Chapter 399: She Learned She Was Not Their Biological Daughter

Holding the documents, Chloe Reed stared blankly at the open cabinet before her.

In the past, she used to help him organize his study: where to place the books he used most often, how to categorize regular and confidential documents, where to store important files...

These things were practically engraved in her muscle memory.

She felt no sense of discord entering this room. She was intimately familiar with every part of it, every nook and cranny.

After all, this place was once her home.

For the four years of their marriage, she had lived here.

’Why was I so resistant to coming back here before?’

’It was only because this place held so many of her emotions—her joys and sorrows. It had witnessed her growth and her changes, and it was also where her heartbreak was buried.’

’If she wanted to cut ties with the past, the first thing she had to distance herself from was this place.’

had

the documents, then turned, sat in the chair, and opened them

Miles Hawthorne’s employment

her brow furrowed. ’There’s

taken, after the assassination attempt outside the sanatorium, I had people investigate the staff’s connections. The trail led to Miles Hawthorne. He’s very close with the sanatorium’s

then, Walker

shook her

me this whole time. There’s no way

his dark phoenix eyes. "Why is he helping you like this? Has he asked

going to pay him

"Hah..."

soft chuckle. "He doesn’t need money. He has his own businesses abroad. As a member of the Hawthorne family, his annual stock dividends are a substantial amount. Does it really make sense for him to help you this way,

"And you’re guessing he’s the one who wants to kill me based on

Grant walked over to stand beside her. He opened a drawer and

time you learned who you

Chloe’s

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