The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 466

Herschel and Inez exchanged a look, their faces growing solemn. With measured words, Herschel said, "Hilda made it clear-she only wants Citrine. She's not interested in adopting anyone else."

The thought of their missing granddaughter weighed heavily on both of them, casting a shadow over the room.

Herschel hesitated, turning to Inez in disbelief. "Could it be... have they found her?"

Inez shook her head. "No way. We've searched for years and never found a single trace."

At that moment, Monica, who had been sitting quietly nearby, finally looked up. "It's true," she said. "Citrine has been found."

Her words hung in the air.

"Just recently, Aunt Hilda and I met with her."

Monica hadn't expected her aunt to make a move so quickly-let alone sneak behind her and her sister's backs to spend time with Citrine alone. Remembering Hilda's sudden decision to move, Monica suddenly understood everything.

Inez's eyes reddened, disbelief etched across her face. "Are you telling the truth? Did you really find Citrine?"

Herschel, still clinging to a sliver of caution after all the disappointments over the years, asked quietly, "Did you do a DNA test?"

Citrine is very guarded. She refused, and she doesn't want anything to do

she won't admit it, we're sure it's her. She looks almost exactly like Aunt Hilda did when she was

spilled over, her voice trembling with emotion. "As long as she's been found, that's all

wound in the family for years.

asked, "If she's been found,

on her guard-even with Aunt Hilda, she keeps her distance. If you

I wasn't thinking. We can't risk frightening

matter how much she

That was

sister.

for the one Aunt Hilda

already planning how to expose the imposter for what she

hands in his pockets and said to Monica, "I don't know who you people

eyes. "And what

already found the real Citrine. The one you found? She's

argue. She just shook her

decided not to go back to the