Chapter 532: Chapter 532: I Believe You
And now Seraphina has already changed and is calling her mom.
This makes Serena very happy.
"In the year Seraphina grew up, Mom couldn’t be with her, it’s a bit regrettable," Serena said, poking Seraphina’s little face.
Seraphina, snuggling against Serena, said, "I’m just happy that you woke up, Mom."
"Before, in the factory, no matter how I called, you wouldn’t open your eyes, Mom, you scared me," Seraphina said, recalling the past, her round eyes slightly red.
Serena tenderly kissed Seraphina’s forehead.
She said, "Mom won’t scare Seraphina anymore."
Seraphina nodded vigorously.
Serena looked again at the scars from the stitches on Seraphina, which have faded a lot now.
But thinking back to when Seraphina was cut by Preston Langley, she still felt pained.
"It hasn’t hurt for a long time," Seraphina immediately said, then buried her head in Serena’s embrace, "I’m afraid you’ll be in pain, Mom."
Serena lovingly touched Seraphina’s head and gently said, "Mom doesn’t hurt anymore, it’s all healed."
Seraphina moved and suddenly gave Serena a peck on the cheek.
It amused Serena.
The mother and daughter talked for a long time.
After a long while, Seraphina hesitated to ask, "Mom, what plans do you and Mr. Lawson have for the future?"
Serena looked at Seraphina’s slightly conflicted round eyes.
She cupped Seraphina’s face and asked, "And you? What do you think of him, Seraphina?"
Seraphina thought carefully and then earnestly replied, "Mr. Lawson... actually, I’m a bit conflicted, Mom. He’s both good and bad."
As she spoke, Seraphina’s little face looked a bit troubled.
Serena looked at Seraphina’s conflicted expression and pulled her into her embrace.
She had heard from Silas Hawthorne about what happened in the factory.
And later, when Silas spoke to her privately, he explained in more detail.
There were some details that Seraphina, being too young, actually didn’t know.
At that time, Silas had Seraphina cover her ears and close her eyes.
How exactly Preston Langley and Vera Hansen died, Julian Lawson and Silas Hawthorne have never discussed.
Chloe Langley had come to see Serena and told her about the details.
The autopsy results showed that Preston Langley and Vera Hansen were trapped under something after a fire started and couldn’t escape, and they were burned to death.
There were also injuries like bruises on the bodies.
But it was already difficult to clarify because most of it had burned to ashes.
The case was closed a long time ago, and everything that happened in the fire was considered justified self-defense for Silas, Julian, and the others.
But there were always some fine points that sparked imagination.
But it was just imagination.
After the explosion, Preston Langley’s phone disappeared, and people outside had no idea what happened inside. Even the communicator on Julian Lawson only picked up faint shouting and cursing.
And that fire had already burned away all traces.
After Chloe finished seeing Serena, she left.
Later, Serena never asked Silas again.
Perhaps everyone had a vague notion in their hearts, no need to speak aloud.
An unspoken understanding.
Serena looked at Seraphina.
Thinking for a moment, she said, "Let things take their course."
"I heard from your dad that you’ve grown up a lot this year, and you’ve been handling things for Mom at the company," Serena said, smiling at Seraphina.
Seraphina proudly lifted her head, her eyes sparkling.
"I’m Serena Sterling’s daughter!" Seraphina declared emphatically, her voice full of pride.
Serena touched Seraphina’s little face, recalling her own past.
Once, she too had proudly said to her father,
She, Serena Sterling, was Aeon’s daughter!
Seraphina was just like she used to be.
Too adorable! Serena couldn’t resist giving Seraphina another peck on the cheek, making Seraphina a bit embarrassed.
A little shy.
This amused Serena even more.
After a while, Mrs. Wyatt came to take Seraphina to school.
Silas returned after discussing with the doctor.
Serena thought for a moment and told Silas about having accepted some things from Julian earlier.
Silas nodded, feeling there was no problem. He had previously let Seraphina accept the Tanzanite necklace from Julian.
Serena continued, "Oh, regarding Seraphina’s biological parents, we need to handle it."
Serena seriously said, "Although they abandoned Seraphina, taking care of it a bit can avoid some future troubles."
After all, now Seraphina is very famous throughout Aeston, as Bianca Lynch mentioned during her chat.
"No need to worry about it anymore," Silas sighed deeply, "A few months ago, Seraphina’s biological father drank and drove, with a car full of people..."
"None survived," Silas added, "Seraphina knows too; I took her to visit her biological parents’ graves."
Serena was slightly stunned, but then she nodded.
"How is Seraphina?" Serena asked with concern.
"She was sad for a while, but she was abandoned when she was very young, so she didn’t have a deep impression of them. After a while, she felt much better," Silas explained.
Thinking about it, he added, "Actually, while you were in a coma, I checked on Seraphina’s biological parents’ situation over the past years. They never came to see Seraphina."
Silas paused and said, "Not even once."
Serena listened and nodded.
It never occurred to her it would end this way.
Things often develop beyond individual imagination.
Years ago, when they abandoned Seraphina, perhaps they thought they were discarding a burden, but later on?
During Serena’s coma and when they learned Seraphina was practically the princess of Aeston, what were they thinking?
Serena didn’t know, and neither did Seraphina.
Perhaps only they knew.
But they were already dead.
Serena sighed deeply and shook her head.
Silas gently patted her shoulder in consolation.
"Serena, what you need to do now is focus on recovering, without overthinking about anything else."
Silas looked at her seriously and said, "For everything else, you’ve got me."
Serena looked up at Silas in front of her, smiled slightly, and nodded, "Okay, I trust you, Silas."
Three days went by quickly.
After three days, Serena’s condition stabilized significantly, and she had a lot more energy.
On this day.
Aeon was as busy as usual.
Although they were curious about the rumors outside, they didn’t ask much.
However, in their hearts, there was still some expectation.
After all, they still remembered the days when Serena led them here.
