Chapter 0927

“Maximus, what’s going on? I don’t understand…” Celeste said, looking worried.

“Come on! In a few minutes, you’re going to meet Peter’s real mother. It’s a long story, but let’s go. Peter is nervous and anxious he ran out so fast that no one could stop him. He’s probably in the foyer by now.”

“Yes! Let’s go.”

“There’ll be time later to explain everything, but for now, the most important thing is that you’re by his side,” Maximus said, noticing how lost Celeste looked.

“Thank you, Maximus,” Celeste said, trying to stay calm.

Peter reached the foyer, breathless. His eyes landed on a young woman and a little girl standing in the room, and then… he saw her. Aria had her back to him, but when she heard footsteps behind her, she turned around.

Her eyes filled with tears, her chin trembled, and she found herself staring at the man from the photographs.

Peter’s chest rose and fell rapidly. It was her. The woman in the locket–it was definitely her. His mother. And she was beautiful.

He wanted to speak, but the words were stuck in his throat So instead, he did the only thing he could–he took quick strides toward her, grabbed her arm, and pulled her into his chest, holding her tightly.

Aria felt the warmth of her son’s body, his breath against her hair. She could hear it–the pounding of his heart. It was racing, almost on the verge of bursting. And as he held her, he knew. His heart couldn’t lie. The eyes, the gaze, the color of her hair–it was her. There was no mistake. His intuition didn’t fail him.

down Aria’s face. The words she had kept inside for decades weren’t words at all–they were sobs, raw and broken, the sound of a heartache she had carried

at him. He had inherited Leonardo’s height, his hair, his sharp features. Aria let out shaky breaths, trying to inhale and exhale, trying to find her voice. She wanted to speak, to say everything she had never been able to say. But she couldn’t.

in her womb, protected by her own body. Her

the young girl who had been robbed of her right to be a

woman who had never once held

her voice barely

Peter choked out, pulling back just enough to wipe his own tears.

tears. She knew what it was like to lose one’s

Celeste’s emotions, gently pulled

need

go to the garden,” Celeste agreed, walking

left the room and headed outside, Danielle was still in shock.

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Chapter 0927

had once begged for a job? The woman

still can’t understand… Mr. Magnus, how did she never feet her son?” Danielle asked, her voice heavy with disbelief. “Aria has been with me for almost ten years. I knew her life hadn’t been

Magnus said solemnly. “And in her case, that’s exactly what happened. The worst

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