Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 505 “Is Shawn gone?”
Zachary had not forgotten about his love rival.
“I didn‘t see him when I came back. Are you still jealous?”
Zachary fell silent for a while before replying, “Well, you said that‘s how I am. I guess jealousy might become a habit of mine.”
Josh and Grandma May would be throwing shade at him if they were around.
Serenity chuckled. “I should make you eat your greens every day then.”
Since he enjoyed turning green with envy, she might as well serve up all the greens he could eat.
“I love to eat whatever you make me.”
“Zachary, you sure have honeyed lips. What‘s up with all the sweet talk recently?”
Zachary twitched by the corner of his lips. Nana often complained about his lack of sweet nothings to Serenity. Now that he had
given it a go, Serenity fussed about his honeyed lips. She probably did not like sweet talk.
“I don‘t want to take up more of your time.”
“Okay.”
Serenity was the first to end the call.
Zachary moved the phone away from his ear and stared at the mobile screen for a bit while murmuring under his breath, “She
didn‘t even say she misses me.”
Putting down his phone, Zachary quickly got his act together and threw himself into his busy work
Serenity finished the hot cocoa and washed the insulation cup clean. She then took out some fruits from the fridge and gave
them a good wash before placing them on a fruit platter. She carried the fruit platter out.
Mrs. Stone and her daughter were sitting at the cash register.
“Mrs. Stone.”

Serenity put the fruit platter in front of Mrs. Stone. “Have some, Mrs. Stone.”
““Thank you.”
Mrs. Stone expressed her gratitude. With Serenity sitting down, Mrs. Stone did not beat
around the bush and went straight to the point. “Serenity, you must know why I’m here today. I was separated from my sister at
eight years old. It has been fifty years, and in these fifty years, my sister has always been on my mind.
“I worried whether she was doing fine at the adoptive parents‘ place. I worried she would forget about me. After she was
adopted, I often asked the director about her, but it was a shame I didn‘t hear anything back.
“Once I had grown up and had the means, I tried many ways to track down my sister. It wasn’t easy before, but with the boom of
the internet, I thought it would make things easier. Still, my hopes were met with disappointment after disappointment.”
Elisa had relayed these details to Serenity before.
“After I saw your sister and Sonny, my intuition told me that you’re my sister‘s daughters. Sonny looks very much like my sister
when she was a child. I also saw your sister‘s wedding photo at her place. She takes after my sister.
“I was thinking.. Could you come with me to do a DNA test?”
Seeing that Serenity did not say yes immediately, Mrs. Stone eagerly added, “I can accept whatever the result may be.”
Elisa chimed in, “Serenity, you could give us a few strands of your hair if you don‘t have time to go with us. We can use your hair
to do the DNA test without you being there.”
of course, it would be best if Serenity was willing to go with them and do a blood test at the testing center.
“Why don‘t you go with my mom if you‘re worried no one will watch your shop? I‘ll stay and look after things here.”
Serenity waited until the mother and daughter were finished before responding, “Hang on, Mrs. Stone, Elisa. I‘m going to give my
sister a call for a talk. I‘ve told Elisa the circumstances around my mom. I‘m touched that you‘ve never given up the search for
your sister, but...”
Her mother had been dead for fifteen years. The outcome would be hard for Mrs. Stone to swallow

Mrs. Stone teared up. She had been feeling down the whole day yesterday. The mention that her sister had probably left the
world for fifteen years made her choke up. She could not get a word out.