Dolly took out a file from her suitcase and handed it to Wendy.

Wendy hesitated and did not dare to take it.

Dolly had already shown her the adoption document. Her intuition told her that she was not ready to know too much about the content of the document.

"Just have a look." Dolly said, "You should have known about it a long time ago."

Wendy opened the file with trembling hands. It was an old newspaper from more than 20 years ago.

The newspaper reported that the day before the newspaper was published, a major car accident had happened in the downtown area of Sydney City. A Chinese couple died on the spot in the car accident, and only the female baby had survived under the shield of the couple.

The car accident involved another two private cars, one of which belonged to Conor.

At that time, because Conor was in a hurry, the speed of his car was approaching the speed limit. The driver of the other private car was a novice. In order to avoid Conor, the driver ran into the car of the Chinese couple in a panic.

The exact Chinese couple were Wendy's biological parents.

Wendy survived at the expense of her biological parents' lives.

Therefore, she carried the weight of three lives.

However, if it weren't for the fact that Conor was driving too fast, her parents wouldn't have died in the car accident...

Dolly slowly squatted down in front of Wendy and said, "Your father should be responsible for this car accident, so we didn't dare to tell you the truth."

"Wendy, your father has been very scared for so many years. He's afraid that you won't forgive him after knowing the truth. Even more, he's afraid that you'll apply to the court for canceling the adoptive relationship with him. Your father really loves you, and he has always treated you as his own daughter. He's afraid of losing you."

Wendy looked at the photos of the accident. She couldn't imagine how her parents had protected her in the car, which was deformed because of the accident, back then when she was less than two years old.

At the moment of the accident, what were her biological parents thinking?

Would they struggle to survive? Or would they worry about her future life?

Wendy lowered her head, with her tears constantly falling on the file. Soon, the old newspaper was soaked with tears.

"Wendy, I'm sorry." Dolly looked at Wendy and told her something that was not reported in the newspaper. "After the car accident, your father felt very guilty, but the police couldn't get in touch with your family members, so he had to deal with the funeral of your parents. Later, he inquired about it for a long time and learned that you had no relatives alive in the world. Although it is strange, we really can't find your grandfather or grandmother, and you have become an orphan."

"..."

Wendy's tears dropped even more, but she had been restraining herself from crying.

Dolly continued, "According to the law, you should have been sent to a welfare institution. But your father felt that the welfare institution was not a good environment for your growth. Later, with the help of his lawyer, he persuaded the judge and obtained the right to raise you. Your father once told me that when you graduated from college, he would tell you the truth and that at that time, even if you didn't want to forgive him, you had the ability to take care of yourself."

Wendy finally couldn't hold back anymore. She turned her head, buried her head in Gavin's arms, and cried.

If everything could be done again, she believed that Conor would not allow the car accident to happen again.

However, how could the tragedy that had happened more than 20 years ago be changed?

Gavin held Wendy's head with both hands and allowed Wendy to lean against him.

Even if he was usually eloquent, he couldn't say a word to comfort Wendy at this time.

If something that people had taken for granted turned out to be an illusion after they had been used to it, it would impose an immeasurable impact on them.

What Wendy needed most now was not his comfort, but his company.

Joanne came over and touched Wendy's head. "Wendy, let Auntie finish her words first."

Wendy finally looked up from Gavin's arms and glanced at Dolly with tears in her eyes. "Why was Dad willing to be your nominal husband?"

"Because your father didn't love me." Dolly said, "He lost his lover when he was very young, just like me. For a long time, he didn't know how to live, but he didn't want his family to worry about him. So he came to me and asked if I wanted to cooperate with him."

Back then, Dolly had lost Winfred and abandoned Gavin against her will. If she hadn't promised Winfred that she would survive, maybe she would have died a long time ago.

Conor appeared in her most difficult time. They were in the same situation, and both of them were distressed.

The difference was that Conor had achieved success in his career and had long been regarded as a young talent by others. His mother was afraid that he would be too desperate, so she threatened him to get married again with her life, trying to raise his hope for life again.

However, Conor could no longer fall in love with anyone. He chose to pay compensation for his nominal wife. Not only could it reassure his mother, but he did not have to bear the guilt of betraying his lover.

Through Qin Lin, Conor found Dolly. They soon got married and became a nominal couple.

Dolly graduated from a business school after all. After recovering from the grief of Winfred's death, she and Conor began to expand their territory together. She became the chief financial officer of their company with a generous sum of annual salary, but she couldn't find her lost lover again.

