Bab 419: Chapter 416: Norris Moore, Beating the Hot and Clear Might Incur Divine Punishment

She gave birth to the child while keeping it a secret from Philip Shaw, and it gave her strength and courage to carry on. This act of defiance was the only thing she could do towards the man she deeply loved; if Philip found out, he may not even allow the child to stay with her.

Norris Moore sat with Aunt Fung in the courtyard and dried the herbs until the late afternoon. Aunt Fung talked ceaselessly about Aldana Candi's life. She told Norris about how Aldana's old wounds would ache on rainy days, that no amount of herbs could help relieve it, how Aldana would sometimes have nightmares and would sit on the bed till dawn without uttering a word. Aunt Fung also mentioned that Aldana missed Guoguo and suggested Norris to bring her over often...