Chapter 9

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As she spoke, Grandma could not control her emotions and her eyes turned red.

Hearing her voice choking with emotions, Lauren felt bad.

She noticed Grandma’s guilt and also saw how Sue looked like. When she entered Sue’s room, she saw her photo on her bedside table.

Sue had short chestnut-colored hair, very fair skin, almond-shaped eyes, and a mole at the corner of her right eye.

Although they were twins, they did not look alike at all.

She had received a lot of training and was very knowledgeable. She knew that fraternal twins looked different.

“Grandma, what was the real reason they gave up on me back then?” Lauren was very curious to know.

She did not believe Shilla’s bullsh*t about their astrological signs not being compatible.

How could an educated and wealthy lady who had lived over half of her life and gone through hardships with her husband for so many years believe all this?

“They were bankrupt and could only afford to keep one of you. At that time, your mother had been kidnapped too and was frightened,” Grandma let out a long sigh.

Lauren suddenly realized that it was caused by psychological fear.

If John had treated Shilla better, perhaps she would have contacted her friend to seek treatment.

However, other than Grandma, no one in the Lu family liked her. No one truly wanted her to stay here, so why should she care about all this?

She was Lauren, but she was also Assassin K.

The next day.

Lauren had the habit of waking up early to train. As Grandma did not use the aromatherapy, she did not sleep deeply, so she woke up as soon as Lauren lifted the blanket.

“Ren, don’t you want to sleep longer?”

Lauren shook her head. “I’m going out for a run. Grandma, you should sleep more.”

“I’m not going to sleep either.” She sat up and pulled open the drawer of the bedside table and took out a small vial containing a black liquid.

She was about to drink it when Lauren asked, “Grandma, what are you drinking?”

Lauren frowned. What was with the aromatherapy and this vial of liquid? It was strange.

“Your dad bought it for me to strengthen my body.”

She took it from Grandma’s hand. “Grandma, I know that dad is filial and doing this for your good. But tonics must be taken with care. How about this, you stop taking this tonic, let me help you recuperate your body.”

She took a sniff and discovered the smell of a medicinal herb that she was very familiar with.

Astragalus.

Why would this medicinal herb be mixed with the medicine used to treat high blood pressure? Did someone want to take Grandma’s life?

“Okay, I’ll listen to you,” agreed Grandma. seeing that Lauren knew quite a lot about Chinese Medicine and she trusted her very much.

However, Lauren was very unhappy with this finding.

John was Grandma’s flesh and blood. How could he treat his mother so ruthlessly? Or could he be framed by someone else?

Who would want to harm an old lady?

Lauren swore under her breath that she would not let Grandma get hurt again.

She went downstairs. Shilla and John were sitting on the sofa in the living room.

No one had any intention of saying anything, so she also could not be bothered with them.

But before she could step out of the hallway, John’s cold voice came from behind her. “B*stard, is this how you treat your mom?”

“After breakfast, follow me to the hospital to give your sister a blood transfusion!” He ordered in such an overbearing tone that she couldn’t care less even if he was “Lauren’s” dad.

She “died” once, and her blood was very precious.

“When I was living with my Grandmother in the countryside, we did not have money to buy food. I’m so skinny, where would I have so much blood for my sister? What if I were to faint from the blood transfusion?”

“And, it’s not that I don’t want to be close to mom. As soon as I come near her, she will call me a jinx, that our astrological signs are not compatible, and that she wants me to get out.”

“She would rather I leave than stay to save Sue,” Lauren said innocently.

John was angered by her words. He hurled the book in his hand at Lauren. “Stop it. I heard from your mom that you insisted on having Sue’s room last night!”

“I didn’t know that at first. She stopped me before I could go in, so all the more I wanted to go in. All these years, I have had nothing. Now that I’m finally back, can’t I be willful for once?” Lauren retorted, as cool as she could be.

“But you can’t do whatever you want just because your Grandma sides with you! Lauren, I’m warning you, when you get to the hospital, don’t talk nonsense in front of Sue!”

“Nonsense? Sue? Who is she?”