Thorns Grow After Betrayal (Celeste and Chester) novel Chapter 377

He was now extremely wary of Joanna.

Celia was stunned into silence by his words.

But when she recovered, she accused Raymond, "Money, money, money! That's all you care about! You really do get tacky after spending too much time with Mom! Since you love her so much, you can be her son forever! I like Miss Sinclair, and I'll be her daughter! That's it, Raymond. I have nothing more to say to you. Let's not contact each other anymore unless it's important."

With that, Celia hung up.

When Raymond tried to call back, all he heard was a busy signal.

Still feeling that something was wrong, he contacted Sanderson.

"Raymond, for now, don't tell your mother about your father waking up with amnesia. Just stay with your mom for now. When the time is right, I'll arrange for you all to come back together," Sanderson said in a earnest tone.

Raymond felt that something was off.

But he had no one else to discuss this with.

Since even Sanderson was saying this, he had no choice but to bury the matter in his heart.

Meanwhile, although Celia had blocked Raymond, his words kept replaying in her mind.

She was young, but she already understood how important inheritance was.

If Miss Sinclair had her own child, would she really be the same as she was now...

That night, Celia clung to Joanna, not wanting her to leave.

"Miss Joanna, can you read me another story?"

Joanna closed the storybook and stroked her head. "What's wrong, Celia? Can't sleep?"

Celia looked at her concerned face, nodded, then shook her head, looking conflicted.

She had worked so hard to cater to this child, and did the girl really think she was a free nanny like Celestine, expecting nothing in return?

However, Celia's words did serve as a reminder.

She had to speed things up and have a child of her own with Chester before his memory returned.

Joanna snapped back to the present and gently patted Celia's back. "How could that be? I'm with you two because I genuinely like you. Otherwise, there are so many rich men in the world. Why wouldn't I try to get close to their children? Celia, even though you're not my biological daughter, I've long thought of you as my own."

After hearing Joanna's words, the last of Celia's doubts vanished.

That's right, Miss Sinclair was so beautiful. Dad wasn't the only rich man in the world! She must be staying with them because of love!

What Raymond said made no sense at all!

Celia's mind cleared, and she hugged Joanna tightly just as she was trying to leave. "I knew it, Miss Sinclair. You're the best."