NovelEnglishChapter 945: "You figured it out!" Aliza approached and linked her arm through his, playfully coaxing him with her touch. "I cout and couldn't spot you, but I bumped into Miss Hinks, and we got caught up in conversation." Kristopher's mind drifted elsewhere, managing only a distracted murmur in response. The identity of Aliza's female acquaintance held little interest for him.
Meanwhile, Alethea, having returned to the banquet hall herself, searched in vain for her adoptive parents. Across the venue, in an upscale lounge tucked behind the banquet hall, Kelsey and Jacob entered with a suited man.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe moment the man settled into his seat, Kelsey leaned forward anxiously. "Dr. Ruiz, have you made any progress?" Kelsey now stood as the last remaining descendant of the once-prominent Hinks family. Her origin story was complicated-her mother had fallen deeply for a man of modest means. To thwart this unsuitable romance, the Hinks family had drugged her mother along with their preferred suitor, resulting in an unplanned pregnancy. Thus, Kelsey had entered the world under shadowed circumstances.
The family had initially assumed her mother would terminate the pregnancy, monitoring her closely. To their astonishment, her mother calmly accepted her condition and expressed her intention to carry the child to term, though she steadfastly refused the arranged marriage.
After careful deliberation, the Hinks family concluded that keeping the child might effectively sever her mother's connection to the impoverished young man, so they acquiesced to her wishes.
Her mother had been meticulous about Kelsey's care, pouring herself into her daughter's education and upbringing. Yet, she maintained an emotional distance, embodying the role of a disciplined rather than affectionate parent.
To ensure Kelsey wouldn't grow up lonely, her mother even adopted an orphan-now her husband, Jacob-who becher most devoted protector.
Source content found at g] In ovels.☐☐☐ During Kelsey's elementary school years, something unexpected occurred. One evening, her mother, abandoning her customary detachment, entered Kelsey's bedroom before sleep and stretched out beside her on the bed.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHer mother spoke quietly. "You arrived in this world unexpectedly. I never contemplated ending the pregnancy because you bear no fault. The wrong lies with these excessively practical, unfeeling adults. I've strived to fulfill my maternal duties and educate you properly, but my presence in your life has its limits. While I am your mother, I also belong to someone as their beloved.
I've imparted all I can to you. Starting today, I must reclaim my identity and pursue the life that was snatched from me. The Hinks family resources will provide everything you might desire."
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