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

Chapter 565

Hank hadn’t expected Cherise to bombard him with so many he had no sex how to my of an and a thin layer of sweat quickly formed on his forehead,

His hands clenched tightly together, Secrets conddwt day famed forever–water or beer, the rate wo were one. Be to lay everything bare all at once required a great deal of mental prepara

Seeing him still hesitating, Cherise shot him a sharp glare. ‘If yo dont talk, dont even few wing for is Benore University again–let alone attending my class”

“I’ll talk!” Hank blurted out immediately. The thought of being banned from Betrico Useversy and mong Cortet’s Cances was more unbearable than death itself.

At this point, he had no choice but to come clean under Cherie’s pressure,

After taking a moment to steady himself, Hank slowly said, “You’ve probably dready power’s–Casey fer. My biological mother.”

Upon hearing this answer, Cherise showed no reaction, as if it was exactly what the had expected. The ugly eggste with a calm, “Go on.”

Hank nodded and continued. “She’s in Astamia. She’s been in Astamia all these years

“She told me that when you were still a toddler, she had already gone to Astantia. She said the owes you The perva te feels the most guilt toward in this life is you, followed by her mother.

“But she couldn’t come back. She’s sick. Back then, Mandy’s people shot her in the head. Though the survived, the injury damaged her nervous system, and now she suffers from chronic hypersomnia.

“And that same year, while still bedridden, she gave birth to me. If not for the medical equipment keeping her sable, she wouldn’t have survived.

“Forget coming back to Clusia–if she were to be taken off the machines, she wouldn’t last more than a few minutes. Seeing you again was never even an option.”

spoke, his voice grew more emotional. Every word felt like a dagger stabbing into

she ever woken up in all these

anything. “Of course, but only a handful of times. She’s practically a living corpse

time she wakes up, she talks to me about you. But not much, because no one

a miracle. But I failed her. If she hadn’t given birth to me, maybe her condition wouldn’t have worsened so

she woke up was just a few days before your wedding–when I called to tell her you were getting married.

the phone to her ear. I told her you were marrying Morris. The doctor said she woke up

on

he shrugged. “That’s about it. I know you resent Mom, for leaving when you were young and

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could

her prideful career?” Cherise asked, raising the question again as soon as Hank

that’s not it. She wasn’t selfish. You’ve misunderstood her. She didn’t want to leave,

wasn’t just your mother; she was also a war correspondent and a battlefield doctor, though she’s always kept it hidden. She didn’t

of people were sent from Clusia to Astamia, many of them injured or killed. She couldn’t, in

kinds of situations. But back then, if it were you,

hadn’t responded, and sighed deeply. “I think that’s all I

be right back. You can wait for me.” With that, Hank shook his head, pursed his lips,

words, Cherise’s hands remained clenched into fists. Her eyes seemed distant as she

that Morris turned around, gently grasping her hand, pulling her thoughts back to the