Filed to story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
Brandon turned to Queenie and asked frantically, “Queenie, how did you find your sister? Tell us everything.”
Queenie reached out to usher her parents into the house.
“Mom. Dad. Let’s talk inside. Jessie’s home now. She’s right here. She won’t leave us again.”
Once the family settled down in the living room, Queenie filled her parents in on everything that happened the past two days.
Brandon and Maggie cried tears of joy as they couldn’t believe that fate had brought their daughter back to them so quickly.
“We have to thank Mr. Gilmore,” Maggie declared gratefully. “We need to take him out for a meal sometime. We owe a debt to him!”
“He’s a friend of mine. I’ll invite him out for a meal with all of us sometime soon!” Nigel agreed with a smile. He was more than happy to oblige.
Jessie shared briefly about her life at the orphanage. Fortunately, the director at the orphanage had been a kind, motherly figure who treated Jessie well. Although the orphanage was poor, Jessie’s childhood had been filled with love and joy.
It went without saying that Brandon and Maggie were determined to thank the director at the orphanage. They were also going to provide as much help as they could to the orphanage.
“Jessie, my dear child.” Maggie held Jessie in her arms all this while as if she was making up for the lost time. Jessie could sense the love her parents had for her, as well as the remorse they felt for all the years of separation.
However, in Jessie’s eyes, being reunited with her family was her greatest joy in life. She felt a weight lifted off her shoulders after knowing that her parents were still alive and healthy.
After dinner, Nigel left, and Queenie took Jessie to her room. The Silverstein couple couldn’t wait to refurbish a room for Jessie. The one that Bonnie used had been turned into a storage room.
The couple didn’t want Jessie to stay in that room either. They didn’t want their precious daughter to be tainted by the room’s previous owner.
With Brandon and Maggie’s permission, Queenie filled Jessie in on everything that happened in the past year.
Jessie could hardly believe her ears. Someone pretended to be me and leeched off the family? She even spent over a million of the family’s money?
Nevertheless, Jessie rejoiced at the imposter’s outcome. She was back now. No one could use her identity again.
That night, Brandon and Maggie were so ecstatic that they couldn’t sleep a wink. It was as if the long nightmare had ended and had been replaced by the sweetest dream they could have.
Their youngest daughter had truly come home to them.
“Jessie. It’s a lovely name,” Maggie remarked with a sigh.
“Jessie Silverstein. It rolls right off the tongue. From now on, we have both our daughters with us.”
“I know! My dream has always been to see both our daughters marry and start their own families. I’m sure it’ll come true now.”
Back in Queenie’s room, the two sisters had much to talk about too. They stayed up talking until the wee hours of the morning before they finally went to sleep.
It was the next morning.
Jessie hadn’t brought much with her, so she wore one of Queenie’s dresses. When she came downstairs, the maid couldn’t recognize who she was and called out, “Good morning, Miss Queenie!”
Jessie blinked and chuckled. “It’s me, Jessie.”
“Oh! I’m so sorry! Miss Jessie, you and Miss Queenie are so similar. I couldn’t tell you apart.”
“It’s fine.” Jessie smiled. She was an easygoing person.
When she came out to the garden, Brandon and Maggie also had to stare for a few moments before recognizing that she was Jessie.
“Come over here, Jessie,” Maggie called out to her.
Jessie went over to her right away. Maggie admired her daughter’s radiant beauty under the sunlight and felt deeply satisfied.
Brandon spoke up from the side. “Jessie, your mother and I have discussed things and we want to hold a dinner party. We want to invite all of our family and friends to come and get to know you.”
Jessie nodded. “Sure! I want to meet my other relatives too.”
“That’s decided, then. We’ll hold it tomorrow night,” Maggie declared happily.
Queenie came out to the garden. She had just talked to Nigel and confirmed that she and her family were going to have dinner with him tonight.
“Make sure to invite Mr. Gilmore. We need to thank him properly,” Maggie reminded Queenie without noticing that her youngest daughter was blushing hard. Mom, do you know that Mr. Gilmore is the biggest celebrity in the industry? It’s hard for anyone to invite him to anything!
“Don’t worry, Mom! I asked Nigel to invite him,” Queenie assured with a smile. She was certain that Nigel could get Julian to join them.
“Mom, I want to take Jessie to the mall.” Queenie wanted to go shopping with her sister.
“Oh, right. We’re having a dinner party tomorrow, so take Jessie to the boutique and pick out an evening gown for her,” Maggie instructed Queenie.
“I will.” Queenie linked arms with Jessie. “Come on! Let’s get some shopping done.”
Jessie was thrilled to go shopping with her sister, and their parents were grinning ear to ear to see their gorgeous girls heading out together.
The maid who was attending to them also started praising, “You’re so fortunate, Mr. and Mrs. Silverstein! Your daughters are so beautiful. I’m sure they’ll find wonderful husbands in the future.”
That was music to Brandon and Maggie’s ears. Now that Queenie had found her life partner, they looked forward to Jessie meeting hers too.
Most women loved shopping, but Jessie never had the guts to step into these sorts of boutiques. It was her first time today, and Queenie kept getting her to try on all of the dresses she had only seen on the hottest actresses. Queenie bought everything that looked good on her.
In the blink of an eye, the two assistants who came out with the two sisters were weighed down by a mountain of shopping bags.
“Queenie, let’s stop. We don’t need to get anything else.”
“Nope, that’s not enough. Let’s continue.” Queenie dragged Jessie off to another boutique and the sisters spent another hour shopping before they went for lunch. After lunch, Queenie brought Jessie to a boutique to try on evening gowns, and once that was over, they stopped by the spa for some pampering before heading back home to get ready for dinner with Julian.
As it was, the situation hadn’t escaped Queenie’s eyes at all. She could tell that Jessie liked Julian but was too afraid to even consider anything due to Julian’s status in society.
Queenie wanted to help Jessie get closer to the man she liked, so she supported Jessie’s acting career. One day, Jessie would reach the pinnacle of success, and she would be able to stand shoulder- to-shoulder with Julian as a highly acclaimed actress in her own right.
By then, Jessie would’ve proven herself, and she would be able to pursue something with Julian.
Therefore, Queenie gave it her all to doll Jessie up for dinner tonight.
