She Stuns the World - Chapter 233: Chapter 233
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At that time, Athena's older brother, Jaden, was fifteen years old and had just six months left before his high school entrance exams.
Unable to bear the thought of his parents being separated and his younger brothers being away from their mother for extended periods, Jaden suggested that he go to the countryside to look after his grandparents. He transferred to a middle school in the county and later to a high school there. During the day, he attended classes, and in the evening, he returned to stay with his grandparents.
After Jaden was accepted into college, he transferred his younger brother, Joshua, to the county high school to take over the responsibility of caring for their grandparents.
After Joshua was admitted to college, his younger brother, Zayn, was transferred to the county high school to take over the responsibility of caring for their grandparents.
Thus, the brothers took turns going to the countryside to care for their grandparents, managing to hold on until now.
Wesley recalled the most tragic period: "Six months after the incident, Catherine returned to her hometown with Maria. After that, Maria was sold by her biological father to be a child bride, and we went to adopt Maria."
At this point, Wesley seemed to calm down a bit. He finally lifted his face from his hands, picked up a glass of water, and sipped it slowly.
After finishing his drink, he said softly, "For thirteen years, we never gave up searching for Zilvia. Every year, we regularly paid a sum to professional missing person agencies to help with the search."
Athena nodded silently, understanding why the Donovan family's financial situation was so strained.
Wesley continued, "Two years ago, during the summer vacation, the reason we decided so quickly to adopt Josie was because she reminded us of Zilvia. Having Josie with us helps somewhat to ease the pain of losing Zilvia."
Athena poured a glass of water for her father and asked softly, "Dad, what kind of girl was Zilvia?"
When talking about their missing beloved daughter, Wesley's gaze was both sorrowful and gentle. "Zilvia... she was very cute and incredibly smart. Everyone who met her said she would be something extraordinary when she grew up."
He continued, "She was only two years into kindergarten, and we didn't pressure her to study at home, yet she could correctly write over a thousand characters, communicate in a simple foreign language with foreign teachers, and master two-digit multiplication and division. She learned anything she was shown just by seeing it a few times. The teachers all said she was a prodigy, the smartest child they had ever seen. She had once undergone an IQ test in kindergarten, and her score was 150. The testing teacher said she might have been deliberately controlling her score, or it could have been even higher."
Athena's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this. As twins, Zilvia's intelligence was probably quite similar to hers.
Wesley murmured, "Zilvia was so smart, she never caused us any worry. We were always careful to teach her how to protect herself. For example, when she was outside, if no adults were around to watch her, she was taught not to leave her original spot. She had to be aware of the surveillance cameras around her and make sure she stayed in a place where the cameras could see her. She knows all that."
He looked despondent, shaking his head repeatedly. "We can't understand how such a smart girl like Zilvia could have left the place where her grandparents told her to wait that day, and why she would walk towards a place without any surveillance cameras on her own."
His voice was filled with regret. "We even suspect that maybe Zilvia's exceptional cuteness and intelligence made her a target. The perpetrators might have been a group who observed her in secret for a long time, waiting for the opportunity to take her away..."
Unable to bear the thought of his parents being separated and his younger brothers being away from their mother for extended periods, Jaden suggested that he go to the countryside to look after his grandparents. He transferred to a middle school in the county and later to a high school there. During the day, he attended classes, and in the evening, he returned to stay with his grandparents.
After Jaden was accepted into college, he transferred his younger brother, Joshua, to the county high school to take over the responsibility of caring for their grandparents.
After Joshua was admitted to college, his younger brother, Zayn, was transferred to the county high school to take over the responsibility of caring for their grandparents.
Thus, the brothers took turns going to the countryside to care for their grandparents, managing to hold on until now.
Wesley recalled the most tragic period: "Six months after the incident, Catherine returned to her hometown with Maria. After that, Maria was sold by her biological father to be a child bride, and we went to adopt Maria."
At this point, Wesley seemed to calm down a bit. He finally lifted his face from his hands, picked up a glass of water, and sipped it slowly.
After finishing his drink, he said softly, "For thirteen years, we never gave up searching for Zilvia. Every year, we regularly paid a sum to professional missing person agencies to help with the search."
Athena nodded silently, understanding why the Donovan family's financial situation was so strained.
Wesley continued, "Two years ago, during the summer vacation, the reason we decided so quickly to adopt Josie was because she reminded us of Zilvia. Having Josie with us helps somewhat to ease the pain of losing Zilvia."
Athena poured a glass of water for her father and asked softly, "Dad, what kind of girl was Zilvia?"
When talking about their missing beloved daughter, Wesley's gaze was both sorrowful and gentle. "Zilvia... she was very cute and incredibly smart. Everyone who met her said she would be something extraordinary when she grew up."
He continued, "She was only two years into kindergarten, and we didn't pressure her to study at home, yet she could correctly write over a thousand characters, communicate in a simple foreign language with foreign teachers, and master two-digit multiplication and division. She learned anything she was shown just by seeing it a few times. The teachers all said she was a prodigy, the smartest child they had ever seen. She had once undergone an IQ test in kindergarten, and her score was 150. The testing teacher said she might have been deliberately controlling her score, or it could have been even higher."
Athena's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this. As twins, Zilvia's intelligence was probably quite similar to hers.
Wesley murmured, "Zilvia was so smart, she never caused us any worry. We were always careful to teach her how to protect herself. For example, when she was outside, if no adults were around to watch her, she was taught not to leave her original spot. She had to be aware of the surveillance cameras around her and make sure she stayed in a place where the cameras could see her. She knows all that."
He looked despondent, shaking his head repeatedly. "We can't understand how such a smart girl like Zilvia could have left the place where her grandparents told her to wait that day, and why she would walk towards a place without any surveillance cameras on her own."
His voice was filled with regret. "We even suspect that maybe Zilvia's exceptional cuteness and intelligence made her a target. The perpetrators might have been a group who observed her in secret for a long time, waiting for the opportunity to take her away..."
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