Later, the car accident happened and Conor adopted Wendy.

From the point of view of Wendy, they were a happy family of three.

But actually, only Conor and Dolly knew that their family was full of unknown secrets.

Those secrets had been hidden from Wendy for so many years, and the truth was finally unveiled at this time. She finally saw the scar behind the happiness.

All things she had been familiar with, including her parents who had always loved her, were now overturned and broken and could no longer return to their original appearance.

Why did fate make a fool of her like this?

"Wendy, your father will come here after dealing with his business in Australia." Dolly said, "He wants to apologize to you in person."

"Apologize?"

For the first time, Wendy felt that the word was like the creatures from another planet, strange and distant. She subconsciously held Gavin's hand.

Gavin knew Wendy too well. He silently wrapped her hand in his palm and said to the others in the room, "I'll take her out for a while."

Although it was chilly in the garden in late autumn, the green grass was covered with warm autumn sunshine. The seasonable flowers were in full bloom, and every corner was beautiful.

Gavin released Wendy's hand and squatted down in front of her. "Are you feeling better?"

Wendy raised her head which had been down. Her almond-shaped eyes were as red as a rabbit's. She sobbed from time to time, like a very sad baby, looking very pitiful.

Gavin gently hugged Wendy and held her head in his arms. He said, "I know how you're feeling now. We can go back first. You don't have to force yourself to accept it immediately."

Wendy shook her head and burst into tears. "My dad..."

Gavin didn't know which father she was talking about, so he could only stroke her back and appease her in a gentle voice.

When her tears had run their course, Wendy finally said intermittently, "Dad didn't do me wrong. He just accidentally made a mistake..."

Gavin finally got to know that Wendy was talking about Conor.

He gently said, "Yeah." He wiped Wendy's tears away and guided her to continue. "Why do you say that?"

"Dad has been very kind to me since I was a child. He has never scolded me. Without asking anything, he could buy me whatever I wanted the next day. Because of him, I was very happy when I was a child. But for so many years, he has always felt that he was sorry for me, and he is afraid that I will not forgive him..."

Only then did Gavin understand that Wendy cried because she was sad, but the most difficult thing for her was not her family background.

Instead, she cried because Conor, who she had been relying on for so many years and been dearly loved by since she was a child, had been living a guilty life. She couldn't imagine the mental pressure on Conor.

No matter what had happened, she always hoped that Conor would be happy.

Gavin caressed Wendy's head and asked, "Don't you blame your father?"

Wendy shook her head and said, "Dad was indeed responsible for the tragedy, but he probably didn't want the car accident to happen."

"After the car accident, he considered that the welfare institution was unfavorable to my growth, and he even planned to tell me the truth after I graduated. All of these showed that he had never thought of escaping from the responsibility of the car accident."

"For so many years, he has been treating me better than anyone else. I can't deny what he has done for me in the past 20 years because of his mistake more than 20 years ago."

Strictly speaking, Wendy had not officially graduated, and she was still inexperienced.

But in the face of such a big change, it was so quick for her to calmly consider the cause and effect and make a decision.

Gavin suddenly felt that in addition to loving her, he appreciated this little girl.

Gavin finally asked for confirmation, "Have you thought it over?"

Wendy nodded and said, "Push me in. Don't let Cousin and Mom worry about me."

Everyone was waiting for Wendy in the living room. They were all a little surprised to see her come back so soon.

Joanne walked over and found that Wendy had stopped crying. She looked calm, and there was even a smile in the corners of her beautiful eyes.

She breathed a sigh of relief and fixed Wendy's messy long hair. "Are you okay?"

Wendy pursed her lips and said, "Yeah, I'm okay." Then she called Dolly, "Mom."

Dolly nodded and didn't dare to make a sound. She just stared at Wendy and motioned for her to continue.

"I want to call Dad." Wendy said in a calm and firm voice.

Dolly was stunned and asked uncertainly, "Wendy, what are you going to say to your dad?"

Wendy reached out to take Dolly's phone and said with a smile, "You'll know it soon."

Dolly hesitated for a moment and then handed her phone to Wendy.

The phone was quickly connected. Wendy called lightly and clearly, "Dad!"

"Hey, Wendy." Conor's voice trembled a little. "I'm hearing you."

Listening to Conor's voice, Wendy seemed to feel his guilt and caution over the past 20 years. Her nose twitched and she could no longer hide her crying. "Dad, I know everything now."