Return Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks by Caspian Wood

Chapter 556

Chapter 556

Morris and Cherise spoke the same familiar name at the same time: “Hank Reese.”

After saying it out loud, Cherise smiled. “That 14–year–old boy truly has a meticulous mind. Jean has been to Charity Orphanage too, but Hank knew Jean is carefree and wouldn’t pay too much attention to a little girl’s appearance.

“So, he chose a girl who always hides in corners and isn’t easily noticed, disguised her, and then had her deliver the letter to Jean, who was acting as my bridesmaid that day.

“Moreover, I’m certain he developed his own signal jammer in secret. Otherwise, with our hacking skills, there’s no way we wouldn’t be able to recover the missing footage from the surveillance video.”

Morris completely agreed with Cherise’s logic.

Tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table, he said, “After all, he is the son of a politician–naturally, he’s not ordinary. Besides, if my guess is correct, Hank is very likely your half–brother.”

Cherise had thought about this as well. Just as Morris said, if the letter came from Hank, then he must have some connection to her mother, Claire.

She pondered whether the relationship between Hank and Claire was truly what she and Morris suspected. If it was, then that would mean she and Hank were siblings.

The realization made Cherise take a sharp breath. “I never expected something this complicated to happen to me. If he really is my brother, then I’ll have to rethink so many things from the past.”

Morris nodded and handed her a glass of water. “That’s right. A lot of things may need to be reconsidered. But one thing I can be sure of–Betrico won’t be peaceful for much longer.

“After all, the people involved in this are far from ordinary. And many are watching closely, waiting for their chance.”

After taking a sip of water, Cherise said, “That’s true. When I return to Betrico University tomorrow, I’ll have to confront Hank about this. If everything is exactly as we suspect, I need to know what my mother has been doing all these years.”

The next day, Cherise’s wedding leave had officially ended. After breakfast, she prepared to head to Betrico University to teach her class.

would be returning today. Many of them had

to Maeve and the children at the orphanage, he set off for

to Betrico University had always been eerily quiet–so quiet, in fact, that it could almost be described

accustomed to such silence. As he pedaled, he even hummed a little tune. He looked completely at ease, seemingly unaware that Cherise

Like

most.

he was eager to get to campus quickly so he could see

second, Hank’s instincts kicked in. A wave of unease washed over him

speed up and get out of there, a large group of men dressed in black, all

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from all directions.

of them, Hank couldn’t help but scream internally, ‘Damn it!”

but against so many strong and well–trained individuals, escaping wouldn’t be easy.

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the handlebars tightly. “Who are you? Why are you here? I’m

black remained unresponsive, standing solemnly as if they

stall long enough for Cherise to notice

leader of the black–clad men seemed to read his thoughts. Taking a step forward, he said, “Please come with us. Our boss has

pale, as if stricken by fear. “Who are you? I’m

I won’t get my attendance award. Without the attendance award, I won’t receive my scholarship. And without my scholarship, I won’t be able to

to ruin my future like this? I’m just an orphan—the entire orphanage is counting on me to succeed. If I can’t go to school anymore,

tears, his face the perfect

in black remained as expressionless as cold–blooded machines. The leader turned to his subordinates and ordered,

added as he turned to Hank. “We don’t go easy on kids.”