ears old and married. She had been emplo
niel called
f Daniel's car when he was immediately call
s the one you handed me earlier," D
d gather everything Daniel wanted, yet the report only contained the limited information he
y other thing available is her auction performance over the last few years.
ned when he
thorough, it still failed to giv
Amelia resembled Emilia very closel
o link between the two women. He wasn't sure i
about it contin
ad insisted he come all the way to Klicta to bring Amelia back. He was
toward the floor-to-ceiling window, watching a
e went
asked, "Grandpa, who e
ny replied instead of a
ave," Dan
those three years, you truly didn't care about Emilia at all. Otherwise, how could yo
t together in shoc
lways wearing a white veil and refusing to reveal her face, though she had g
, his expressio
d been correct the entire time, a
his grandfather had insisted h
or five years-she had changed her name and hidden herself here. She must have recognized him
surged inside him. He sneered inwardly, thin
g Emilia back
efore ending the call and
idea what had
t Daniel's presence had su
l once before-when Daniel learned five years ago that
te when she saw him walking out. She was about to c
bed Archie. "Whe
chie answered hastily as
time since she had seen Daniel in such a h
and immediately called t
," the manager gre
e auction house?
u require someone to appraise an
efore he could f
because she feared being exposed and
go?" Archie asked fr
o find out Amelia's addres
ion, Archie didn't dare ask more questions a
Emilia wouldn't manag
estaurant so they could have something to eat. As they sat there, Mad
After questioning Emilia for a while, he merely
ns had come from Daniel's clear susp
uble, she still worried that Daniel might piece th
d, the manager called and asked, "Amel
tted her brows. "No, I d
ouse. I told him you weren't here, and he sounded quite ups
hat, alarm shot thr
ve noticed something; otherwise, he
thing else?" sh
g up angrily. Amelia, he's a very influential man, s
elling me that," Emilia rep
ession darken, Madison
ome plane tickets? Any destination will do. I have to return h
her in disbelief
on, "Daniel has probably realize
Madison's face. "What sh
n't know about them
he truth about her children, so Daniel wouldn't be
, and Olivia, go with Madison for now.
truly worried her was that he might trace her
o exactly that. And she could never allow him t
ed, the children quietly follo
"Mommy, b
" Emilia
to switch on the lights, she rushed straight upstairs to her bedro
airs area of the apartment, she
here in the dark. The air carried the
jolted v
m the darkness, a lo
ognized it
ng Daniel sitting on the sofa. She had rushe
ant, her mind em
unded, and bright lig
he sofa with commanding presence, a cigarette held between his long fingers. He slowly exhaled a stream of smoke while
tiffened i
ruly been exposed. Not only had he found h
y calm, determined not to
were upstairs. Emilia had no idea whether Daniel had gone upstai
meeting. So should I call you Emilia,
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