Chapter 1432 - 1449: The Long-Hidden Secret 5

Chapter 1432: Chapter 1449: The Long-Hidden Secret 5

"Xiaonuan, but it’s true. It was your father who caused the death of Ling’er’s biological mother!"

Finally, Nangong Jinlie said this bare and chilling statement mercilessly and coldly.

Xia Xiaonuan merely shook her head desperately: "Impossible, how could you adopt an enemy’s child? How could you... allow her to marry him?"

Nangong Jinlie’s eyes suddenly showed a hint of helplessness.

"Indeed, so I feel that all of this is fate... I saved that child initially only because of compassion, but later, she was often around, and I gradually began to treat her like my own granddaughter.

I am very familiar with her temperament, character, and everything about her.

I like her, sometimes even more than my own granddaughter.

At that time, the Xia Family’s business was also growing, and the union between the Nangong Family and the Xia Family was like icing on the cake.

I never intended to have Xiaonuan marry Nangong Yaoling. Yet, unexpectedly, while Mingming was supposed to marry the elder sister, Ling’er got taken with the younger sister at first glance.

Ultimately, stubbornly, he would only marry the younger sister.

I know Ling’er’s temperament, and therefore, believing all of this was fate, I eventually agreed."

After speaking, Nangong Jinlie suddenly placed his pipe down, turned around, and gazed out the window.

A flock of geese flew across the sky, tracing a graceful arc in the azure sky, causing the old man’s body to tremble slightly.

Xia Xiaonuan was also immersed in a state of shock and panic, as well as feeling lost and helpless.

Suddenly, she thought of something.

A thought emerged in her mind that caused her entire body to shiver.

Her face grew increasingly pale, her fingers stiffened, and her teeth chattered a bit.

"Grandfather... you mentioned before that Xiaonuan has a sister? In the orphanage?"

Nangong Jinlie’s body stiffened, and after a moment, he slowly turned around.

The old man’s eyes carried a hint of complexity and profundity as he looked at her.

"Yes." He stared at her in silence for a few seconds, his deep eyes reflecting a glimpse of murky light, like the flames surging before a volcanic eruption, like the waves rolling before a flood.

"Some time ago, I spent great effort investigating that child. Found out that she had already died in a plane crash a year ago."

If a lightning bolt had struck Xia Xiaonuan’s face at that moment, it would hardly match the horror on her face at that instance.

She appeared as if struck by lightning, her eyes wide as she stared at Nangong Jinlie, seeming either not to understand his meaning or to be frightened by his words.

Because that sentence was like a decree from the King Yan in hell.

Just that sentence could completely extinguish all hopes she had ever held in her heart, instantaneously.

It was at this moment that Nangong Jinlie suddenly moved his wheelchair.

He approached her closer, reaching out suddenly to pat her shoulder.

Xia Xiaonuan’s body remained stiff, like a stone sculpture.

If possible, she would rather turn into a stone sculpture just like that than face the absurd reality before her.

Nangong Jinlie patted her shoulder, instructed the nearby butler to open the window a little more.

Because he saw that Xiaonuan’s forehead was covered in sweat, the indoor air was indeed very oppressive, especially after discussing these matters, the entire atmosphere felt somewhat stifling.