After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

"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.

was

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

was a loud, insistent knocking at

over, eyes wide with fear. "Mr. Wills, there are so many

changed.

to Aveline. "Let's step outside and lock

you don't want to get caught,

covering her mouth with her

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

faced the men in black suits with

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

bullies.

think the police

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

began kicking at the door,

darkened. "This is an orphanage! There are children here.

does that have to do with us?"

behind, her