Chapter 1023 - 1015: Visiting Great-Aunt 4

Chapter 1023: Chapter 1015: Visiting Great-Aunt 4

Tiana Thorne looked up at her; she was already aged, had cut her long hair short, and from the back, her shallow hair made her appear more poised than the average elderly person.

She was wearing a gray cotton jacket, meditating while muttering Buddhist scriptures, holding a string of Buddha Beads, giving the impression of a deeply devout old woman.

Rouge Jarvis called out, "Aunt."

The old woman stopped her movement, turned over, and upon seeing Rouge Jarvis, was pleasantly surprised: "Rouge."

Then, she bowed three times towards the Buddha statue before standing up to welcome them.

Even though she was elderly, the grace that was part of her still existed, her wrinkles giving her a kind and amiable look, her smile gentle and kind, making it easy to see that when she was young, she must have been a very beautiful woman.

"Aunt, is your health better now?"

Jane Jarvis nodded and smiled, "Thanks to the blessings of the Bodhisattva, my body is much better. Why didn’t you tell me you were coming? I haven’t prepared anything."

The second half was a reproach, but where was there even a hint of blame in her smile?

Rouge Jarvis smiled and said, "If I told you beforehand, Aunt, you would make a big fuss welcoming us. Since there’s a Buddha hall at home, I didn’t want to be extravagant and disturb the peace of Buddha."

Hearing this, Jane Jarvis nodded and then looked at the young people beside her.

Maxim Ford smiled warmly and respectfully called out, "Great Aunt."

Aiden Shaw also called out, "Great Aunt."

Jane Jarvis nodded happily, "Good, good."

Then, she saw Tiana Thorne. She was over seventy years old, her eyes slightly yellow and cloudy, no longer as clear as they were in her youth, yet at this moment, a few mists also welled up in her eyes.

After a while, she finally asked, "Is this Poppy?"

Tiana Thorne nodded and smiled, "Great Aunt, I apologize for taking so long to come visit you."

"What silly things to say, I’m just happy you came. Come, give incense offerings to the Buddha and the Bodhisattva, wishing our entire Jars-Ford family health and safety."

As Jane Jarvis spoke, she pulled her toward the Buddha hall.

The old woman had a unique aroma on her, not at all unpleasant, instead bringing a sense of warmth.

Jane Jarvis turned around and called, "Rouge, bring the eldest and the fourth to come in for incense offerings."

"Alright."

After this, everyone came over, each holding three sticks of incense, bowing three times to the Buddha statue in front of them, making their wishes, and then offering the incense.

Jane Jarvis reminded them, "You must pray sincerely, only then will the Bodhisattva hear your wishes. Once they come true, you must return to fulfill your promise."

Tiana Thorne silently prayed in her heart.

"As a believer, Tiana Thorne, I wish my family peace and happiness."

She naturally believed in it, although Buddha is Buddha and immortals are immortals, from a certain perspective, there wasn’t much difference between the two.

In her past life, she was an immortal, so of course, she also believed in Buddha.

After bowing three times, she offered incense and then stepped back.

Jane Jarvis looked at her, full of affection in her eyes, "You look so much like your mother. Long ago, your mother often prayed here. Perhaps her sincerity moved the heavens, allowing you mother and daughter to reunite now."

Tiana Thorne looked at her mother, walked forward, held her hand, and said coyly, "We won’t be separated again."

Upon seeing this, Jane Jarvis smiled, her eyes filled with relief.

Tiana Thorne, intentionally or not, observed her Great Aunt before her. She was just an ordinary old woman, and there was no hint of malice in her.

She couldn’t help but think of her previous suspicions, looking at her, suddenly feeling somewhat confused.

Maybe, did she get it wrong from the beginning?