Chapter 158
If she were to ruin his marriage prospects because of this, the consequences would be dire
For now, she didn’t want to bring up the past. She needed a good excuse to give him the ointment.
After her bath, Aria stood with her back to the mirror, reaching awkwardly behind her to apply the cooling ointment to her burns
The burns were severe enough to require long–term treatment before the scars would fade,
After the ointment dried, Aria put on her pajamas and received a message from Lily.
[Aria, I finally got my name on the household register!]
She attached two photos, one showing the main page with Aria’s name, and another with her own, Lily.
“Lily” was the name her mother gave her. Though her mother didn’t love her now, at least there was love once. That’s why she kept the name.
Aria smiled and replied: [Got it. Remember to ask Ms. Gibbs to update your name in the school records.]
“Change the name?”
Before morning reading, Lily handed her new household registration to Valerie, her eyes shining with uncontainable joy. “Yes, my household registration has been transferred. My surname is Saxon now.”
‘Saxon?‘ Valerie was surprised.
The Maple Class fell into a mysterious silence. No one had expected Lily to actually change her surname.
But since her lousy father was in prison, it was not surprising she took her mother’s surname.
Since it was still the first semester of senior year, it wasn’t too late to update her student records. Valerie, genuinely happy for her, took the document. and asked, “So you’re taking your mother’s surname?”
“No,” Lily shook her head. “I’m taking my sister’s surname.”
“Your sister?” Valerie looked puzzled. She flipped open the household registration, her expression shifting. “Aria Saxon? You’re taking the Saxons family’s
name?”
At that, the whole class couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
They didn’t believe Lily actually managed to get in with the Saxon family. Was it because she took a knife for Aria?
If they’d known, maybe they would have done the same. After all, joining the Saxon family meant entering an elite family.
Everyone was insanely jealous.
Nathan stared, utterly bewildered. ‘How can I not know Lily has been added to our family register? Wait, hasn’t Aria’s registration been transferred to the Cole family? Doesn’t she move it back after the divorce?‘
“No,” Lily denied again, her eyes crinkling with genuine delight.
“My sister, Aria, severed ties with the Saxon family ages ago. It’s just the two of us on the household registration now. Whatever surname she bears, I bear
too.”
For over half a year of teaching Lily, this was the first time Valerie had seen such a radiant smile on her face, heartfelt and pure, without the of pretense.
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Moved by her joy, Valerie smiled warmly and said, “Congratulations, Lily”
“Thank you, Ms. Gibbs,” Lily replied.
Lily returned to her seat, but the class remained in turmoil.
Osric blurted out, eyes wide, “Nathan, is it true your sister Aria really severed ties with your family?”
A strange expression crossed Nathan’s face. He hadn’t known Aria was officially living on her own.
Watching the smile on Lily’s face, Nathan felt a pang of discomfort.
Come to think of it, he’d never called Aria affectionally after their very first meeting.
Yet Derek and Lily called her affectionally with such ease.
Kayle, Lily’s deskmate, excitedly grabbed her and bombarded her with questions.
“Lily, how did you end up on the same family record as Aria? Does that mean you’ll be moving in with the Saxon family? Since Aria is your sister, should Nathan be your brother too? He’s only a few months older than you, right?” she rattled off.
The others listened in silently, all ears for the gossip.
Lily smiled and replied, “I’m not related to the Saxon family and won’t be living with them. I’m just Aria’s little sister. I knew her before the Saxons even did.”
It meant they’d known each other before Aria returned to the Saxon family.
Nathan was stunned. He was dying to ask how they knew each other, but realized he wasn’t in a position to.
This week, he decided not to stay at school and went home to ask his parents about the household registration.
When he arrived, the family seemed expressionless.
Only Silvia spoke up, “Nathan, go wash your hands and come eat.”
Nathan sensed a strange tension in the air as if everyone was bound by invisible threads, worn down by being stuck in the same place for too long.
‘What was going on?‘ he thought.
Nathan washed his hands and sat down for dinner. “Dad, Aria…”
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