Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1214

"So, you're broke because you donated all your money to the orphanage?"

Faced with the curious stares of the group, Mike rolled his eyes and sighed.

"What else could it be? Our orphanage is poor, and we're not like orphanages in big cities that have kind-hearted rich ladies donating large sums regularly…"

As he said so, his eyes fixed on Shannon the rich lady. The latter was utterly speechless.

Seeing all the other equally exasperated expressions, Mike chuckled sheepishly and admitted. "Fine, I'll be honest. I'm pretty broke, but it's not like I can't make ends meet. You guys know that I'm not fated to hold onto wealth anyway.

"I figured that since I'm destined to lose the money, I might as well donate it to the orphanage. At least Ms. Oswald can provide meals for me and Mr. Hellmut…"

Indeed, though Merlinus had taken Mike in, the latter kept sending his earnings to the orphanage. Merlinus eventually decided to set up his booth right next to the orphanage to save Mike the trouble of running back and forth.

Later, he moved into the house next door.

Mike had left the orphanage, but it felt as if he'd never left either.

He was one of the oldest kids at the orphanage and had raised several of the younger ones himself. Seraphine was one of them.

After learning about divination, he discovered that Seraphine's birthdate and astrological house were unique. He took extra care of her and warned both Lenora and Seraphine about the potential dangers.

Though Lenora didn't understand, she thought of it as a rare blood type. And just like anything else, anything unique tended to attract attention.

Some wealthy families with similarly rare blood types would adopt children just to use them as emergency blood donors for their own.

That was why Lenora was particularly cautious about anyone wanting to adopt Seraphine. When Seraphine was "kidnapped", she immediately sought out Mike in a panic.