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The driver from the Horton’s old house had been

waiting all day.”

He intended to just hand the delivery to Fiona and leave, but Mr. Horton insisted he deliver it personally

to Lewis!

So he ended up waiting all day long.

Fiona said Lewis usually came back at noon, yet today, of all days, he didn’t come back in time. He arrived by car at midnight the previous night, exhausted out of

his mind.

He even dozed off outside under the sun!

Rubbing his eyes, the driver handed the package to Lewis and immediately went to sleep in the room Fiona had arranged for him!

Lewis was slightly startled.

He looked down at the package in his hand but felt nothing.

The courier had made the delivery directly, so there

was no name written on it.

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Lewis simply wondered what had been sent to the old family home…

He didn’t enter the bedroom with the package but went into his study and sent Tom a message. “Meeting.”

Busy with international affairs in the afternoon, he hadn’t dealt with company business.

That night, he was prepared to work overtime, keeping himself busy.

He didn’t want to leave himself any idle time for unfounded thoughts; only by keeping busy could he feel somewhat better.

It seemed he might avoid those troubling issues…

Lewis despised such behavior from himself.

Yet he couldn’t help but act this way.

After Tom called for an international meeting, five hours later, everyone was astonished.

It was 2 a.m. in the morning!

Lewis was normally very health-conscious, not wanting work reports after midnight, and he always

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a fixed

was going on?

to sleep. His gaze merely flicked over the package in front of

run.

sleepless night… To be precise, he hadn’t slept

disheveled,

less exhilarating.

suddenly made him speed

at a swift

bedroom drenched in sweat did he step into the shower, as the cold water started flowing, his entire body jolted, and the pain that seemed suppressed deep within erupted

suddenly looked up, the shower’s water pouring over his

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shower, Lewis glanced

sky.

a.m. and broad daylight.

had an appointment with Keira that day to get

divorce.

had just regained. weighed on him

sleep well that

text message she sent made her feel the situation

was suddenly unpredictable.

was that stranger?

didn’t they want

her melancholy over the impending divorce faded without her noticing, leaving her in

dressed and

breakfast, the nanny came in. “Miss, someone outside wants to see you.”

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could it be?

They did say they would come to see

arranged to meet the other party at eleven in the morning.

She went outside.

the woman in front of her,

slender woman in her fifties. She was dressed plainly and probably from

who had sent her

wasn’t right…

last night said their child had just fallen asleep and needed to be quiet, meaning that the child was still

fifty-year-old in front of her

as she thought about this, the woman

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arm. “Mrs. Horton, you’re

Mrs. Horton, right?”

“Who are

“I’m Madeleine’s mother!”

middle-aged woman finished speaking, Keira

blamed herself for not sleeping well the last two

a half-beat slower,

wanted to retreat and close the door, but the woman had already clung tightly

anything to talk about with

four reporters suddenly popped out from around the

and the whole internet is following your

had a girlfriend

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