“Yes!” Mrs. Lewis replied, tears streaming down her face. “Back then, I wasn’t stationed in Aurous Hill permanently; I was working in Hignd Falls. One night, steward Thompson urgently summoned me from Hignd Falls to Aurous Hill. Together with another member of the Wade family, I took charge of the orphanage. Within a few days, we reced all the staff at the orphanage with members of the Wade family. Once everything was in ce, I followed steward Thompson’s instructions to find you and bring you to the orphanage…”


    Charlie was stunned!


    This was something he had heard since childhood, and it felt utterly unbelievable!


    He had entered the orphanage at the age of eight and lived there for ten years. Now, he was learning that all the staff hade from the Wade family?!


    Could it be that he had spent his entire childhood and adolescence under the watchful eyes of the Wade family without even realizing it?!<fn984c> Th?s chapter is updated by F?ndNovel</fn984c><h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    He struggled to ept this new reality. Yet, deep down, he knew Mrs. Lewis had never lied to him. What could this possibly mean?


    Trying to suppress his anger, he asked her, “Auntie Lewis, why did you go through all this trouble? Why did you hide my information? What was your purpose?”


    Mrs. Lewis, with tears in her eyes, replied, “Master! Your parents didn’t die in an ident; they were murdered by a gang that intended to wipe out your entire family!”


    “What?!” Charlie eximed, “My parents were killed?”


    Mrs. Lewis continued, her eyes filled with sorrow, “Do you remember what happened that year? Your parents rented an old house in Aurous Hill under the radar and changed your name so you could attend Aurous Hill No. 1 Primary School…”


    Charlie nodded, recalling, “I remember that my parents died in a car ident while I was in school. So you’re saying that my parents were actually murdered?”


    “Yes!” Mrs. Lewis confirmed. “The people who killed your parents staged the car ident. They were preparing to find you at Aurous Hill No. 1 Elementary School to eliminate you too. It was steward Thompson who intervened just in time, apprehending everyone at a small gate in Aurous Hill. He initially intended to keep them alive for questioning, but they allmitted suicide by poison. Later, he investigated and discovered that they were all connected to overseas gangs, but the trail went cold.”


    Charlie asked, “Did he find out who was behind my parents’ murder?”


    Mrs. Lewis replied, “They were never able to uncover who instigated the gang. Steward Thompson feared that the mastermind would still want to harm you, so he decided to conceal your identity in Aurous Hill. He arranged for us to run the Aurous Hill Welfare Institute to protect and care for you while keeping your information hidden. Our only concern was that the perpetrators wouldn’t let you go!”


    “Was steward Thompson acting on the orders of the Wade family?”


    “No…” Mrs. Lewis shook her head. “Steward Thompson has always suspected that the Wade family might have had a hand in your family’s demise, which is why he kept this information from everyone in the Wade family.”


    Charlie inquired, “Then why did he suddenlye looking for me recently?”


    Mrs. Lewis exined, “The master has been searching for you for a long time, but when he couldn’t find you, he thought you were missing. Last year, he nned to make a formal will to arrange the inheritance of the Wade family’s assets. The steward didn’t want you to miss out, so he informed the master of your whereabouts. The master hopes you could return to Eastcliff andpete with the other Wade family descendants for the family business, but he also understands that you might refuse. That’s why he sent a gift of 10 billion dors…”


    Charlie couldn’t help but ask, “Mrs. Lewis, what about your need for a kidney transnt due to uremia? Is that true?”


    At this, Mrs. Lewis shook her head vigorously, confessing, “Young master, my illness was a ruse. I knew that since you grew up with me, you’d understand my character. I had to force you into epting the Wade family’s help, so I pretended to be dying. I confess my deceit and ask for your forgiveness!”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>