Elizabeth gazed at the unfamiliar scenery outside. She has traveled the world yet she has not clue of her current whereabouts. The building design looked historical western style but with a hint of modernity. They were main in shade of brown, cream, biage with red rooftop.
"Am I in Europe or the West? The house style looked as if I"m in Spain but why does the street look as if I"m in Mexico. Where is Yun Shen taking me? I thought we were heading back to China. Could this be the mainland of the island were stayed?"
"Li Zi, is something wrong?" Yun Shen turned to face the girl when he notices his brow knit slightly together.
"Where are we? You said your taking me back to my family?" Elizabeth responded ignoring Yun Shen"s concern and question.
Yun Shen"s heart was breaking into more piece when he felt the coldness in the girl"s manners towards him. He let it be for now for at the end of the day, once he finds Petrovich, she"ll be running back into his arms. "I have something to show you first and I hope you"ll be patient about it."
"Shen, you promise to let me see my family?" Elizabeth repeated her question once again and continue to give the same cold treatment.
"Don"t worry, you"ll soon she them. I"m sure you already notice your father"s men following us."
She didn"t need to answer for it was written in her face that she was aware about the men following them. She was not in the mood to act kind of the situation she was in a rush to meet her family and find a way away from all of them. Her biggest concern at the moment was also to find Professor Petrovich.
After a few hours drive, Elizabeth was taken aback when she saw the beautiful field filled with various winter flowers. In the middle of the field stood a humongous tree still covered with its bright green leaves. The tree was situated perfectly and a path was paved right through it.
"Shen, where are we?" She curiously asked puzzled by everything.
"I want you to meet someone important." Yun Shen responded as he grab hold of the girl"s hand and escorted her out of the car whilst the driver opened the door for them.
"Who?" Elizabeth spoke with a surprise look on his face.
"You"ll soon see." Yun Shen responded.
They both came out of the car as they walked down the path heading towards the tree. Walking down the path felt like one was walking down the aisle and the tree was the altar. Elizabeth"s heart was beating at such a rapid pace that she could hear it"s beating.
"Are you alright?" Yun Shen asked when he noticed the girl seems to be out of herself.
Elizabeth turned slowly still dumbfounded of everything, "Shen, who are we meeting?"
"The reason why I exist and why Little Yan is here."
Her face blanked when she heard Yun Shen response. It was not hard for one to understand what he meant by his riddle like words. To put it directly, they"ll be meeting Little Yan"s mother. But, what could he possibly mean by: the reason why I exist?
As they come closer to the tree, Elizabeth notice a tombstone and fresh flowers were placed around it. Her eyes widen when she saw the tomb and realize who the person it but found it hard to speak her mind. "She-Shen, Little Yan"s, her mother, she…"
"Yes, she pa.s.sed away 5 years ago and Little Yan have no memory of her." Yun Shen answered without any secrets.
"You mean, your wife? She"s Little Yan"s mother, which means she is your wife?"
Yun Shen smiling mockingly at the girl seeing how innocent she is. How he wish to tease her but didn"t for the situation was far too serious to joke around. "She is Little Yan"s mother but she isn"t my wife…"
"Not your wife? How is that even possible…"
"For she is my sister. The rightful heir to the Yun fortune."
Elizabeth couldn"t believe what he was hearing and started surprisingly at Yun Shen. If she was a gossipy type of person. What Yun Shen is telling her now is such a juicy secret which any media would die for. Such a scandal yet no one knows about it.
"Wait? Does your parents know? I mean, of course, what I mean…" Her words were all muddled up for she found it hard to construct the right sentences and questions.
"Yes, of course my parents know about her for my mother gave birth to her."
"So, what do you mean "She the reason why you exist?" what do you mean by that?"
Actually there were so many questions in her mind but she thought of asking Yun Shen the most direct question would answer everything.
"Like I said, she was the heiress of the Yun family. However, my sister was born sick. On the day my sister was born, father, mother, grandfather, and especially grandmother were so concerned about my sister"s well being. She is to be the heiress but was in no condition to stand on the battlefield. Also, she needs high maintenance medical treatment for her illness."
"Wait, what does this have to do with your existence." Elizabeth was impatient and wish to know the answer at once.
"Please, can you let me finish and explain." Yun Shen chuckled seeing how interested the girl was and continue. "Back then, my parents were visiting the state and gave birth of my sister in the state as well. When they found out about her condition, they had no choice but to hide her. But they need to return to the country with a baby for everyone knew she was pregnant."
"Impossible…" Elizabeth"s eyes widen in shock of what she just realize.
"That right, I am only an adopted child of the Yun family. And, since my sister is no longer around, the rightful heir is either Little Yan or my brother Yun Bai. I, I have no rights to take over the Yun business for I do not have their blood running down my veins. Even though grandpa insisted on me working there, but I rejected it."
"Wait, how did this all came about."
"One time, a woman came for my parents help. They meet in the hospital and in exchange for my safety they offer me to them. She didn"t ask for money and anything, she didn"t even came back looking for me. Until now, I do not know who I am but I think your father does."
Elizabeth"s mind was about to go crazy from all the information she just discovered. As if she was a computer and the system was overloading and could no longer handle processing the information.
"What did you say? My dad? My dad knows about your existence? How is that even possible?"
"Li Zi, your father is the European King. He holds most of the people"s lives. He also hold great connection with the underground society."
Elizabeth was in shock of everything. She knows realize why her father"s att.i.tude suddenly changed towards Yun Shen. It made her wonder: "Could Yun Shen be a part of the underground society since he was unable to find information about his own birth?"