Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 404: Father’s Origins

But if one day, you meet him. Don’t hesitate, be brave and love him.

The shackles of the world and curses cannot bind you.

Finally, my children.

Your mother and I love you very much.

We hope you can grow up carefree, but often things don’t go as one wishes.

I hope you won’t be entangled in past matters, and live the life you want.

Don’t wade into these muddy waters for us again.

Promise Dad, don’t leave Aethelgard for too long until you are strong enough.

They don’t have the courage now to step into the Norwood Family’s territory again.

End.

After reading the contents of the letter, tears welled up in Selena Kensington’s eyes, and a tear slid down her cheek.

Their father had done so much while they were unaware...

Hugh Kensington, who read the letter with her, was silent after finishing.

Since childhood, he was taught by Dad that a man should be strong, grow up quickly.

Only then can he protect his mother and sister.

But his dad actually apologized in the letter, telling him not to be shackled by old ideas, to do what he wants to do.

He found it hard to accept for a moment.

He had never considered his father’s teachings a burden, on the contrary, he agreed with them.

But when he saw Dad apologizing in the letter, even the usually composed Hugh Kensington couldn’t help his eyes turning red.

"Dad... already calculated all of this, didn’t he."

Hugh Kensington said hoarsely.

Selena Kensington nodded with difficulty.

Hugh Kensington hurriedly asked, "Who are they?! And sister, what exactly is the Heavenly Master Bloodline you have..."

Selena Kensington pursed her lips; "The Heavenly Master Bloodline comes from Mom’s side. I don’t know the specifics, but they are very repellent of me having this bloodline..."

"As for the ’they’ mentioned in Dad’s letter, it should be those who came to assassinate Dad..."

Selena Kensington finished speaking and picked up the pocket watch from the iron box again.

"Perhaps this pocket watch might give us some answers, maybe."

Selena Kensington opened the pocket watch.

The pocket watch is quite old, but it is still ticking.

What caught Selena Kensington’s attention was not the ticking of the watch, but a tiny photograph hidden inside.

"Hugh..."

Selena Kensington called Hugh Kensington over.

She took out the photograph from inside the pocket watch.

The photo was of a young couple and their child.

The slightly older one should be the sister, she was holding hands with her father standing aside.

The mother sitting on the chair was holding a small infant.

"This... isn’t this Mom and Dad and us..."

Hugh Kensington shook his head slightly upon seeing the photo.

The people in the photo might have a slight resemblance to them, but it wasn’t their family photo.

Selena Kensington flipped the photo over and took a glance.

Her eyes widened suddenly.

"Hugh, Connor, safe and growing?"

This was the sentence attached to the back of the photo.

A bold idea arose in her mind, "Could this be Dad’s family photo?"

"That infant must be Dad!"

Miranda Kensington described that Connor Kensington was taken in by the Kensington Family while still in swaddling clothes.

So the infant in the picture could very well be Connor Kensington.

"And that slightly older girl beside him could be Dad’s sister?"

Hugh Kensington was equally shocked internally.

"Dad actually has a sister..."

Mysteries are indeed increasing...

"Hugh, I’m suddenly feeling so tired."

Selena Kensington said suddenly, tiredly leaning on the sofa, rubbing her temples.

The earlier matters still unresolved, and more mysteries arise.

Hugh Kensington did not speak, but took the pocket watch in his hand and looked it over several times.

"Got it!"

Hugh Kensington exclaimed in surprise.

Selena Kensington looked up, seeing Hugh Kensington speaking with delight, "The older the pocket watch, the more likely it will have the store’s mark. I just checked and indeed found a mark."

"This kind of pocket watch, should be custom-made. If it’s custom-made, it must have records..."

"Maybe we can follow this clue to investigate, it’s possible!"

Upon hearing this, Selena Kensington’s eyes lit up, "Yes, why didn’t I think of that!"

Hugh Kensington glanced at the extremely exhausted Selena Kensington, "You go back and rest first, I’ll investigate this matter."

Selena Kensington knew she was very tired now, and hearing Hugh Kensington’s words, she didn’t insist.

She nodded and stood up, "I’ll head back first then."

"How about I take you back?"

Hugh Kensington asked again, not reassured.

"No need."

Selena Kensington rejected Hugh Kensington’s proposal and got up to leave the Kensington Family.

*

Once Selena Kensington returned to The Norwood Estate, she headed to her bedroom.

Weary, she took off her coat, kicked off her shoes, and walked towards the bed.

When Sterling Norwood returned in the evening and saw the empty, silent hall, he frowned slightly.

The butler came over promptly.

"Patriarch, madam has been asleep since she returned in the afternoon, we didn’t dare to wake her."

Hearing the butler’s words, Sterling Norwood recalled the call he gave Selena Kensington this morning.

So she had gone there already?

"Understood."

Responding to the butler, Sterling Norwood proceeded upstairs.

He opened the bedroom door and walked in, to see Selena Kensington sprawled on the bed, with only half covered by the quilt.

She seemed extremely fatigued, with her eyes tightly shut.

Her slightly furrowed brows suggested she was having a nightmare...

Sterling Norwood gently sighed, his large hand caressing Selena Kensington’s face.

Sleeping Selena Kensington seemed to sense the warmth, and she nuzzled her face into Sterling Norwood’s palm.

Like a feather brushing against, bringing a subtle tickling.

Sterling Norwood smiled, playfully teasing her cheek.

His fingertips lightly tracing her brows, nose, outlining her lips.

Meticulously and slowly, he traced her entire visage.

Sterling Norwood’s fingers were somewhat cool, and combined with his light touch, it was gentle.

But sleeping Selena Kensington still felt a slight itchiness.

Which irritated her, making it hard to sleep.

After teasing her for a while, Selena Kensington opened her eyes.

Seeing Sterling Norwood teasing her, Selena Kensington was speechless for a moment.

"What are you doing."

Freshly awake, her voice was slightly hoarse.

"Waking you up for dinner."

Upon hearing Sterling Norwood say this, Selena Kensington indeed felt hungry.

As she lifted the quilt, she asked, "What time is it now?"

"After seven."

No wonder she felt hungry...

Selena Kensington tidied herself up in the bathroom and went downstairs to eat with Sterling Norwood.

After dinner, Selena Kensington spoke of the afternoon’s events to Sterling Norwood.

"Hugh and I visited the old butler."

Selena Kensington said.

Upon hearing this, Sterling Norwood’s gaze focused on her.

Selena Kensington continued, "He gave us an iron box, inside were a letter from Dad and an old photo."

After speaking, she paused.