Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1105 Enlightened by Novalie

Raeleigh cried for a while and came clean with her grandmother. She told her the entire story. Novalie could not help but to frown. "That's not right." Raeleigh stared at Novalie blankly. "What do you mean?"

"So, you're saying that you're Jepherson's missing sister. How can you jump to that conclusion based on what you saw in those documents? Even abandoned children have to do a DNA test to confirm things. It's something even an old lady like me would know, so how could you not think of that? It's rare for you to be like this." Novalie looked helpless. However, Raeleigh did not lighten up at all. "Actually, I did think of doing a DNA test. However, the results between siblings are inconclusive. Jepherson's parents are currently abroad. Even if they come back here, it will be very difficult for me to try and get a sample from them."

Raeleigh had thought about it all before. It was just that she could not think of a way to get a sample from Jepherson's parents. Hence, she gave up on the idea.

Novalie gave it a serious thought. Then, she started speaking again. "That won't do. Even if it comes to this, you can't just make such a hasty decision. Also, how can you be so sure that Francia isn't Jepherson's sister? She was there at that time, wasn't she? Why do you have to assume that you're his sister instead?

Where's Francia now?"

Novalie's words caused Raeleigh to mull over it for a while. "She remained at the orphanage. No one adopted her, but..."

"You're such a fool. How can you be this careless? If Francia was actually his sister, then wouldn't you have made a big mistake?"

Novalie looked displeased. It wasn't because she was selfish by nature, but how could she choose the selfless route in this kind of predicament? Novalie knew that Jepherson was a good man. Raeleigh and Jepherson were perfect for each other. How could she not be angry when Raeleigh just assumed that she was his sister without solid evidence?

When Raeleigh noticed Novalie's anger, she immediately pacified her by saying, "Okay, I'll look more into it."

"How are you going to do that? She's already dead." Novalie looked at Raeleigh unhappily. Falling silent, Raeleigh didn't dare to look at her. After a while, a thought struck her and she replied, "Francia's older than me."

Novalie was still staring at her. "By how much?"

"I don't really remember. Although we are the same age on paper, I remember that Francia has a different horoscope. Everyone thought she was younger than me because she was a crybaby." Raeleigh racked her brain, recalling many incidents from the past. Novalie's gaze was unflinching. "She could be born a mere day before you. That would still count as being older than you." "But I really think..."

"Raeleigh, stop splitting hairs over this. Look at how you've tortured yourself over these past few days. You've lost so much weight. It's your problem but you've dragged Jepherson into this. You are not allowed to be this wilful ever again. Don't go anywhere today. Tell me what happened. I'll try to think of something."

Novalie had to come up with a solution for Raeleigh's sake, and for Jepherson's too. After all, he had cooked her some delicious mackerel.

As Novalie instructed, Raeleigh stayed home the entire day, retelling the story from the beginning to Novalie. In reality, Novalie knew very clearly that this sort of thing wasn't uncommon, but wasn't everything dictated by the heavens or one's destiny?

Novalie had lived for so many years. What was there left in this world that she had not experienced before? What was there that she had not seen before?

Novalie was determined to get to the bottom of the misunderstanding. She did not want her efforts that she put into raising her granddaughter to go to waste. She did not want to see Raeleigh ruined just like that. She would hate herself for it.

Raeleigh sat aside in silence. Novalie then said, "Judging from the situation now, it seems that there are only two possibilities. The first is that Francia is actually from the Harvey family but had died in that fire. The other one is that the whole thing was a hoax. Neither one of you are from the Harvey family. Maybe the child was somewhere else or died not long after she was born."

"What do you mean?" Raeleigh looked at her grandmother, perplexed. Novalie sighed softly and continued, "Children are their mother's flesh and blood. Although I've never had a baby, I understand that a mother has to carry her baby in her belly for ten long months before they are born. When the baby is born, the mother is the happiest person in the world, not anyone else."

"In the same way, if a child disappeared and died after birth, their mother would probably at her most miserable."

"Although Jepherson said that his sister was taken away, there's something fishy about it. Think about it, if that child really existed, then would a family like the Harvey family be sitting idly by?"

Raeleigh processed what Novalie had said and replied, "Of course not, but they have been looking all over for her."

"No, they have not been looking for her. Jepherson has," Novalie reminded Raeleigh. Raeleigh thought for a moment. "What do you mean?"

"Maybe his parents lied to him. You said that Jepherson had been looking forward to having a sister. What's more, his mother fell off the cliff because she wanted to save him. Hence, she miscarried. If that was the case, then he would naturally blame himself for the incident and feel awful about it. But his parents did not want him to feel guilty, so they came up with a story to deceive him and that led him to search for his missing sister."

Novalie explained. Raeleigh shook her head. "It's impossible. I don't think so. If that's really the case, then his family would come up with something. He told me before that his father was also looking for her. It's just that given their family's standing in society, they did not publicize it to avoid any chaos."

"You silly child. Even so, the search has gone out for so many years. Jepherson's parents know that that child does not exist and he will never find her. They don't feel the need to tell him because it would be a big blow to him. Instead of letting him suffer such a blow, they let him be. That way, he will still remain hopeful. He won't be heartbroken."

"After that long search, Jepherson has definitely regarded his sister as a real person. How do you think he would feel if his parents suddenly told him that that sister was actually non-existent? His supposed sister for nineteen long years would suddenly vanish from his world, and that he was the cause of her death. His parents would not mercilessly tell him that if they thought it through."

Raeleigh did not agree with what Novalie said, but she was in a better mood nonetheless.

Raeleigh thought of Francia. Maybe there was a way out. What she had to do was to find out more about Francia's past. Although Francia was dead, she could still find out where Francia was from. If she could prove that Francia was...

Raeleigh thought that she was a really cruel person. Because of her desire to be with Jepherson, to prove that she was not his sister, she had to dig up Francia's past. Was that right of her? Raeleigh did not know.

Raeleigh sat in Novalie's room for the whole afternoon, chatting with her. She did not leave until after dinner. She opted not to go back to her room. Instead, she decided to go downstairs and watch TV. She sat in front of the TV, daydreaming.

Santiago entered the living room from the side and waved his hand in front of her. Raeleigh jolted back to her senses and stared at Santiago. "What are you doing?"

"I should be asking you that." Santiago sat next to Raeleigh with an evil smile. He leaned over and asked Raeleigh, "Are you feeling better?"

Raeleigh took a look at Santiago. "How are you so sure that I was in a bad mood? I'm feeling excellent."

Santiago turned off the TV and said, "You should know your own mood more than anyone. You don't have to put on a brave face." He then took out his phone and began texting Cynthia. Raeleigh watched him. Santiago had a huge smile on his face. What was he smiling at?

Raeleigh wanted to peek, but when she did, Santiago immediately hid his phone screen from her.