Irene remained silent.
"Why don't you cin?" Shea asked after going inside.
"Mom, Irene is a little shy. I'll wait outside with her!" Rose said before turning to Kiara. "Go help Mom with the bags."
Kiara immediately hurried over to her mother.
Shortly after, Elliot's staff appeared with their belongings. One of them said to Shea, "Since Rose's best friend is here, it's only
natural that you want to welcher into your house. | will tell Layla later when she comes home."
"I'll call Layla and tell her myself," Shea said politely. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." The servant walked past Irene and glanced at her. "Is this Rose's best friend?"
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"Yeah! Isn't she adorable? Just as cute as my Rose," Shea said. "If only she wasn't an adult, | would have adopted her as my
daughter as well."
Shea did not need to work, so she had more patience when it cto caring for children.
"What a pretty young lady. She kind of looks like—" The servant choked on her words because the young lady before her reminded
her of Elliot.
At first glance, people were impressed by Irene's beauty, but once they grew accustomed to her beauty, they would get the feeling
that they had seen her somewhere. As the servant did not complete her sentence, Shea bid her goodbye after closing the door of
the trunk.
Meanwhile, in Wesley's house, Wesley received a phone call from his wife. Wesley immediately got out of bed and started cooking.
He faintly recalled Irene as Rose had not stopped talking about her when she had first started living with them. He had wanted to
get in touch with Irene as well, but the nuns had told him that she had left Hightide Church the sday that Rose did.
In a short while, Shea arrived hwith the three girls, and Wesley rushed them to the sink so that they could wash their hands.
"It smells so good in here, Dad!" Kiara exclaimed.
"Irene, eat as much as you like. | remember that you used to have chubbier cheeks. You've lost so much weight," Rose whispered.
"Do you get visitors often?" Irene asked warily.
"Um... My grandparents would drop by from tto time, but they have their own house." Rose paused to think before saying,
"Other than them, no one else comes here."
Irene sighed a breath of relief.
After washing their hands, they sat down at the dining table and started eating.
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Worried that Irene might be too shy to take the food, Wesley made sure to place food on her plate. "Just think of this as your own
house. Don't be shy. Let us know if you need anything."
"Thank you, Uncle. You don't have to serve me. | can't eat that much," Irene said before stealing a glance at Wesley.
Wesley seemed like a gentleman.
Wesley took a good look at Irene as well and was stunned. He knew exactly what Elliot looked like, and the woman in front of him
reminded him of Elliot. He studied her face.
"Irene, apart from your grandmother, do you have any other family?" he asked, forcing himself to adopt a casual tone.
"No. My grandma passed away so I'm alone." Irene did not know what Wesley was thinking and responded honestly.
"I see... Stay a while longer here, then!" Wesley said. "We all like you."
"Thank you." Irene had not been very nervous before, but she started panicking as soon as she saw Wesley.