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