Daniel squinted, maintaining a contemplative silence for a moment.

Chris furrowed his brow. "Uncle Daniel, Lena and I are puzzled. What should our next move be?"

"Yeah." Lena nodded. "Or perhaps we should consider a different approach. Maybe Maisie isn't connected to the Newhouses?"

"She definitely is," Daniel asserted firmly, locking eyes with them. "No need to change our approach, but this test result did catch my attention. Maisie isn't Delilah's daughter, but she might be Wilfred's."

Chris and Lena were visibly surprised.

"Uncle Daniel, have you uncovered something?"

"Not precisely," Daniel replied in a subdued tone. "I recently met Wilfred along with Maisie. It was the second time Wilfred encountered Maisie after the banquet. I just sensed that his gaze toward Maisie was noticeably different."

Chris bit his lip. "Um... Was it the gaze of an older man with inappropriate intentions toward a young —?"

Before he could finish his sentence, Lena jabbed him hard!

still so clueless? A man's gaze when he desires something from a woman is

head, feeling embarrassed. He was indeed naive in this

thanked both of them. "I'll need to contemplate our

to the two, Daniel entered

waiting and leaned against him as soon as he got in, softly asking, "Who were

teased her, "Guess?

Maisie pouted.

against his shoulder. "It was Chris and Lena coming to see me. It's their

"Oh."

paused for a moment and spoke softly.

was in Centrolis, Mrs. Hamerton helped

slowly revealed Cordelia's

life before. The Jenners that raised her for 20 years weren't her real family. Her true identity was a lost pearl from Southeast

I've heard about it. It does sound quite

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