After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 288 Xander's Doubt

Without warning, the man's questions came at her like a steady rainfall, soft and relentless, landing lightly on her head.

Isabel felt the coolness from above, and suddenly her eyes began to sting.

Xander, why do you have to be so kind to me?

It makes me feel guilty.

In the afternoon, the sunlight was just right.

Isabel sat lazily on the swing, pulling out the pendant.

"The Nelsons... Richie ... Am I her?"

The dream she had the night before ended right after little Leslie crawled out of the dog hole.

Little Leslie had no idea what happened to her after that.

In her previous life, when she awoke, she found herself in an orphanage.

She was unable to recall any details from the past.

Isabel had heard from the orphanage staff that they had found her near a trash bin, almost lifeless, covered in dirt, burning with fever, and on the verge of death. They had rushed her to the orphanage, where a doctor treated her.

When she woke up, her memories of the past were a blur.

She had asked the staff, and they said they found her the day after the incident at the Nelsons' residence.

was all starting to

the final piece

back to the pendant. It had been a long time, and it seemed it was finally time to hand

find out who was searching for

can't be

had ruled Richie out long ago, knowing that he

Was there something secret hidden inside it? Isabel strained to think, and faintly,

must keep this pendant safe. It's

Treasure?

What treasure?

in thought, completely unaware of

watching for a moment, Samuel quietly turned and left,

need to tell you, but I hope you won't be

it?" Xander asked, his tone

brow, clicked his tongue,

saw Isabel in the garden with the pendant, examining

asked, his dark eyes narrowing as he

was too far.

he was worried Isabel would notice. After all,

she caught him,

he explain himself?

how he explained, Isabel would probably feel uncomfortable about

wasn't that Isabel was

Cours was just

roles were reversed, Samuel would feel the