Claire Wilson said blankly, “I’m not sure. Maybe my grandfather admired him or liked him? He never told me the specific reason, only that marrying Charlie wade wouldn’t harm me.”
Stephen Thompson nodded, smiling, “If I’m not mistaken, your grandfather was Wilson Deyin, correct? Though ‘De’ refers to virtue, it’s actually a homophone for ‘gain,’ reflecting his parents’ hopes that he could escape poverty and live a prosperous life, isn’t that right?”
Claire Wilson looked at him in shock and asked, “You… how do you know?”
Stephen Thompson smiled faintly, not answering her question, but instead asked, “Do you know what your grandfather did for a living when he was young?”
Claire Wilson thought for a moment and said, “When my grandfather was young, I heard he worked as a servant for a very wealthy family in Eastcliff. Later, that family gave him a generous severance, and he used that money to return to Aurous Hill and gradually start his own business.”
Stephen Thompson nodded, “Indeed, your grandfather didn’t lie. And the family he mentioned was, in fact, the Wade family from Eastcliff.”
“What?!” Claire Wilson was stunned, “My grandfather was a servant of the Wade family?!”
Stephen Thompson said, “The term ‘servant’ may not sound pleasant, but it wasn’t slavery—it was more like a lifelong employee.”
He smiled and added, “But you’re right, your grandfather was indeed a servant of the Wade family.”
Claire Wilson felt her breathing quicken and asked Stephen Thompson, “Then… does that mean Charlie wade is truly the young master of the Wade family?! Did my grandfather… did he recognize Charlie wade’s identity and that’s why he insisted I marry him?”
Stephen Thompson nodded solemnly, saying, “Correct. Your husband, Charlie wade, is indeed the young master of the Wade family. His father was the Wade family’s second young master, Bruce wade, and his mother was An Chengqi of the American An family.”
“What?! It’s really true?!” Claire Wilson felt the world spinning. She had been married to Charlie wade for so long, yet she had to learn his true identity from someone else.
Tears instantly streamed down her face as she choked, “But… why didn’t he tell me? No matter what his identity is, he should have told me the truth…”
Stephen Thompson shook his head, saying, “He couldn’t tell you.”
He then asked her, “Do you know why the young master lived in an orphanage for ten years?”
“Why?!” Claire Wilson was puzzled, “If he’s the young master of the Wade family, they surely had the means to give him the best life. Why leave him in an orphanage for so long?”
Stephen Thompson said earnestly, “Because the young master carries a deep vendetta and faces a deadly threat!”
He continued passionately, “The young master’s parents were the pride of the Chinese people, dragons among men. Back then, they offended a very ancient and evil organization, one with over 300 years of history, with influence spread across the globe. His parents died at their hands!”
“And they’ve always wanted to eliminate him completely, to kill the young master as well!”
“Fortunately, his father had taken precautions. He knew he would eventually die at the hands of his enemies, so he arranged a proper escape route for the young master.”
“That was the ten years he spent in the orphanage. During those ten years, that evil organization searched tirelessly for the young master’s whereabouts, but they never imagined he was still in Aurous Hill, living in the very city where his parents were killed!”
“The young master’s father once said that the most dangerous place is often the safest. The option everyone thinks is impossible is often the best choice!”
