Chapter 1143: Friendship, family, loyalty
[Years ago]
Grandma Zhu chuckled happily as she held the telephone to her ear. Her face glowed in satisfaction just by talking to the person on the other end of the line. If any of her associates and everyone who knew her had seen her, they would surely rub their eyes or wonder if they were seeing correctly. After all, she was no easy woman and was known as a tigress in the business world.
She’s a woman not to mess with.
"Those times." Grandma Zhu chuckled, leaning comfortably against the settee. She smacked her lips mildly, her smile switching into a subtle one. "So, how was your little girl, Felice?"
"She is no longer a little girl." Felice, who was on the other end of the line, chuckled. "She is now a beautiful young swan... her words. I’m so glad I didn’t give her to you when she was still a child."
"Your husband wouldn’t have let you."
Felice smiled and didn’t speak for a moment. "He would’ve, but we were selfish and greedy."
"You are a mother, Felice—a mother who will do anything for her child. Choosing to raise her is not wrong." Grandma Zhu nodded reassuringly, even though Felice wouldn’t see her. "No one else can raise her properly aside from you."
"Still, can you blame me?"
Grandma Zhu let out a shallow breath as she could already imagine the look on Felice’s face with that tone alone. "I can’t. Being a parent is more challenging than rewarding. Every day we wake up, we’re either looking forward to the wonders of the world or fearing that something bad will happen to them."
"The older Hera gets, the more concerned I am with her well-being. She could’ve had a normal childhood and life if she hadn’t grown up here."