Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 642

Seeing Chelsea's reaction made Yolanda weep continuously. Her voice choked with guilt and remorse. "You knew, didn't you? So… Why didn't you tell me? Why did you have to sacrifice your lifespan in exchange for my recovery? Why did you act so foolishly?"

She was the one who owed everything to Chelsea as her mother. If she could, she would rather choose death than for Chelsea to sacrifice her years to save her. She had a life ahead of her…

Chelsea couldn't help but get emotional at the sound of Yolanda's apologetic voice. After a brief pause, she lowered her head and shook it, whispering, "I didn't… save you because I'm your child." She only found out about their blood relationship after she'd saved her.

Chelsea's statement was abrupt. Not only did Yolanda fail to understand her, but even those present, including Shannon, were puzzled. "What does that mean?"

Although unsure why Chelsea refused to reunite with Yolanda, everyone was confident she knew about their mother-and-daughter relationship since she had utilized the Art of Longevity, which could only be performed between family members. Wasn't that why she willingly sacrificed herself to save Yolanda?

Yolanda thought the same.

At that point, Chelsea knew Yolanda had misunderstood her. She looked up and met her gaze; her expression reflected not a daughter's attachment to her mother, but instead a profound love and respect for an elder.

It was precisely those overlapping feelings that left Chelsea feeling even more unsettled.

"Initially, I simply wanted to repay you… If you hadn't brought me away from the mountain, Ms. Torres, I would've long… died."

Chelsea's original name was Mary. One could tell the parents' love for their child simply by their given name. Meanwhile, hers was chosen casually without much thought by her parents.

The reason she was brought back home at that time was that her parents wanted to conceive.

She realized the best way to change her situation was education. As such, she had always studied tenaciously.

After finishing elementary school, her foster parents prohibited her from continuing her education, the reason being that they couldn't afford to send two children to school at the same time.

It was tough to abide by the mandatory education laws in such a remote area. Mary wanted to continue her studies but knew begging them wouldn't work. Hence, she proposed an idea that they couldn't refute.

She said the only way she could help her younger brother get into university was by continuing her own studies and assisting him with his homework.

Her foster parents regarded their only son highly and had great expectations for him. Once they heard he could get into a university and thought about his poorly done homework, they quickly agreed to her suggestion.