My Secret Billionaire Husband
Chapter 524 - 523: In fact, she has never stayed at the orphanage.

Chapter 524: Chapter 523: In fact, she has never stayed at the orphanage.

Joanna Lawrence?

Benjamin frowned slightly, rejecting the idea without hesitation: "No, she can’t possibly come up with that much money."

Annie Lawrence was about to explode.

Just earlier, Benjamin had suggested she borrow money from David Benington.

But when it came to Joanna, suddenly there was no money.

She scoffed coldly: "It appears we have no choice but to sell the house."

Rose Liall immediately changed her expression: "Sir Darren, we can’t sell the house. Where will we live if we sell it? Please go and beg Joanna. You’ve always doted on her, she can’t possibly stand by and do nothing."

Benjamin fell silent for a long time, and without saying a word, he turned around: "I’ll think about it."

After leaving these words, he left the hospital room.

No sooner had Benjamin left than Annie Lawrence clenched Rose Liall’s hand and asked through gritted teeth: "Mom, what on earth were you and Dad talking about earlier? Is Joanna... isn’t she a child from the orphanage?"

Upon hearing her question, Rose Liall became instantly nervous. She stood up and closed the door of the hospital room.

She then returned to the bed, lowered her voice, and said: "Keep your voice down, don’t let your dad hear."

"I don’t know the details either. It is said that she is from the orphanage, but in reality, she never lived there."

"What?!" Annie exclaimed, "She never lived in the orphanage? Then why would Dad..."

"It was just to hide some secrets."

Annie clenched her fingers, her heart suddenly pounding very fast: "What secrets?"

However, Rose Liall just shook her head: "Your dad kept them well hidden. Even I don’t know many of the details. Years ago, he worked for someone, who was good to your father and even saved his life. Later, his boss got into some trouble and had to flee. Before leaving the country, he entrusted a child to your father."

"That child... is it Joanna Lawrence?" Annie became unconsciously tense, and her breathing slowed down.

"Yes," Rose nodded, "It’s her."

"How could this be..." Annie seemed to have difficulty accepting it, "So does that mean, Jeremy Lawrence wasn’t adopted from an orphanage either?"

"Jeremy was." Rose frowned, "Your father always favored boys and thought less of girls. He adopted Jeremy to carry on the Lawrence family lineage."

"Have Joanna’s biological parents never come to look for her then?" For some reason, Annie had a vague premonition that Joanna’s identity might be extraordinary, just this thought made her feel especially uncomfortable.

"They probably haven’t." Rose looked indifferent, "They must have encountered a serious issue to have fled the country. Perhaps, they never managed to escape the trouble. Otherwise, they wouldn’t dump their own daughter and not care about her for decades."

Couldn’t escape?

That might mean they were dead.

Thinking about this possibility, Annie’s heart leaped with a secret joy, and she felt much better.

Even if Joanna’s biological parents were some big shots, what of it?

They were dead already, and she was just an orphan girl now.

A smile finally appeared on her face, and she felt a sense of relief.

Rose Liall knew nothing of her thoughts. She was only worried about what was happening between Annie and David. Holding Annie’s hand hesitantly, she said: "Annie, what’s actually going on between you and David? Is he really trying to break up with you?"