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.”

emotional. Every word felt like a dagger stabbing into Cherise’s heart, the pain so sharp and overwhelming that she could

Has she ever woken up in all

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

But not much, because no one ever

in a coma was already a miracle. But I failed her. If she hadn’t given birth to me, maybe her condition wouldn’t have worsened so much, and her

a few days before your wedding–when I called to tell her

phone to her ear. I told her you

she insisted on writing you a letter. That’s the

he shrugged. “That’s about it. I know you resent Mom, for

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had no choice. She thought your father would be a good one, that he could take care of you.

love and selfishly went to Astamia for her prideful career?” Cherise asked, raising the question again as soon

shook his head. “No, no, that’s not it. She wasn’t selfish. You’ve misunderstood her.

war correspondent and a battlefield doctor, though she’s always kept it hidden. She didn’t want her talents to show too much–thought it

Clusia to Astamia, many of them injured or killed. She

kinds of situations. But back then, if it were you, what would you have done? I’m sure you already know

all of this, Hank looked at Cherise, who hadn’t responded, and sighed deeply. “I think that’s all

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

fists. Her eyes

closed the car door with a sharp slam that Morris turned around, gently grasping her hand, pulling her thoughts back to the