“Okay, I understand,” Lina said softly, “Keep following her. If anything unusual happens, inform us immediately.”

“Understood. About this… Should Ms. Renee be informed?”

Lina had kept these people silent from the beginning of the investigation, fearing it might strain their relationship.

The leader appeared troubled. “Ms. Thompson, um… Ms. Renee has spotted us. We encountered her following Kaitlyn as we tracked her…”

Zuko replied seriously, “You must ensure her safety. If Kaitlyn is genuinely a threat, she might target her own daughter without hesitation.”

“Yes!”

With a bow, the men left the room, leaving only Zuko and Lina.

Both of them carried heavy concerns and worries.

“Zuko, I have something to tell you.”

“Same here, I want to discuss something too.” Zuko smiled at her. “Is it about Kaitlyn?”

“Yes.”

“Then let’s say it together.”

“I suspect…” Lina’s eyebrows knitted a bit.

In unison, they uttered, “She’s not Kaitlyn!”

speaking, they gazed into each other’s

said softly as she leaned against him. “I

character change so dramatically?” Zuko gently stroked her hair. “There’s only one possibility—she’s not

the story from

dad married my mom with someone else’s identity in the past, and that man was a thug who had been in fights and prison. Just because he looked like my dad, my uncles used him in an attempt to seize the Hamertons’ assets. Luckily, my parents were prepared, and their

head to look at Lina. “But Uncle Ian’s men said that Kaitlyn goes into that old house for a while then comes out, and there’s no one in the old house… That

birth mother! But where is the real Aunt Kaitlyn…

that Kaitlyn started acting

“Yes!”

we should ask

would say she was going for a walk, and Renee would kindly offer

something odd, Renee decided to secretly

wore a black cloak with the hood covering most of her face, moving briskly. Renee wore a

sky, the place seemed desolate. The once busy streets were quiet now, except for the colorful graffiti on the walls, which held a trace of the

kept her distance. She stayed back, not wanting to get too close. Eventually, Kaitlyn halted in front of an

scanned the surroundings. After that, Kaitlyn hastily pushed the door

she did not dare approach. However, Kaitlyn came

down, clutching her head and emitting painful low

and she could not care to stay hidden any

“Mom, what’s wrong?”

widened her eyes, her gaze

you feeling unwell somewhere?” Renee nervously inquired, “And what… What is this place? Is there a bed inside? Let me help you lie

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