Chapter 1845
"It''s freezing out—be careful not to get your tears on Be’s clothes." Sean stepped in and separated
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them, "What''s the big deal, huh? It’s just realizing we''ve been raising a viper all this time. Well, that
viper''s been dealt with, and is half-dead. If you feel like you owe Be, just take care of her—send her
checks, buy her gifts, spend some quality time with her. What is this crying for."
"You little rascal..." Bernard feigned anger and raised his hand as if to swat him, but Sean''s words
broke through his sorrow and coaxed a reluctant chuckle from him.
"Come on, you''re too old for this waterworks show. And you, Granny, you''re usually such a tough
cookie—that’s out of character for you. Back in the day, if anyone dared cross one of ours, you''d be the
first to grab a baseball bat and go knocking on their door."
Cornelia shot him a stern nce. That boy always spoke his mind, no filter, but her mood visibly lifted.
The tempest of grief and anger within her was finally calming down.
"Both of you, stop scaring Be," Sean continued, patting Arabe on the head. "This poor girl was
working too hard—after returning to this home, she''s been running around saving people; it’s almost
driving her to exhaustion."
"Be,e here next to Grandma," Cornelia finally said, wiping away her tears and gesturing for
Arabe toe closer. "Sean''s right. Instead of drowning in the past regrets, what we need to do now
is make it up to you. There’s no point in rehashing the past, but I still owe you an apology, a real
heartfelt one. We thought you and Serena could get along, but we never anticipated her jealousy and
resentment to reach such extremes."
"Grandma, you don''t owe me anything. What I''ve found in this family in thest six months is far more
than I ever got from the Murphys in the past eighteen years—more than a million times over. Everyone
in the Collins family has been so kind to me, and I''m just happy to be back home with all of you."
Hearing her say this, everyone''s hearts softened, and their eyes welled up.
What they had given her was nothingpared to the attention they''d showered on Serena for
eighteen years.
The meticulous care and concern they''dvished on Serena couldn’t bepared to what Arabe
had received.
Yet this child held no grudges and was full of gratitude and contentment.
They became emotional once more, and their eyes reddened with tears.
"Esteemed Sirs and Madams, rk is back!"
Just then, a servant rushed in with the news.
The elders quickly wiped their tears andposed themselves, not wanting to show any further signs
of distress.
rk stepped through the front door to a scene that surprised him. "What''s all thismotion about?
Why''s everyone here?"
All his grandparents were there!
He greeted everyone in the living room one by one. As he drew closer, he noticed the red-rimmed
eyes, but only Arabe greeted him with a smile. "rk, you''re here?"
rk affectionately ruffled her hair. Seeing her always washed away his fatigue, leaving him basking in
a sense of joy.
"I''ve been mmed with work—wrapped up a few projects, designed some systems, and even built a
brand-new firewall. I would''ve been home sooner, but there was a homicide in the neighboring city. The
case was urgent, so I stayed until I finished the autopsies on a few victims."
After exining himself, rk asked, "So what''s up? What was everyone talking about? Why the
tearful eyes?"
"It’s about the surveince footage from the abandoned building project."
With Arabe''s brief hint, rk grasped the situation. He''d seen the footage from the derelict site, and
his sister had updated him on everything afterward. He''d been checking in on her frequently, worrying
about her well-being in their video calls.
But as it turned out, Arabe was doing just fine; the incident hadn''t affected her daily life in the
slightest. She carried on as usual, but his family, on the other hand, seemed to be having a harder time
shaking off their sadness and anger.