Chapter 869: 433: Can I Be Shaken? (Second Update, Monthly Ticket 300+)

Ruby Sheldon was already on her way home by this time. They finished lunch, but none of them were in a particularly good mood.

Spring Spencer was busy chatting on WeChat, looking at her phone, while Ava Harlow ate alone with great enthusiasm.

Later, when Spring Spencer stopped looking at her phone, Ruby Sheldon suggested, "How about we go home? I’m so tired, I want to go back, take a bath, and have a good rest."

"Sure, my mom’s tired too." Spring Spencer chuckled as she linked her arm with Ava Harlow’s, "Let me carry these for you."

She took several branded paper bags from Ava Harlow’s hands.

The three of them got back in the car and headed together to the Stetford family’s mansion.

In the car, Ruby Sheldon felt her heart sink when she saw the WeChat message from Autumn Stetford.

She never expected that her grandfather would appreciate Lawrence Winters!

What is happening to this world?

First, her little uncle, then her grandfather, does Lawrence Winters really intend to steal her things?

Ruby Sheldon sneered inwardly.

As if that could be snatched from her?

Can Lawrence Winters, with no father, compare to her parents?

Thinking of this, Ruby Sheldon had a thought.

She fondled her phone and turned to ask Spring Spencer, "Cousin, how much do you know about Lawrence Winters?"

Spring Spencer replied with a smile, "Not much. I’m not very familiar with her, but I’ve had contact with her due to work. What’s up?"

"I seem to remember hearing someone say that her mom had her after a divorce, is that true?" Ruby Sheldon asked quietly, holding her phone.

Spring Spencer thought for a moment and said, "I vaguely remember hearing that as well. Maybe my sister looked into it, because she once applied for a job at my dad’s company, the department my sister was in charge of."

"Did she really want to work at your Spencer family company?" Ruby Sheldon scoffed, "Lucky you didn’t hire her."

Spring Spencer chuckled good-naturedly, "You can’t say that. She’s very capable. Actually, my sister’s decision not to hire her was a mistake—one of our biggest at Spencer Group. Because of her, we lost Kenneth Osborne, our most promising employee."

"You mean her ex-husband?" Ruby Sheldon reminisced about Kenneth Osborne’s looks for a moment, saying, "Why?"

"Because my sister didn’t hire Lawrence Winters, Kenneth Osborne decided not to accept our offer. It’s as simple as that." Spring Spencer shrugged, expressing admiration, "Kenneth Osborne later started his own business and is doing very well now. So our Spencer Group not hiring him was indeed our loss. Kenneth Osborne is an outstanding talent."

Ruby Sheldon wasn’t interested in this; she didn’t need to work hard to make a living.

She was pondering something else: "Cousin, has anyone in your family ever met Lawrence Winters’ dad? The man her mom divorced?"

Spring Spencer and Ava Harlow exchanged glances.

They had never considered this.

"...Why do you care about this?" Spring Spencer seemed indifferent, "Anyway, they’re divorced, and it looks like this man never took any responsibility as a parent. Honestly, it’s reasonable that Lawrence Winters’ mom doesn’t want her daughter to be in contact with such a man."

"But do you really think there’s this ’ex-husband’?" Ruby Sheldon asked, somewhat mysteriously, "What if there never was an ’ex-husband’?"

"What do you mean?" Spring Spencer frowned, "Even if there’s no ex-husband, she must have a biological father. Do you think people can reproduce asexually?"

"Yes, she must have a biological father. What I mean is that her mother might not have had an ex-husband, meaning she’s an illegitimate child!" Ruby Sheldon sneered again, "...Their family is really a mess."

Spring Spencer and Ava Harlow both looked grim.

If they didn’t know Ruby Sheldon well, they would have thought she was making insinuations.

They didn’t know if Lawrence Winters’ mom had an ex-husband, but Spring Spencer was definitely an "illegitimate child."

Her mother’s status as the second wife was not legally recognized.

Spring Spencer and Summer Spencer were both illegitimate children.

But Ruby Sheldon didn’t notice the change in their mood at all.

She was immersed in her deductions, saying excitedly, "I want to ask my dad to look into this! Hmm, I’ll ask my mom first!"

She hurried to send a WeChat message to Autumn Stetford: Mom, do you think Lawrence Winters’ mom really had an ex-husband? I heard she was born after her mom’s divorce. But I always feel like she’s an illegitimate child... Can I ask dad to investigate?