Female Novel
Chapter 403
Chapter 403 The Lafayette Family
Natalia was suddenly not interested anymore and found it boring.
She said coldly, "I think about that. It's getting late. Mr. Kawn, get some rest."
Mr. Kawn nodded.
Then Natalia left with Archie.
This meeting was going too smoothly.
Except that the ones from the collateral branches was shocked, the people who were at the eye of this
storm was surprisingly calm.
Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy went back to their mansion. They were just intermediary on this matter. It didn't
matter for them whether Natalia wanted to be a Kawn or not.
From their perspective, Natalia was the best granddaughter-in-law they could have and this was
enough.
Her true identity was not that big a deal to them.
Natalia went back to the Pinewood Manor with Archie.
She didn't say anything on the way home. She just looked outside the car window emotionlessly and
Archie couldn't tell if she was happy or sad.
Archie reached his hand and held her hand which was cold in the night of fall. He asked, "Is there
anything you want to ask me?"
Natalia stopped staring outside the window.
She turned to him and was unexpectedly calm.
"You knew it before, right?"
Archie raised his eyebrows.
He was surprised.
But he didn't lie and said honestly, "I made some presumptions before but I didn't get any legit news.
So I wasn't quite sure."
"Then, do you believe I am truly Yvonne's daughter?"
Archie didn't say anything.
He was a little surprised.
But he didn't hide the truth from her and said honestly, "I kind of anticipated it. But I wasn't quite sure
because I didn't have any proof."
"So you choose to believe that I'm really Yvonne's daughter?"novelbin
Archie didn't say anything.
His eyes were deep like ocean.
After a while, he said plainly, "Do you know why aunt Yvonne died?"
Natalia shook her head.
She didn't know much about the Kawn family.
And she knew much less about Yvonne.
Archie said seriously, "She died from depression. She was tortured by love and couldn't move on for
years. She ended up committing suicide."
Natalia was shocked!
"But I heard that she got ill."
"It's just a white lie."
Archie sighed. He patted on her hands and said quietly, "Back then aunt Yvonne was seriously ill.
Depression had done a number on her. People only knew that she got sick but they didn't know what
the disease was exactly."
"On a holiday, all the Kawns went out for fun and left aunt Yvonne and the servants at home. That
night, aunt Yvonne couldn't take it anymore. She slit her wrist. By the time someone found her, the
bathtub was filled with blood and she was not breathing. There was no way to bring her back."
Natalia sat there motionlessly. She couldn't dare to imagine what it was like.
How painful must it had been for her to have the courage to cut her own wrist and kill herself?
She zipped her lips and felt like her chest had been weighed down by a heavy stone. She was out of
breath.
After some time, she asked hoarsely, "Why? Why was she depressed?"
"There are several reasons."
Archie glanced at her and said, "She was in love with someone, but for many reasons they were
separated, and that person died in an accident."
Natalia was astonished.
Archie looked even more grimly, "At that time, aunt Yvonne had already lost her will to live. It was only
when she accidentally found out she was pregnant that she pulled herself together."
"And you know what happened next. She lost the baby when that baby was only 6 months old. She
couldn't handle the pain and suffered mentally, which led to depression."
"The Kawn family adopted Selena from the orphanage just to cure her. But it didn't work very well."
"After a few years, she chose to leave."
Natalia squeezed her fingers and asked, "Who's that man? Why were they separated?"
Archie shook his head.
"I don't know. I was still quite young at that time. I overheard all of this in those adults' conversations.
That man's identity is quite mysterious. They intended not to mention his name so they hardly brought
him up. But one time I accidentally saw an emblem that aunt Yvonne left, from which I can vaguely tell
where that man was from."
Natalia paused.
"Where?"
"The Lafayette family."
Natalia was completely overwhelmed.
She stared at Archie and forgot to shut her mouth.
Archie added, "That emblem was a Cercis, which only the Lafayette family would have. If that man left
that emblem to aunt Yvonne, then it means that man had something to do with the Lafayette family. We
don't know the relationship yet. But if you want to know, we can do some investigation."
Natalia was silent.
Did she want to know?
Of course she did.
After all, if she really was Yvonne's daughter, that man might be her biological father!
But...
Maybe it was because all of this was too sudden, she couldn't just toss away her own memories and
accept the fact that some other people were her biological parents.
She remained silent for a moment and rubbed her forehead.
"Never mind. I don't wanna investigate it for now. Not now."
Seeing that, Archie took her hands.
"Don't overthink this. No matter what the truth is, it the elders' business. It won't change anything about
the current situation. I'll always be there for you."
Natalia finally smiled and rested assured.
After they went home, she got a bit tired.
She should have fallen asleep soon in bed, but for some reason her mind was so cluttered that she
could not sleep.
Mr. Kawn's words kept coming back to her mind, stirring up her confused thoughts.
Archie noticed something was wrong with her. He hugged her from behind and whispered, "Still
thinking about the Kawn family?"
Natalia didn't deny. She nodded.
Archie sat up in bed.
He got out of bed to fetch a glass of warm water. He handed it to her and held her in his arms again.
"Let's talk for a minute, okay?"
Natalia nodded.
She didn't really have much to say. But there was a lot of stuff on her mind and she couldn't sleep.
Archie might be able to help her clear her head and sleep better if she spoke to him.
Then she told him some of her uneasiness and doubts.
Archie listened the whole time without interrupting.
Natalia felt much more relaxed when she finished.
She looked up at him and smiled embarrassedly, "Am I overthinking?"
Archie shook his head.
"It's completely normal."
He paused for a while and said quietly, "Maybe the reason why Mr. Kawn didn't tell you the truth is
because he didn't want you to get involved with the complicated situation of the Lafayette family."