Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 195 Naturally, Adeline remembered that day vividly. The car accident had taken the most important man in her life. Afterward, she had never considered marrying again. At the mere mention of it, grief flickered in her eyes. "Why are you bringing this up?" she asked. Penelope pressed, "You must remember, don't you?" "Of course I remember." "Then do you remember the police officer and the little girl who saved you and Caleb that day?" Penelope asked again. "I remember." In Adeline's memory, the little girl had been bright and sunny, like a well-tended sunflower.

She radiated warmth and charm. If circumstances had been less chaotic, Adeline might even have suggested a childhood betrothal between Caleb and that girl. A family of police officers-modest, perhaps, but upright and respectable. And the girl herself was so sweet and endearing. Paired with Caleb, she could have been the perfect match. Adeline frowned at Penelope. "What exactly are you getting at? What does this have to do with Caleb?" "Caleb has been searching for that little girl who saved you both. He thought I was her," Penelope said, her voice tinged with bitterness.

derisive laugh, her eyes sharp with contempt. "So that's it. I wondered how Caleb could have been so taken with you. It turns out it wasn't you at all!" It felt vile, impersonating someone else like that. "I didn't steal anything!" Penelope snapped. "If I had been the one to stumble on that accident, I would have saved you too! I just didn't have Sydney's luck!" She had no policeman father, no fortuitous encounter with

the rich. Sydney had simply been luckier than her. Adeline's expression stiffened. After a pause, she asked, "Sydney? Are you saying the little girl who saved us back then was Sydney?" "That's right." Penelope read the realization in her eyes. "Sydney is that girl." "Impossible!" Adeline's gaze sharpened. "You're lying. What

1/2 Adeline studied her. Penelope didn't look like she was lying, and that uncertainty made Adeline falter. Back then, when she had been rushed from the crash site to the hospital, the doctors had said that if she had arrived even a moment later, she wouldn't have survived. That little girl had truly saved her life. 'But if it's Sydney...' Penelope caught the flicker of doubt in her expression