Just as Tieves was about to step forward, he saw a familiar figure
The moment he laid eyes on Nicole, his expression changed, memories from the past surfacing in his mind
His face flickered with shifting emotions, and then he said meaningfully, “Nicole, longtime no see.
A Nicole mat his pare, a wave of diggist sieged in her chest, her bead throbbing with pressure. Still, her eye
motions.
She clenched her teeth and spoke slowly, one word at a time. “Long time no see.”
i reddened against her will, no matter how hard she tried to suppress her
The still kept up his self–righteous font and stepped closer. “Nicole, ever since you let the orphanage, you never came back. I had no idea how you were doing all these years. What brings you here with Mr. and Mrs Boyd?”
(Heidi, standing nearby, deadly noticed that Nicole was trembling Though puzzled, she didn’t press the issue in front of everyone.
“Nicole in our biolopral daughter. She told us the also grew up in this orphanage, When we adopted Monica back then, we found her here too.”
Trevor’s eyes flickered, but he forced a calm expression. “Really? What a coincidence After you adopted Monica, Nicole didend up here. She was a quiet, withdrawn little girl.. “Sering how she’s grown into the woman she is today, I must say, I’m proud as someone who helped raise her. It’s like watching your own daughter grow up.”
These words cut deep into Nile’s hear, peeling away the scabs of old wounds, each one raw and bleeding
le and to
She drew a deep breath, lips parting lightly. “‘s hard to believe things could be that coincidental. Trevor, my parents and 1 came here today to take a look at Monica’s adoption tile a confirm when exactly was beuchtbere.”
Trevor’s eyes dimmed as he looked at Nicole, something unclear in his expression. Those narrow, slanted eyes were especially unnerving under dim light, and at that moment, his gaze seemed to carry a silent that
But Nicole
that now, with her parents by her side, she didn’t have to be afraid anymore.
Trevor licked his lips, putting on a composed and apologetic look. “Mr. and Mr. Boyd, I’m very sorry. A few years ago, the orphanage caught fire, and some of the older records were destroyed. Now that everything’s been rebuilt, I’m afraid those documents are no longer available.”
Nicole’s eyes turned sharp and cold, and suspicion grew stronger in her heart. Was the person Monica had called last night Trevor? Had the two of them been plotting together from the beginning?
Smed and walked aside, heading over to a staff member who had looked after them in the past. “Ms. Reid, do you remember me?
Polly Held was now in her 50s and had practically watched Nicole grow up.
As Trevor Low what Nicole was doing, his hand hanging by his side clenched even tighter. He had forgotten to send Polly away today! He could only hope that she wouldn’t culn his
s plan.
The
Polly
Nicole, she pecognized her immediately. “Nicole! It’s you! You’re back!”
Micole nodded and used to introduce her parents. “I’ve found my biological parents now. I just wanted to come back and visit today,”
When Pully saw Monica, the hesitated before asking, “You Are you Monica?”
Monica’s body tensed. This woman remembered her?
Nicle sized the moment and asked the key question “Ma. Reid, do you remember Monica too? Do you remember when my parents came to adopt her?”
