m floor. Chloe hadn't slept. Her eyes burned with a dry, gritty
, the tiny flutter of her daughter's eyelids. And as sh
been home in ages, suddenly returne
payment, barely enough to cover a year's rent in a decent neighborhood. In return, she had to sign a non-disclosure agreement so
d of any emotion. He didn't even look at her, his gaze fixed on the skyline
ad asked, her hand instinctive
ing indifference. "The Sterling family will provide for their financial
or the rest of her life. She refused to get a divorce. Even if his heart belonged to Amelia, she w
k her entire life, yet she
if she didn't get a divorce, the b
give up
condition. If she aborts this baby, she might
only hope. She says she must not give up her
ld, she ultimately sign
n would be so heartless as to won't
ughter of the Hayes family, while Amelia
e. But no one expected that just a few months after adopting her, the adoptive mother became pregnant and gave birth to their own daug
There was an urgent need to arrange a marriage to bring good fortune to him
st, after all the hardships, sweetness would come. But to her s
loved Julian. Throughout her life, she had already given in to Amelia
she tried, she couldn
eement last time, but they haven't officially gone to the civil affairs office to get the divorce certificate
to take the money and get them as far
the door interru
perhaps in his late fifties, with kind eyes and a calm demeanor that immediately set him
e wondered why he was doing ro
e, the one that felt like a costume she was forced to wear. He asked about her recov
ly, a wall of practic
ts. His friendly expression tightened, jus
ual. "The children resemble you. Ar
aze dropped to her hands, clasped tightly in her lap. "I d
the inside of her left wrist, just below the pulse. That mole was identical to the one his si
e had buried for over twenty years-a wild and seemin
lurch. That was exactly why he
r appearance was too similar to his sister-in-law's. There was eve
d secretly took a sample of the g
available today, and he
, "I'll make sure the nur
the wait for the test results. Meanwhile, he retrieved Chloe's f
ed to his brother Richard's daughter. That little girl, who disappeared in th
r stopped
s office like a caged animal. Every tick of the clo
ication pinged. The subject l
he mouse. He clicked open the email. He stared at the r
ies, who had faced life and death with unwave
d fou
nd Richard
in a number he knew by heart, a number that
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