“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 eyes and

softly as she

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

story from Zephyr and Cordelia’s

else’s identity in the past, and that man was a thug who had been in fights and prison. Just because he looked

suspect Kaitlyn has a twin sister.” Zuko lowered his head to look at Lina. “But Uncle Ian’s men said that Kaitlyn goes into that old house for a while then comes

are aligned.” Lina said firmly, “This woman is definitely not Renee’s birth mother! But where is

Renee mentioned that Kaitlyn

“Yes!”

we should

mysteriously on Saturday afternoons. At first, Kaitlyn would say she was going for a walk, and Renee would kindly offer to go with her. But each time,

to secretly follow

with the hood covering most of her face, moving briskly. Renee wore a sunhat and a mask to avoid notice, staying a couple

and subways, arriving at the old city area. Under the gray sky, the place seemed desolate. The once busy streets were quiet now,

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

a large tree, observing as Kaitlyn scanned the surroundings. After that, Kaitlyn hastily pushed

Kaitlyn came out not long after, pacing

down, clutching her head and emitting painful

she could not care to stay hidden any longer. She rushed over to

“Mom, what’s wrong?”

her gaze filled

nervously inquired, “And what… What is

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