Grandpa had mansions in the suburbs, but he
liked living in the country.
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That was real wealth, not using a woman as
bait in a business deal.
Grandpa sighed.
“If your dad hadn’t wanted to be a painter, he’d
be running the auction house now!” he said.
Too much had happened recently.
“Grandpa, I almost died that day,” I said.
He missed me and wanted me back.
He cried when I took off the bandages.
He was so quiet.
Grandpa held my hands.
“If you don’t want to learn all that boring stuff,
you don’t have to. I won’t force you. I have
enough money for you to waste,” he said.
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“But I don’t want you to be ignorant.”
“Grandpa, Mr. Hu’s land is from a Southern
Dynasty tomb, right?”
It was remote, but Mr. Hu wouldn’t sell it.
It must be his ancestors‘ land.
Grandpa’s eyes watered.
He knew what I was going to do.
Summer was boring, but I liked it.
There were so many heroes in history.
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Grandpa wanted to bring those treasures back
home.
To do that, you had to know what was real and
what was fake.
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Some objects were flawed, like a broken vase
or something.
I wanted to study archeology, and help
Grandpa.
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When school started, I never saw Ashley again.
She was living her past life as a puppet.
Grandpa still drove his truck to pick me up after
school.
Back home, Mr. Henderson and Mom were
waiting.
They wanted to take me back.
After Dad died, I was still on Mom’s documents.
Mr. Henderson’s true nature was on full display.
He didn’t want to take on two dependents, but
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now I was “his daughter.”
Liar!
He was threatening Grandpa.
Hand me over, or hand over the auction items.
Grandpa got red in the face, pointing at Mom.
“I never wanted Chen Hao to marry you! You’re a terrible mother!” he yelled.
“Don’t think I don’t know you were sleeping with Mr. Henderson! He was your ex–boyfriend!”
No wonder Mom remarried so fast.
Maybe Dad’s death…
I didn’t want to think about it.
Grandpa handed over the item.
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I wasn’t on the same documents with Mom
anymore.
I felt guilty.
Grandpa smiled.
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“He can’t even tell the real value from the fake.
I said it was grade S potential, but it’s not as
good as it seems!” he chuckled.
Mr. Henderson was an idiot.
I needed to study hard.
A year passed, and I did well in school.
Ashley was forced to learn, but I was motivated.
Even the teachers said I was dedicated and
would take over Grandpa’s business.
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I wasn’t Grandpa.
I needed to try harder.
Grandpa and I moved to the house in the suburbs.
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It was closer to school and provided a better
learning environment for me.
Grandpa missed Ashley.
We were both Chen’s daughters.
The last I heard, one of Ashley’s friends said
she was awful.
“That girl looks innocent, but she showed up at
my house in that dress and tried to dance with
my brother! Disgusting!” she said.
Mr. Henderson gave Ashley revealing clothes,
but I would hurt myself to change them.
Ashley thought that if she followed orders,
she’d get what she wanted.
Mr. Henderson and Mom loved their new kid
and treated Ashley as a tool to build their
wealth.
