My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 899

Chapter 899:

This man had always looked out for her. To her, he had meant more than even the Hinks couple. More than anyone else in the world.

Alethea had grown into high society, had been pursued by countless wealthy men, but none of them had ever moved her. Not even Kristopher. The man that most women idolized? He had never captivated her for even a moment.

Because her heart had always belonged to someone else. To him. She didn’t even know his name. She never thought that after so many years, she would meet him again.

She hadn’t even noticed how her breathing had quickened. She hadn’t even greeted the Hinks couple. Her entire focus was on him.

The Hinks couple, oblivious to her reaction, smiled warmly. “Alethea,” Mr. Hinks said, “come meet Mr. Kyson Webster.”

best demeanor, she greeted

extended her hand. “Hello, Mr.

you remember me? Do you remember that orphanage? Do you remember the

too much emotion, not only would she startle Kyson, but she might also displease her parents. Kyson rose to his feet and shook her hand lightly, polite and distant. “I heard from your

fingertips just as

her. She had waited so many years for this moment, for a chance to reconnect. And yet, Kyson didn’t remember her at all. Still, she forced a small smile, stepping back toward her parents

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the truth. She had never attended university lectures or club events. She had spent her years studying

not out of kindness but because she

And with it, so did her adoptive father’s affection. She had felt it—the way his gaze had grown colder, how he had become more distant. She understood then that if she truly wanted to be part of

way she could secure her place permanently was by being indispensable as their only

as others. She poured herself into her studies, mastering not just academics but every refined skill a wealthy heiress should have—music, chess, calligraphy, painting, horseback riding, skiing, and