Chapter 944 Unveiling The Secret

Andrea nodded and sighed loudly. She closed her eyes as the burden of her past continued to taunt her. "Well, it's time, '' she said, opening her eyes. "I have kept this secret for so many years. It's the price I need to pay for my departure from Yu Sea City.

Your grandmother and I got into a fight and I promised her that I would never return to Yu Sea City. Twenty years have now passed in the blink of an eye." she smiled sadly.

Carla listened to her mother intently.

"I gave birth to you, and I must say, it was the happiest moment of my life. But according to the tradition of Yu Sea City, I should have informed our family about it. I wanted to make your grandparents happy, so I decided to tell them about their adorable granddaughter. I didn't think it through.

Little did I know that I was pushing you to the brink of danger."

Andrea fell silent and swallowed loudly. Her mind had transported her back to the cold winter night of December, which was vivid in her mind even today.

Carla was Allen and Andrea's first child. Allen was extremely happy even though Andrea had given birth to a baby girl. Many people had gathered to celebrate their joy on the eve of the full moon.

People from Yu Sea City had also come to congratulate the couple.

Allen and Andrea were too happy to keep track of their guests. They were oblivious to the presence of a spy amongst them. He was sent by Andrea's second sister to kidnap Carla.

The spy was able to Carla away on the pretext of holding the baby. It did not seem like an unusual request then because everyone adored Carla and wanted to hold her. Time passed and Carla was nowhere to be found.

Allen and Andrea spent the rest of the night looking for their daughter. They were shattered as all their efforts were in vain.

After hours of weeping, Andrea's mind seemed to finally rest. That was when a thought occurred in her mind: The one who had taken Carla must have been someone from her family. Carla's birth must have posed a threat to their position and power, and they perhaps wanted to get rid of her.

Andrea decided to sneak into Yu Sea City to find her daughter. Her suspicions led her to Dorothy. When she threatened her in order to admit the truth, Dorothy said that she would never think of kidnapping Carla.

Andrea was left with no choice but to travel around the world in search of her daughter. She had spent every minute of every day thinking about her. Then just like that, twenty years had passed.

"Mom, do you mean that Lucia's mother was the one who took me away?''

Carla was seething with anger as she listened to the story of her past.

Andrea nodded, her eyes were glistening with tears. She was both sad and angry. Fate had been unkind to her. "Yes but she would never admit it. It wasn't hard to find the truth.'' She smiled bitterly. "Dorothy gave birth to Lucia the

harder."

"I know, Mom.''

Carla was well aware that Lucia was physically stronger than she was. She was not a person to be messed with.

In the evening

Andrea returned to HA City.

Together with the rest of her children, she had lived there for many years and she had many things to attend to before leaving. Although part of her was reluctant to go to her place of birth, she knew that she had to muster the strength for her daughter.

Andrea did not know when she would return, but deep in her heart she knew that she was doing the right thing.

After Andrea left, Carla had a video call with Sean.

"Sean, stand up! Let me have a look at you, ''

Carla said as she took a bite of a banana.

The last time Sean was around, he was terribly injured. Carla had been worried about him since then. She wanted to see if he was doing okay.

"Sister, stop embarrassing me. I've just had a shower. I don't want to do it.'' Sean's face flustered with embarrassment. His sister sometimes forgot that he had grown up. He did not want to reveal his bare body to Carla anymore.

"Oh, come on. I have changed your diaper when you were little. Stop whining like a girl and stand up." Carla threw the banana peel into the trash can and clapped her hands. "Anyway, you are wearing your pants. There is nothing to be ashamed of."

Sean knew that he was left with no choice. He groaned and stood up. He turned around for Carla to take a good look at him.

"Wait! Don't move! Turn around! What happened to your back?"

Carla's eyes widened when her eyes settled on the red scratches on his back. She came closer to the screen to have a closer look at it.

Was he injured again?

It had only been three days since Sean started his duty as a soldier and he was already injured. Carla couldn't help but worry. She was afraid that he would be covered with bruises by the time he got discharged from the army.