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!

chuckled. "You're a man yourself, so why are you still so clueless? A man's gaze when he

scratched his head, feeling embarrassed. He was indeed naive in

today." Daniel thanked both of them. "I'll need

the two, Daniel entered

as he got in, softly asking, "Who were you talking

"Guess? Was

Maisie pouted.

rested her head against his shoulder. "It was Chris and Lena coming to see me. It's their anniversary, and they wanted to use my amusement

"Oh."

a moment and spoke softly. "Do

chuckled. "When I was in Centrolis, Mrs. Hamerton helped me a lot. I've kept that

slowly revealed

that raised her for 20 years weren't her

about it. It does sound quite like

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