The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 475

In the car, Wade sat up straight, knees together and hands neatly resting on his legs a far cry from his usual slouch and careless attitude.

He hadn't expected to run into Hilda at Crestwood University. With a nervous glance, he ventured, "Aunt Hilda, what are you doing here?"

But Hilda's attention was entirely fixed on Citrine, who stood outside the car a short distance away. She acted as if she hadn't even heard Wade.

The silence made Wade's heart race. He braced himself, half-expecting a lecture.

He started mentally reviewing his recent behavior, trying to remember if he'd done anything wrong in the past couple of days. But then, catching sight of his sister in the distance, he snapped back to the present-he had something far more important to say.

"Aunt Hilda, I found my sister!" Wade blurted out, excitement breaking through his

nerves.

Still, Hilda didn't respond.

Wade pointed eagerly through the window. "There-look! That's her!"

Hilda shot him a withering glance, as if he were an idiot. "Obviously," she said, then turned her gaze away.

Not a trace of surprise or shock crossed her face.

A realization dawned on Wade. "Aunt Hilda, the girl you and Monica found... You mean that's her? My actual sister?"

an exasperated look. "What

pressed his lips together, falling

secretly cursed his "imposter" of a sister earlier, Wade buried his

got the better of him. "Aunt Hilda, who's

almost chilling. "Just someone with no

unsettling, making Wade shudder reflexively. At home, whenever Aunt Hilda wore that expression, it usually meant someone was

Sawyer stood facing each other, a

six months since

she felt nothing her heart

eyes sunken and dull. He

off guard. She remembered Sawyer as someone who took meticulous care of himself, obsessed with a healthy lifestyle and getting enough sleep. His motto had always

now so broken-it was clear that learning Jeanette wasn't really his

was his

I thought I made myself clear before. I don't see any reason for us

Sawyer's

as if x with

slept in days. His

It was my fault."

I'm

his last fever and hospital stay, all his memories