Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
You can’t just push her off.
Serena’s eyes widened in shock, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“Dr. Mark is in charge of grandma’s condition. You should know that.” Sampson explained on Bella’s behalf, “He calls Bella ‘Professor’, and when he has tricky cases, he consults her. Out of respect for him, she came to see the patient. I didn’t even know that the girl in front of me was my own niece.”
Serena hadn’t expected that it wasn’t her parents secretly bringing Bella to meet her grandma and uncle, but Dr.
Mark had invited Bella.
Because Bella was Dr. Bell!
She had a solution for all the tricky cases!
“Only when your parents arrived and saw Bella with me did I realize how grown my niece was.”
Sampson smiled warmly, “Before that, she even saved me.”
Serena was surprised. She hadn’t expected things to work out so coincidentally.
Her uncle was a man of integrity. He wouldn’t lie.
So, her parents hadn’t deceived her. It was her overthinking?
Yes, this was not excessive.But why did all of this seem so infuriating earlier.
“From childhood to adulthood, everyone has spent eighteen Christmases and Christmas Eves with you, but Bella only has this one, and yet you came to cause trouble.”
Sampson laughed, but Serena couldn’t arque.
Indeed, it was her arrival that upset everyone.
“I heard from Clark that they had already given you gifts before sending Bella hers.”
Last time, Clark promised to go shopping with Serena, but he bailed on her last minute because of Carol.
Afterwards, Martha said Serena had bought Christmas gifts for each family member in advance.
Without a second thought, Clark transferred $3 million into Serena’s account, telling her to buy more for herself and not to be thrifty.
Although Serena said she didn’t need more Christmas gifts since she already received so many over the years and asked Clark to buy for Bella.
But Clark told her, both she and Bella are his sisters, and he wouldn’t leave out either of them.
So before coming to Lidaria, he had already arranged for the gifts to be delivered to Serena.
But Serena was taken aback, all five brothers sent her gifts? Why didn’t she receive any???
“Don’t be fooled by the price tag on Bella’s gifts this time.” Sampson smiled at her, “The gifts you’ve received over the past eighteen years aren’t light either”
Serena felt embarrassed.“Do you like the gift from me?”
Upon hearing this, Serena was shocked again. Her uncle had sent her a gift too??
Why didn’t she see it??
“Haven’t you unwrapped it?” Sampson chuckled again, looking gentlemanly and graceful, “Go home and take a look. Let me know if you don’t like it”
Serena really hadn’t received any gifts. Were they collected by the servants and put in her room?
Why didn’t they tell her?
She thought she had been forgotten by everyone.
“Also.” Sampson suddenly remembered something and added, “Your parents have prepared a surprise for you too. If you hadn’t shown up here, you would probably be watching fireworks at Reflections Villa by now.”
Serena’s eyes widened in surprise. She also had fireworks to watch? Fireworks that belonged only to her?
Suddenly, her feelings were all over the place, not knowing whether to feel happy or guilty.
May gave the French window a slight knock, flashing a mischievous smile, “Sir, Ms. Collins is…”
Her words trailed off as she noticed Serena seated across from Sampson. She was taken aback. When did Serena arrive? Why was she here? Was she here to stir trouble??
“What about Bella?” Sampson lifted his gaze in Bella’s direction, his tone as casual as ever.
The man was truly remarkable, maintaining his calm in such a situation.
“Ms. Collins is distributing presents in the living room.’ May said, worry for Bella subtly reflected in her voice.
She feared Serena might give Bella a hard time.
“Let’s go.” Sampson stood up, his hand resting on the back of Serena’s chair. He spoke in a gentle tone, “I’ve arranged some shows. It would be a shame to miss them”
Serena nodded, rising to match his pace.
“Don’t mind if Bella hasn’t prepared a gift for you. Considering your tone towards her earlier wasn’t exactly friendly.” Sampson reminded as he led the way.
Serena felt a bit embarrassed and nodded again, “Uncle Sampson, I won’t be as childish as just now.”Although she had previously picked out a Christmas gift for Mirabella in a pretentious manner and had it sent to Mirabella’s room.
But it was just a cheap bracelet.
Under normal circumstances, she wouldn’t even wear it.
Even if Mirabella didn’t present in return, she wouldn’t feel anything.
“Dad, mom, this is for you.” Mirabella, as the artist Mirabelle, had drawn two paintings in a row and, under the guise of calligraphy master Labella, penned a calligraphy piece for Hans to hang in his office or study room.
“Chasel, this is yours.” Mirabella handed Chasel a small note.
Sympathetic glances were thrown in Chasel’s direction, for the note was pitifully small!
Chasel hadn’t expected that he wouldn’t even receive a painting, just this small note.
But it was a gift from his sister after all, so he was still moved. He ruffled Mirabella’s hair gently and said, “Thank you, silly girl”
He then unfolded the note and was astonished to find several leads he’d been recently looking into.
How could Bella have information on such confidential matters and even provide him with clues.
At that moment, Mirabella laughed, her smile bright and clear, “You’ve got a painting too.”
She had deliberately hidden it earlier, just to see Chasel’s disappointed expression. She hadn’t expected Chasel to be so indulgent with her.
Even when she gave him just a small note, Chasel didn’t blame her.She tiptoed and whispered into Chasel’s ear, “I’ve found out that Myrna’s dad likes Mirabelle’s paintings.”
Hearing this, Chasel was deeply moved.
“What are you two whispering about? I want to hear too.” David came closer, and Mirabella handed him two tolled-up sheets of A4 paper.
The surrounding maids chuckled, beginning to feel sorry for David.
David’s heart dropped a beat, a chill creeping up his spine. Even Hans and Chasel had gotten paintings, and he was stuck with two sheets of A4 paper??
But when he unrolled them, he found two freshly written songs.
They were custom-made for him by Bella!!
He couldn’t help humming them. The melody was catchy, and he was sure it would be a hit!
“You’re simply a treasure, sis.” David was over the moon, unable to resist ruffling Mirabella’s hair.
“What about mine?” Clark was eager, wondering what gift his sister had in store for him. A painting, perhaps? Or something else?
“Check your WhatsApp.”
WhatsApp?
Clark was puzzled, but upon checking it, he found a clue.
Bella had already traced Carol’s birth family to Summerfield. In no time, they believed they would have a lead.
“There’s also this.” Mirabella handed over a small vial, “You’re a forensic pathologist. Sometimes during autopsies, you might inhale toxic gases or accidentally get poisoned. You can use what’s in here. There are detailed instructions on the label.”
There had been incidents where people committed suicide in sealed spaces using toxic liquids, evaporating the harmful substances into the air. A forensic pathologist had once inhaled such toxic fumes during an autopsy and by the time he was taken to the hospital, it was too late to save him.
“I’ll always carry this with me.” Clark hadn’t expected his sister to be so considerate, and he was deeply moved.
“I’m not sure what Sean likes, so I just sketched a picture. I’ll ask Hans to pass it on.’ Mirabella handed another artwork to Hans.“Bella” Sampson sauntered over, a warm smile on his face.
“Let’s see what my darling niece has got me. Is this a painting by Mirabelle?”
Upon seeing the powerful artwork and the stroke details, Sampson knew it was the work of Mirabelle.