Chapter 77
Seeing this, Polly began to recall the past. She had a very distinct impression of Nicole from back then.
Most of the children at the cephanage hadbeen abandoned or came from families that could no longer support them. When they arrived, they were usually skin and bones or deathly pale. However, Nicole had stood out completely. Even in plain clothes, her features and demeanor clearly showed the came from a wealthy family,
It just so happened that around that time, a wealthy family had come to the orphanage. In the end, they had adopted Monica.
Polly hesitated for a moment, then suddenly clapped her hands. “I remember now!”
i moment she spoke, both Kenneth and Heidi turned to look at her. Polly’s eyes were filled with excitement. “Nicole, you really were here back then. But that day, Mr. Gibson had calen you. You weren’t at the orphanuņu ”
It was like a bomb went off in Heidi’s mind. Her brain froze completely.
The was so shocked that she lost her balance, and Kenneth quickly reached out to catch her, comforting her. “Haidi, are you olay?”
Tears welled in Heidi’s eyes. “Kenny, our daughter was right here back then. If we had come just one day earlier, we could’ve seen her! How could they have missed her like that?
Kenneth’s brown furrowed into a decrease. “I’m going to look into this thoroughly.”
Nicole also fell deep into thought. It was becoming clearer there was definitely something going on between Monica and Trevor
Her disappearance back then might not have been an accident. It could have been planned.
Otherwise, how could it be that Monica just happened to get adopted, and Trevor just happened to Lake her out?
Nicole lowered her gaze, her emotions swelling. Then, out of theme of her eye, she noticed that Monica had quietly slipped away at some point. Heidi stepped forward to ask Polly for specific dates.
Meanwhile, Nicole walked toward another part of the orphanage. Even though the place had caught fire, much he way to where There’s office used to be.
thad been built to look just like it had before. Nicole could still easily find
she had once we never to pet foot in this place again. But now, to uncover the truth, she gathered her courage and stepped inside.
The back courtyard was linered with fallen leaves, looking desolate and bleak
The office was run–down, the old clock above the door ticking heavily, each sound pounding in sync with Nicole’s heartbeat. She felt like it was going faster and faster.
She took a deep breath and slowly stepped forward
Inside the office, she could faintly hear Monica’s valor. The people inside were speaking very cautiously, and Nicole couldn’t make out the words clearly from outside. A cold wind swept pasting the edge of her clothes
All of a sudden, a flash of that rainy night crossed her mind…
Instinctively, the cruded down and hugged her head. A flood of painful memories hit ber all at once.
Back in high school, she would sometimes wake up from nightmares to find or sitting by her bed, watching hat with a smile
Micale had begged Fully for help more than once, but Trevor had always had a convincing excuse. He had claimed he had been making rounds and had seen Nicole kicking off her blanket, so head cou in to cover her up to keep her from catching a cold
Folly had never
say much. After all, Trevor was the one who signed her paychecks. She couldn’t afford to go against her boss.
Nicole’s eyes remained shut, her the pale. But in her heart, things were becoming clearer. Trevor must have known who she was all along. That was why he made sure she never crossed paths with the Boyda when they call to adopt a child.
Bradde the office, Tiene cut a wary glance outs
Then, he turned to the agated Monica, lightly touchinger shoulders, and spoke slowly and firmly. “Monica, trust me. I was the one who got you into the Boyd family. That means you’re the doughin now. You’ll live well for the rest of your life. Got
