"What did you say?" Aveline frowned, staring at her.

Out of desperation, Hilda continued, "I know so much-so much! Just help me get out of here, and I'll tell you everything. Aveline, all those beautiful things, that life-it was supposed to be yours! Someone else has taken your place!" Aveline felt her mind whirl, her gaze shifting to Zachary.

Someone had taken her identity?

"It seems you really can't hand her over," Zachary said. "It's not that you can't find your biological parents-someone has stolen them from you, Aveline. You need to find out the truth."

Aveline blinked, realization dawning. She could have found her real parents. She was supposed to find them. But someone else had known about it first and taken her place? "Who? Who is this person?"

A surge of anger coursed through her.

She wasn't an orphan after all!

Hilda had always known this and never told her. She had even tried to ruin her completely!

Why? Why did Hilda treat her like this?

Seeing Aveline's emotions shift, Hilda regained her composure and said, "Get me out safely, keep those people from finding me, and I'll tell you. Otherwise, you'll never know." Aveline's face darkened.

right now, she was the only one

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

there was a loud, insistent knocking at

child came running over, eyes wide with fear. "Mr. Wills,

changed. "They're

"Let's step outside and

he looked at Hilda. "If you don't want to get caught, stay

covering her mouth with

securely locking the door and double-checking it before heading toward the

black suits

of the bodyguards replied, "We're looking for someone. Step aside, or this orphanage will be

bullies. Fine, then. Let's

sneered. "You think the police will make a

for a moment, sensing their arrogance. It seemed the police might indeed be

at the door, their behavior

orphanage! There are children here. You'll scare

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