Before getting into the car, Armand turned and advised Gracie, “Just pretend you found this abandoned child while taking a walk nearby. You've never met me before, and I won't come here again.”

Gracie nodded in response.

The Maybach quickly reversed out of the narrow alley as a light rain pattered on the road, washing away the tire tracks on the ground as if no car had ever passed through the path before.

Seeing that it was raining, Gracie swiftly ascended the stairs with the basket in her hand, then proceeded to open the back entrance to enter the orphanage.

She opened the outer windproof cover of the basket upon returning to the warm indoors.

The blanket within the basket was enveloping a tiny baby who was awake.

The little baby had tender-looking facial features and a pair of beautiful eyes that resembled amethysts which were filled with purity and innocence.

Taken aback, Gracie stiffened, for she didn't expect the baby to have such exceptionally pretty eyes.

Is she of mixed parentage?

the basket but couldn't find anything pertaining to the

about the baby's date of birth or

on the table and asked, “Ms. Brown, did you come across

replied, making sure to maintain her composure as she smiled at

deep slumber not knowing how long she had been asleep. She asked drowsily, “Lorraine,

confusion, she

then did she realize something was amiss. If she was in a taxi, she should be sitting upright, but she was lying down instead. Moreover, she couldn't

on the bed and fumbled to sit up,

heard the sound of footsteps approaching followed by the creaking of a door as someone pushed it open. At the

immediately realized that the person who entered the

would respond immediately whenever she called out to him no matter how far away he was. In

feel her blood go cold and her breathing growing rapid. Before she could react, the man had already approached

a soft tone. After that, he brought the glass close to her

see, she sensed the glass pressing against her lips. In response, she lifted her hand and forcefully swatted

“Aren't you dead?”

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255