cheryl.
Her reply made the little guy jump up and down in delight. Then, he looked around and asked, “Where’s Pete?”
It wasn’t a milestone birthday for Nora today, so it wasn’t a particularly formal celebration party. As Pete was doing research work overseas, he didn’t return for the party.
Come to think of it, Peter had already been away for a very long while.
Cheryl pouted and replied, “I don’t know. He seems very busy, though. I think his research is in a very crucial phase right now, so he doesn’t even contact us now…”
Cheryl glanced at Mia carefully after she spoke. Though the latter didn’t show any particular reaction, Cheryl noticed that there was ultimately still some disappointment in her eyes. Thus, she said, “He didn’t even come back for my competition a while back! My club is already the champion in the country, though, so we’ll be going overseas to compete next month. The competition happens to be in the same city that Pete is currently living in, so I’ll visit him then! I’ll tell him to call Mia!”
Mia’s cheeks turned red immediately. “N-no, you don’t have to…”
The girl was soft-spoken, and her face was small with a pointed chin, making her the picture of a classic beauty. She said, “Um, I suddenly recall that I still have some assignments to complete. I’ll get going now.”
Mia got up. After notifying Tanya and Joel, she left immediately.
Cheryl was a little stunned to see her like this.
It seemed like Mia’s eyes had reddened just now?
However, ever since they grew up, the relationship between Pete and Mia had become rather strange.
She heaved a quiet sigh. When she suddenly noticed that Joel and Ian had gone to the balcony, she followed after them. However, the moment she went near, she heard Joel say, “Dad, I’m thinking of giving half of the Smith Corporation’s shares to Nora.”
Ian was taken aback. “Why?”
Then, he frowned and asked, “Did your parents approach you again?”
Joel kept quiet for a moment before he finally replied, “… They want Warren to inherit the family business.”
Fools! Ian cursed furiously. Then, he sighed and said, “No matter what, you will always be a Smith in my eyes, Joel!”
However, Joel hesitated for a moment and then said, “But I’m ultimately just an adopted child…”
Hah! Ian sneered and said, “So what even if you’re adopted? Does that make you any worse than a child with blood ties to the family? It’s not always blood ties that make a family, a family… When they couldn’t conceive and secretly adopted you back then, they told everyone that you were their biological son. Yet when they finally managed to conceive their own child, they abandoned you… You don’t need parents like them!”
Joel clenched his jaw.
Childhood memories flooded his mind.
As the eldest child of the Smiths, the family had had high hopes for him since he was little.
But he could never understand why his parents treated his younger brother so well but were always so callous toward him, and even wished for his death at times.
It wasn’t until he heard the real reason one day that he finally understood—he was adopted.
In the fight with Ian over the inheritance of family assets, children were also a bargaining chip. Therefore, his father had never once told outsiders about it. It could be said that there were no more than five people who were aware of the truth.
Even his cousins and siblings among the Smiths were not aware of it.
Back then, when Ian wanted to adopt a child from among his siblings’ families, he had selected him. Joel’s parents had gotten into a huge row with Ian because of this, and it was also during that incident that Joel had learned of the truth.
On the way back to the Smiths’, Mia held her cell phone in the car, unable to make up her mind for the longest time.
She missed Pete very much.
She knew that she had developed some feelings for Pete that she shouldn’t have… He must have sensed it too, right? That was why he had distanced himself from her…
They hadn’t contacted each other for over a year.
She had been studying very hard in hopes of enrolling in Harvard, so that she could visit the school that Pete had studied in and also go abroad after that… but she didn’t dare to tell anyone.
From Cheryl’s perspective, it seemed that Mia and Pete had fallen out, but in truth, that wasn’t the case.
She heaved a quiet sigh and put down her cell phone in the end.
These feelings shouldn’t exist. She would just hide them deep down in her heart… and keep them from being discovered by others.
Mia tried to suppress her pining for Pete.
Soon, she arrived back home. She entered her study unhappily, opened up her practice papers, and began to go through them.
Even if they were not meant to be, she still wanted to chase after him and experience what he had experienced.
Mia began to study seriously.
To others, having a crush might be painful and might get one down. However, to Mia, this was her only motivation in life.
After studying for a long while, Mia gradually started to nod off.
Soon, she fell asleep at her desk.
However, it was at this moment that her cell phone suddenly beeped. On the display, the notification showed that she had received a text message. The sender was Pete.
At the Hunts’.
As it gradually got late, people who were supposed to leave left, and people who were supposed to rest went to rest for the night.
Nora sat in the living room and looked at Queenie.
Her aunt had also stayed single the last few years, but she remembered that she had once told her that she had a crush on someone.
Nora, who thought that she had been talking about Ian, said to Queenie, “Since you’ve returned to the States, why not continue staying here, Aunt Queenie?”
She didn’t mind Ian and Queenie becoming a couple if it meant that it would lessen the pain for both of them.
However, Queenie raised her brows and replied, “Nah.”
Why?
Nora walked up to her. For the first time ever, the lazy woman took the initiative to be a matchmaker. She said, “Dad has been alone all these years too. If you want, I can help you woo him.”
Queenie was taken aback. “Why would I woo your dad?”
Nora asked hesitantly, “Aren’t you in love with him?”
Queenie: “?”
She stared at Nora in a daze. It was only after a short while that she finally recovered. “When did I ever say that I’m in love with him?” She exclaimed.
… You told me last time that you have had a crush on someone for many, many years.
Queenie burst into laughter. “Even so, that person is not your dad!”
Then who is it?
Nora asked curiously.
Queenie’s cheeks suddenly turned red. After a while, she finally sighed and replied, “My feelings are considered taboo in this society, so I’ve never told anyone about it before. Besides, the person I’m in love with is already dead.”
Nora: “!!”
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