Chapter 1

In the oppressive swelter of August, a sense of restlessness pervaded the air.

Outside the orphanage gate, a well–kept middle–aged woman, her eyes swollen and red from crying, barely able to stand, was supported by her husband, Sanderson Delaney. “Is this our poor lost daughter?” she asked.

Sanderson also had reddened eyes, nodding. “Yes.”

Sanderson and his childhood sweetheart, Lorna Wilson, were a picture of marital bliss, but their daughter went missing under tragic circumstances. After 18 years of searching, hope had faded. Yet, surprisingly, their prayers were answered when they found her in an orphanage.

Sanderson’s gaze shifted to the two approaching him, settling on the polite girl trailing behind the headmistress.

She sported a white baseball cap, dressed in a clean set of blue jeans and a t–shirt, her hair neatly tied back in a ponytail, and her fair face featured delicate features, with beautiful and clear eyes looking at them, misty and bewildered.

Compared to the emotional couple, she seemed too calm.

Sanderson blinked in confusion.

As they drew closer, the headmistress presented the girl to them. “Mr. and Mrs. Delaney, this is Cordelia Delaney

girl, she said, “Lia, these are your parents. They’ve

that, Cordelia’s gaze finally focused, settling

restraint and longing, her lips trembling with the desire to

“Hello.” Her tone was

tightly, weeping loudly. “Oh, my darling girl, I have finally found you! You’ve suffered so

and warm embrace made Cordelia stiffen, unaccustomed to such affection.

pushing her away

signaling the headmistress, and they stepped away slightly. In a voice he thought she couldn’t hear, Sanderson asked the headmistress in a low tone, “Miss,

orphanage for her brilliance.

A genius?

being foolish. He sighed in relief, and once Lorna had calmed down a bit, they got into the car

car moved away

left, a sleek black Range Rover pulled up quietly in front of the

two people.

around. “Mr. Watkins, we’re

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light in the car cast his nearly perfect features in

eyes emitted a sincere intensity that made it difficult to meet

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