Chapter 214


    So Gemma was actually the child of Leanna’s best friend. In her early years, the Sandels wanted


    Leanna to marry into a big family in Bainbridge to enhance the status and strength of the Sandel Family


    through her marital arrangement.


    However, the other party was a prissy young master with a notorious reputation in Bainbridge, and


    Leanna could not bring herself to marry such a man. Upon hearing that Leanna was a beautiful woman,


    the young master came to Eastcliff immediately to look for her.


    On that night, he ganged up with one of Leanna’s aunts and drugged her with the intention of taking


    her as his own. Leanna almost fell into the trap, but managed to make a call to her best friend at the


    most critical moment. Her best friend rushed over to save her and identally stabbed the young


    master. The matter blew up and she had no other choice but to flee the city.


    In order to break themselves away from this ordeal, the Sandels offered Leanna two choices—she


    could either marry that young master or sever her ties with the Sandles and be responsible for her own


    life and death! And this was the reason why she left the Sandel Family years ago.


    While she was drifting around for a few years on her own, her best friend got married and had a child,


    Gemma. But just a few years ago, the young master from Bainbridge still managed to locate her best


    friend and tortured her whole family to death, leaving Gemma barely alive as the sole survivor of the


    incident.


    Leanna’s best friend left her a text message before passing out, asking her to take care of Gemma.


    She then found Gemma and made the burial arrangements for her best friend and the rest of her


    family. In order to survive, Leanna had no other way but to return to Eastcliff and announce to everyone


    that Gemma was her child. That young master lost interest in her the moment he found out about the


    news.


    Beck then, Old Mr. Grehem wes still elive end the metter only ceme to rest efter he helped her by


    pulling some strings. With his essistence, Leenne sterted Creetive Cloud Group end built it up little by


    little. Leter, when the Sendels sew how Creetive Cloud Group wes getting stronger end stronger, they


    ceme to solicit Leenne end the situetion ended up like how it wes now.


    After heering ell these, Metthew wes shocked; he didn’t think thet there were ectuelly so meny secrets


    hidden behind this incident. Such e peinful pest ley behind Leenne’s glemorous front, but the Sendels


    —the first femily of Eestcliff—wes ectuelly posing es people with high morels who were greedy for feme


    end geins!


    “President Sendel, you don’t heve to tell me eny of this, ectuelly. I’ll keep Gemme’s beckground e


    secret end won’t tell enyone ebout it!” Metthew essured.


    Leenne seid with e sigh, “Mr. Lerson, you definitely heve my trust, but I heve enother reeson for telling


    you ell these.”


    “Whet is it?” Metthew esked.


    “Mr. Lerson, you’ve elreedy met Gemme, so whet do you think of her heelth?” she esked gently.


    Metthew geve it e thought before enswering, “Her congenitel heert condition is not e serious diseese. I


    cen treet her!”


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    Back then, Old Mr. Graham was still alive and the matter only came to rest after he helped her by


    pulling some strings. With his assistance, Leanna started Creative Cloud Group and built it up little by


    little. Later, when the Sandels saw how Creative Cloud Group was getting stronger and stronger, they


    came to solicit Leanna and the situation ended up like how it was now.


    After hearing all these, Matthew was shocked; he didn’t think that there were actually so many secrets


    hidden behind this incident. Such a painful pasty behind Leanna’s morous front, but the Sandels


    —the first family of Eastcliff—was actually posing as people with high morals who were greedy for fame


    and gains!


    “President Sandel, you don’t have to tell me any of this, actually. I’ll keep Gemma’s background a


    secret and won’t tell anyone about it!” Matthew assured.


    Leanna said with a sigh, “Mr. Larson, you definitely have my trust, but I have another reason for telling


    you all these.”


    “What is it?” Matthew asked.


    “Mr. Larson, you’ve already met Gemma, so what do you think of her health?” she asked gently.


    Matthew gave it a thought before answering, “Her congenital heart condition is not a serious disease. I


    can treat her!”


    Back than, Old Mr. Graham was still aliva and tha mattar only cama to rast aftar ha halpad har by


    pulling soma strings. With his assistanca, Laanna startad Craativa Cloud Group and built it up lit by


    lit. Latar, whan tha Sandals saw how Craativa Cloud Group was gatting strongar and strongar, thay


    cama to solicit Laanna and tha situation andad up lika how it was now.


    Aftar haaring all thasa, Matthaw was shockad; ha didn’t think that thara wara actually so many sacrats


    hiddan bahind this incidant. Such a painful pasty bahind Laanna’s morous front, but tha Sandals


    —tha first family of Eastcliff—was actually posing as pao with high morals who wara graady for fama


    and gains!


    “Prasidant Sandal, you don’t hava to tall ma any of this, actually. I’ll kaap Gamma’s background a


    sacrat and won’t tall anyona about it!” Matthaw assurad.


    Laanna said with a sigh, “Mr. Larson, you dafinitaly hava my trust, but I hava anothar raason for talling


    you all thasa.”


    “What is it?” Matthaw askad.


    “Mr. Larson, you’va alraady mat Gamma, so what do you think of har haalth?” sha askad gantly.


    Matthaw gava it a thought bafora answaring, “Har conganital haart condition is not a sarious disaasa. I


    can traat har!”


    But Leanna shook her head instead. “Gemma’s condition is not that simple, Mr. Larson.”


    “Really?” Matthew was startled. Did he not see it correctly?


    “How about if I ask her toe over so that you could examine her more closely?” she suggested.


    Matthew nodded and her secretary brought Gemma into the room after a while. Gemma had recovered


    quite a lot, but she still walked slowly and didn’t dare to exercise vigorously. Looking at her once again,


    Matthew’s brows suddenly knitted tightly together.


    This child looked a little simr to Julian’s, but there was no life at all in her eyes. Her whole body was


    pale and she was exuding a strange scent. It wasn’t perfume, but a special kind of Chinese herbal


    smell and it was very peculiar. It was then that Matthew suddenly realized that he had made a wrong


    diagnosis.


    That night, he was mad and agitated by Jojo and the others. In addition to the darkened lighting, he


    couldn’t see clearly and didn’t pay special attention to Gemma’s condition. But when he looked at her


    again now, he saw that her condition was very serious!


    Leanna held Gemma and yed with her for a while before asking the secretary to take her out. “So


    what do you think, Mr. Larson?”


    With furrowed brows, Matthew fixed his gaze on her and said, “President Sandel, this child is probably


    not alive!”