The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 465

Hilda had sent Vernon to investigate Mirage Cay, but he came back empty- handed.

She didn't dare dwell on how her daughter had managed to survive that island-a place that chewed people up and spat them out.

For days now, Hilda hadn't slept. The moment she closed her eyes, her mind conjured up images of Citrine struggling to survive on Mirage Cay. Sometimes, she even thought she could hear her daughter's desperate, helpless cries for help.

Saunders Manor.

That afternoon, Monica Wade and her brother dropped by the old family home to visit Inez and Herschel. The four of them sat down to dinner together.

Nathalie, knowing the siblings were coming, had gone out of her way to prepare several extra dishes each one a favorite of theirs.

Wade was shoveling food onto his fork, pausing only to exclaim, "Nathalie, this roast chicken is incredible! Honestly, it's like you read my mind and made exactly what I wanted."

Nothing made Nathalie happier than having her cooking praised.

Her grin stretched from ear to ear as she replied, "Young master, your compliments are too sweet."

Inez Saunders spoke up, "Nathalie, I heard you visited Hilda's new place the other day.

last came home, and Inez

at Nathalie as well. “That's right. Is Hilda eating well? Sleeping alright? She's not staying up

in their circle for

She spent the whole day

“Cooking? Hilda? That girl always hated

echoed by Herschel and the Wade siblings. All four paused mid- bite,

frowned. "Did she actually

day Aunt Hilda set foot in a kitchen." She tried to

lost her mind?" The thought of her cooking just didn't

laugh at their

just as surprised

was completely serious

said, still chuckling. "She followed every step,

a dish wasn't perfect she'd

determined-she even

their feet, voices tight with worry. "She burned herself? Was