Taking Back What My Sister Stole novel Chapter 236

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Cecilia understood that.

“I’ll go cook the Pierogi.”

Steaming Pierogi came off the stove, warming both heart and stomach.

After the meal, Luciano cleaned up the kitchen.

Cecilia took Noah out for a walk to aid digestion.

Johan’s call came through–he must’ve just woken up, his voice still hoarse.

“You sure made a quick getaway.”

Cecilia thanked him again for his help while voicing her doubts.

Johan tut–tutted several times, sounding all chivalrous.

“I can’t stand anyone bullying us Johnsons.”

The answer caught her off guard.

Cecilia knew better than to take it seriously.

But Johan never spoke a word of truth.

In the end, it just fizzled out.

Cecilia and Luciano visited Bonnie, Priscilla, and Gwendolyn on a clear afternoon after settling all arrangements

Noah performed the act of deep respect with solemnity.

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After Luciano left with Noah, Cecilia lingered at Bonnie’s graveside for a long while.

Outside the cemetery.

Luciano noticed the man leaning against the car door, eyebrows lifting slightly.

“What brings you here?”

Johan tousled Noah’s hair before sending him off to play nearby.

He slouched against the vehicle, his usual lazy posture unchanged.

“Came to check on you.”

“Us?”

Luciano caught the layered meaning in his words.

Johan lowered his gaze, pausing before speaking. “Noah calls you Dad and Cecilia Mom. Never crossed your mind to pair up?”

Luciano dismissed it as a joke.

“She’s in love with someone.”

His eyes stayed fixed on Noah, voice detached. “At least for now, Wesley still holds her heart.”

Johan fell silent.

Had he misread the situation?

Regardless, Cecilia genuinely wanted to leave now.

“So do you like her?”

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He pressed.

Luciano studied Johan, sensing unusual insistence beneath the casual tone–this wasn’t teasing.

Yet his own heart clung to another’s memory.

Johan knew what he was thinking and persuaded: “One must always look forward. Besides, Noah needs his mother.”

Luciano fell silent.

He frowned in confusion: “You… care so much about her.”

Helped her leave Wesley, then came all the way here to persuade him to be with Cecilia.

He’d heard the Johnson family once lost a daughter. They’d searched for years with no news.

Could Cecilia be…

Johan didn’t say more, just patted his shoulder. “Consider my proposal.”

“You…” Luciano wanted to ask why he didn’t tell Cecilia.

Johan cut him off. “Luciano, even if you don’t feel that way, I beg you to care for her.”

Luciano was the man he’d chosen for Cecilia–someone worthy of her lifelong trust.

Smart people understood without explanations.

After all, Johan’s own situation was difficult now.

Luciano invited Johan.

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“Come to dinner at our place.”

Johan watched the figure approaching down the road and shook his head.

“No, I must return for my engagement.”

He got in the car, then leaned out to remind Luciano,

“Don’t tell her I came.”

He sped away, terrified Cecilia might see.

Luciano waved Noah back. When Cecilia drew near, he asked softly.

“What would you like for dinner tonight?”

He respected Johan and didn’t mention his visit.

Priscilla smiled with crescent eyes, “Anything works.”

Since discussing divorce with Wesley, she’d never felt this relaxed and carefree.

Feeling unburdened naturally sparked her appetite, especially since Luciano’s cooking skills were impressive.

So she wasn’t picky.

The three walked back chatting and laughing.

At the entrance, they saw Mrs. Wilkinson who’d been waiting for who knows how long

Her eyes were red and swollen–Luciano’s departure had clearly hit her hard

“Luciano”

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She called out, her voice thick with bitterness.

Priscilla took Noah inside first.

“What brings you here?”

Luciano invited Mrs. Wilkinson to sit on a bench in the small garden by the entrance.

Tears welled in Mrs. Wilkinson’s eyes, her heart tangled with anger and fear.

“Luciano, I came here to convince you to come home.”

“If you don’t want the family’s arrangements, I won’t force you. But staying here–are you really throwing away your future?”

Luciano tapped his temple, “I’ve been having dreams lately. Fragments of past events. I want to stay here awhile, see if I can remember anything.”

Mrs. Wilkinson’s expression tightened, “Priscilla’s dead. What’s there to remember?”

Luciano disliked her tone and attitude.

“She was the woman I loved, the one who gave me a son. Why shouldn’t I remember her?”

Mrs. Wilkinson stood speechless.

Knowing her tone had been too harsh, she softened her voice. “If your memory never returns, will you stay here forever?”

Luciano answered unhurriedly, “What’s wrong with that?”

His mother nearly fainted.

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This was her only son. Would he truly remain alone his entire life for a woman who’d passed away?

Their standoff continued until Cecilia stepped in, pulling her coat tighter. “Please invite Mrs. Wilkinson inside, Luciano. Don’t let her catch a chill.”

Luciano turned to his mother. “Join us for dinner.”