Chapter 1024

He started planning every possible escape-mapping out times, routes, anything that might give him a way out.

Tim wandered over, tugging at Lucas's sleeve. "Daddy, where's Mommy? And where's my little brother, Tim?"

Lucas turned around, his expression suddenly serious. "Tim isn't your brother."

Aaron froze. He'd never seen Lucas look so stern.

Lucas seemed to realize he'd been too harsh. He knelt down, pulling Aaron into a hug. "I promise, Daddy won't let you lose Mommy. The three of us—we're always going to be a family. The happiest one."

Meanwhile, Chloe had already slipped out of the house and found herself walking down the street, not really sure where she was headed. Her mind was spinning.

She never expected to suddenly have another son-just like that.

Eventually, she ended up at a flower shop. For the last two years, her life had been nothing but calm. Now, everything felt upended, like a flood had rushed in and swept all her peace away.

Chloe. Was that really her name?

There was a laptop on the counter. She sat down and typed "Chloe" into the search bar. She'd barely started learning Old English, but somehow, she just knew which letters to use.

To her surprise, a ton of results popped up-almost all of them in Old English. She figured she wouldn't understand a thing. But as she scrolled, it was like the words just translated themselves in her head. Lines and lines of text poured into her mind, clear as day.

realized she could actually read it. Not just

old news article from two years ago, published by Country M's news agency.

Connor Sartori, CEO of the Sartori Corporation. Just a month after giving birth, she'd vanished from a maternity center, right before her baby's one-month celebration. The media was full of wild

mind reeled. It wasn't just that she could understand Old English

forced, something she'd never wanted? She couldn't bring herself

to search for more when she heard a

Connor was standing

moving. The

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her heart in pieces. But on the outside, she kept her cool.

He stepped inside.

turned to pour him a glass of water. "Have a seat, Mr.

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