A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

There was probably no other child more infantile than him in the world.

The smile on Ornella’s face faded. She remembered what Aunt Lyana had said to her on the way to the Sanchez residence.

Aunt Lyana was a warm person. She felt safe with her.

Ornella looked at sad Brother Lucas on the phone and said:

‘Brother, this is not the way this matter should be settled. The person who has been by your side to encourage you and take care of you is Aunt Lyana. It was by accident that we both met. If we had never met and if we were not siblings, you would never have been able to find mom. Will you remain a child without a mother for the rest of your life? Wouldn’t that be too pitiful.

She saw Lucas look up and continue,

“When I was home, I hoped that Brother Lucas could live a happier life. I think mom thought so too.

Lucas’ eyes were sparkling, and his heart was beating very fast.

“Is that really what you think?”

– Of course. Previously, I even persuaded mom to find a new dad.

She smiled brightly. She seemed to have thought of something and frowned saying in a disapproving tone

“Brother Lucas, if you have to throw Aunty Lyana out and forget about her just because you found Mom now, wouldn’t that be a little too cruel? Previously, the teachers told me that he was not a good child. Good children can tell right from wrong. They cannot let their emotions affect them.

When Lucas heard Ornella’s words, the unease in his heart gradually disappeared, and he felt a lot less guilty.

Her sister was right.

Before finding his mom, he had already told his grandmother that he wanted Aunt Lyana to be his mom.

We cannot go back on his word.

Plus Aunty Lyana treated him so well.

We couldn’t go back on his word.

– All right ! Goodnight sister. Bye.

– Good night my brother.

When he hung up, there was a knock on the door.

Ornella tucked her phone under her pillow and tilted her head to look at the door.

“Please come in.

At this moment, the door opened.

She saw Lyana come in wearing white pajamas.

Under the light, she looked like an angel. Her skin was as white as snow, and for a moment she was stunned.

However, elke reacted quickly. She sat up and obediently greeted Aunty Lyana:

– Hello, Auntie Lyana!

With a sweet smile on her face, Lyana walked over to the bed and sat down. She helped Ornella to lie down and covered her with a blanket. Then she slid under Ornella’s blanket herself, and the two lay side by side on the bed.

In the past, she had always slept alone. Now that Aunt Lyana was lying next to her, her heart couldn’t help but race.

She felt the blanket warm, and she couldn’t help sinking into it.

Lyana looked at Ornella seriously and asked her softly:

“Ornella, you came alone to An City. Are you used to not sleeping with your mom?

Ornella shook her head and said obediently:

“Aunt Lyana, don’t worry about me. I will not be affected by this. When I’m home, I sleep alone.

The smile on Lyana’s face froze. Perplexed, she asked:

“So when did you start sleeping alone?”

She pouted slightly and thought seriously before saying:

– I have memories since I was more than two years old. At that time, I slept alone.

Hearing Ornella’s words, Lyana felt inexplicably uncomfortable. Perplexed, she asked:

“Then why didn’t you sleep with your mom?”

– Mother is sick. The doctor said she seems to be mentally weak. A small movement will wake her up. If I sleep with mom, she won’t be able to sleep. She said like an adult.

“Aunt Lyana, am I very brave? I’ve been able to sleep on my own since I was young.

– Yes, Ornella is really a brave child.

She congratulated him with a smile.

However, his doubts grew.

In the past, she had only felt that her mother was a little strange. She didn’t look like her biological mother. Now, it seems there is something seriously wrong with his mother.

Although she never took care of a child, she was close to many mothers during her stay in the hospital.

Those who had just become mothers kept their children by their side because they could not sleep well. Every night, they kept getting up to check on their children, lest they be uncomfortable.

The children didn’t know anything. They could kick the blanket and catch a cold while falling asleep, or they could fall to the ground from crawling. At that time, their mothers had to try harder to take care of them.

This woman didn’t care about Ornella at all. She let him come here alone and didn’t even take care of herself. Is this really something a biological mother would do?

What if this woman had really been forced to give birth because of the plan at the time? Then she would resent the child!

But this does not make sense, because a person knows when he is three or four months pregnant. She could have taken the opportunity to abort the child. That way she wouldn’t have to raise him.

Since she had chosen to give birth to the children, why had she only taken Ornella, but left Lucas behind?

Could something else have happened after that?

It wasn’t until Ornella brought her mother that she would know what happened.

Lyana and Ornella were lying opposite each other. Lyana gently patted Ornella’s back and said:

“Do you want to hear a story before you go to bed?”

Hearing Lyana’s words, her heart raced uncontrollably.C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

In the past, she had heard from Sister Kamila that there would be bedtime stories. At that time, she was particularly jealous of Sister Kamila. She also wanted her mom to tell her bedtime stories.

However, when she saw her mom’s tearful face every day, she dared not propose.

It hadn’t been easy for mom to give birth and raise him. How could she ask for more?

Ornella stared at Aunt Lyana without blinking. She felt Aunt Lyana’s warmth and care.

She could especially understand her brother.

Aunty Lyana was too nice, and she was particularly sweet. No child could escape the kindness of Auntie Lyana.

Lyana thought for a moment and suddenly remembered the first time she had met the older brother. It was particularly funny.

Back then, she was very fond of watching TV series when she was five years old. Her favorite soap opera was called Ji Gong.

Every day, Ji Gong walked around the martial world with an old fan. When he met a sick person, he put his hand in his sleeve and rubbed it tightly. Soon a pill appeared. If he gave the pill to the patient, he was cured.

The older brother was sent to the countryside by his family and asked his grandfather to treat his illness. Since he had nothing to do, Elder Brother also learned medicine from his grandfather.

One day, while watching TV in her bedroom, she suddenly heard a commotion outside. She rushed outside and saw the older brother lying on the ground.

The Elder Brother’s old illness has reawakened. Someone was giving him first aid.

When his asthma broke out, he had trouble breathing.

At that time, she remembered the medicine that could cure all diseases. She quickly rolled up her sleeves and started rubbing her arms.

She had always thought that the pill made by Ji Gong was just dust on her arm, so she did the same.

At that time, she had already tried very hard to rub off the dust, but she had failed to make a pill.

At the end, she made a small ball of dust. Although this little dust ball is much smaller than Ji Gong’s, the effect should be the same.

So she walked over to her older brother with the little dust ball and prepared to give it to him. In the end, he fainted.

At that time, she was about to put the little dust ball in Elder Brother’s mouth when her grandfather saw her. He pulled her away and asked her to stand in the yard as punishment.

Later, her grandfather even scolded her for a long time because of this.

When Ornella heard this, she laughed happily.