Chapter 747 - I Truly Wish... (1/2)

Mrs. Lu sighed softly when she looked at Nicolae with her deep eyes.

”Marie doesn't have anyone. Apart from being an only child, I also don't have any family in this world anymore. Her father and I grew up in an orphanage. We don't know who our family was ... Our fate was the same, we were sent to the orphanage when we were infants.”

Nicolae remembered his brother who also never knew his parents and grew up in an orphanage. He felt growing sympathy for Marie and her mother.

”I understand how you feel...” he could only say those words, without revealing too much about his family.

Mrs. smiled a little. Her gaze seemed to see something far away in the past. ”Peter, my husband, was later adopted when he was a teenager, but his family died in a traffic accident. He was once again alone in the world.”

Nicolae just stayed where he was listening to Mrs. Lu's story about her past together with her husband. After Peter Lu lost his adopted family, he returned to Singapore and studied here. At university, he met Rosamund, who was his childhood friend at the orphanage.

Their love grew since they were little and blossomed when they spent a lot of time together in university. Peter and Rosamund finally decided to get married when Peter got a job offer in London. He left first, and Rosamund would follow after graduation.

Unfortunately, bad luck befell the young couple. The new type of aircraft Peter was boarding suffered engine failure and crashed in the mountains. None of the passengers survived.

Rosamund experienced a difficult pregnancy because of the stress of being left behind by her soul mate in such a short time. Her health never recovered after she gave birth to Marie, but the woman struggled to survive while caring for her daughter because she did not want Marie to be raised in an orphanage like her.

All the money that Peter left behind was invested for Marie's living expenses. After Rosamund was admitted to the hospital, she managed to make sure there was always someone taking care of Marie so that her daughter could stay in school, and most importantly ... not taken by the state.

”My assistant claimed to be Marie's distant relative so that Marie could stay at home, not be taken by the social services to be admitted to an orphanage while I'm in a hospital like this ...” said Mrs. Lu with a happy face. Her voice sounded proud, as she looked at her daughter lovingly. ”My smart daughter managed to take care of herself and grow well. She has grown into an amazing woman, don't you agree?”

She patted her daughter's cheek affectionately, and Marie just looked down with a smile.

”Mother must be very proud,” Nicolae commented honestly. ”Marie is indeed amazing.”

”You are right... I'm very proud of her. Marie is my moon and my stars.”

”Mom... I already told Nicolae about all that ... If you repeat it like that, he will be bored ...” Marie said to her mother.

”Ahh .. it's okay, I'm never tired listening to stories about you,” Nicolae said hurriedly.

He was impressed by Mrs. Lu's story about her daughter. His view of the girl had changed a little now. He knew Marie had deliberately prevented her mother from telling him too much about her past because she was ashamed and didn't want' Nicolae to feel sorry for her.