Chapter 11 - Illegitimate Child (1/2)

Luna was busy checking the supplies she brought with her when she noticed that she arrived on the floor where her mother was confined. She brought her mother's favorite steamed buns and her brother's favorite cola.

”Mom, I'm sorry I'm late. You must be hungry. I brought your favorites today.” Luna smiled.

Elaine Ye gazed at her eldest child. She knew Luna had been too busy lately, trying to meet deadlines at work while worrying about her health. The guilt kept on coming back to her whenever she sees Luna's tired face.

She felt like she was the biggest burden in her daughter's life. If it wasn't for her, Luna might have accepted the scholarship she received to study abroad three years ago.

”It's okay, Luna. Don't worry too much about me, okay? I would hate it if you forced yourself to your limit,” she replied.

Luna pulled a chair and sat beside her mother's bed. She started peeling an apple from the basket she brought with her.

”Everything will be okay, Mom. The only thing you should do right now is to recover so we can go home.” Luna didn't have the courage to admit to her mother that she would be homeless soon. Maybe she could move back to her mother's place if she really couldn't afford to pay her rent.

”Have you talked to your father?” Elaine asked.

Luna stopped and looked away; her smile vanished from her lovely face.

”I see no point in telling him what happened to you. He didn't care about us in the first place, but her other daughter keeps on calling me,” Luna replied. If she could, she would change her family name to 'Ye'. She wasn't really proud of being a 'Jiang'.

”What?! His daughter from the other mistress? Why would she want to meet you?” Elaine's frown made her wrinkled face more prominent.

”About my inheritance.”

”Shameless woman. She didn't really have a say in it.” Elaine clenched her fist on her ŀȧp.

”Mom, calm down. I have no intention of giving up what's rightfully mine.”

While Luna knew she wasn't a legitimate child of her father, she was still entitled to receive a part his wealth as her inheritance. Funny enough, her grandmother on her father's side really liked her. She was the only one, out of all the grandchildren, who received their grandmother's approval.

”But still … be careful, Luna. I don't trust his other children. They might harm you or your brother to get whatever they want.”