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

are your parents. They’ve come to take you

gaze finally focused,

at her with restraint and longing, her lips trembling with the desire to

Cordelia spoke softly, “Hello.” Her tone was

the oddity, Lorna couldn’t contain herself and embraced her daughter tightly, weeping loudly. “Oh, my darling girl, I have finally found you! You’ve

and warm embrace made Cordelia stiffen, unaccustomed to such

her away seemed too

she couldn’t

at all. Cordelia is intelligent, a real genius. She’s known in our orphanage for her brilliance. She’s more absorbed in her studies than social interactions, so she might seem a bit

A genius?

mattered less than her not being foolish. He sighed in relief,

The chaotic streets and the slightly worn door of the orphanage receded slowly as the car moved away until it turned a corner and was out of sight. Only then did

a sleek black Range

two

around. “Mr. Watkins, we’re a

Chapter 1

The dim light in

emitted a sincere intensity that made it difficult to

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