Chapter 556
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 556<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0556<\/p>\n
Morris\u00a0and\u00a0Cherise\u00a0spoke\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0familiar\u00a0name\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0time:\u00a0\u201cHank\u00a0Reese.\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0saying\u00a0it\u00a0out\u00a0loud,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cThat\u00a014\u2013year\u2013old\u00a0boy\u00a0truly\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0meticulous\u00a0mind.\u00a0Jean\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0to\u00a0Charity\u00a0Orphanage\u00a0too,\u00a0but\u00a0Hank\u00a0knew\u00a0Jean\u00a0is\u00a0carefree\u00a0and\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0pay\u00a0too\u00a0much\u00a0attention\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0girl\u2019s\u00a0appearance.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0he\u00a0chose\u00a0a\u00a0girl\u00a0who\u00a0always\u00a0hides\u00a0in\u00a0corners\u00a0and\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0easily\u00a0noticed,\u00a0disguised\u00a0her,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0had\u00a0her\u00a0deliver\u00a0the\u00a0letter\u00a0to\u00a0Jean,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0acting\u00a0as\u00a0my\u00a0bridesmaid\u00a0that\u00a0day.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoreover,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0certain\u00a0he\u00a0developed\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0signal\u00a0jammer\u00a0in\u00a0secret.\u00a0Otherwise,\u00a0with\u00a0our\u00a0hacking\u00a0skills,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0no\u00a0way\u00a0we\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0recover\u00a0the\u00a0missing\u00a0footage\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0surveillance\u00a0video.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morris\u00a0completely\u00a0agreed\u00a0with\u00a0Cherise\u2019s\u00a0logic.<\/p>\n
Tapping\u00a0his\u00a0fingers\u00a0rhythmically\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0table,\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cAfter\u00a0all,\u00a0he\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0son\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0politician\u2013naturally,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0ordinary.\u00a0Besides,\u00a0if\u00a0my\u00a0guess\u00a0is\u00a0correct,\u00a0Hank\u00a0is\u00a0very\u00a0likely\u00a0your\u00a0half\u2013brother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cherise\u00a0had\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0this\u00a0as\u00a0well.\u00a0Just\u00a0as\u00a0Morris\u00a0said,\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0letter\u00a0came\u00a0from\u00a0Hank,\u00a0then he\u00a0must\u00a0have\u00a0some\u00a0connection\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0mother,\u00a0Claire.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0pondered\u00a0whether\u00a0the\u00a0relationship\u00a0between\u00a0Hank\u00a0and\u00a0Claire\u00a0was\u00a0truly\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0and\u00a0Morris\u00a0suspected.\u00a0If\u00a0it\u00a0was,\u00a0then\u00a0that\u00a0would\u00a0mean\u00a0she\u00a0and\u00a0Hank\u00a0were\u00a0siblings.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0realization\u00a0made\u00a0Cherise\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0breath.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0never\u00a0expected\u00a0something\u00a0this\u00a0complicated\u00a0to\u00a0happen\u00a0to\u00a0me.\u00a0If\u00a0he\u00a0really\u00a0is\u00a0my\u00a0brother,\u00a0then\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0rethink\u00a0so\u00a0many\u00a0things\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0past.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morris\u00a0nodded\u00a0and\u00a0handed\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0glass\u00a0of\u00a0water.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0right.\u00a0A\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0things\u00a0may\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0reconsidered.\u00a0But\u00a0one\u00a0thing\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0be\u00a0sure\u00a0of\u2013Betrico\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0peaceful\u00a0for\u00a0much\u00a0longer.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter\u00a0all,\u00a0the\u00a0people\u00a0involved\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0are\u00a0far\u00a0from\u00a0ordinary.\u00a0And\u00a0many\u00a0are\u00a0watching\u00a0closely,\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0their\u00a0chance.\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0taking\u00a0a\u00a0sip\u00a0of\u00a0water,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0true.\u00a0When\u00a0I\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0Betrico\u00a0University\u00a0tomorrow,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0confront\u00a0Hank\u00a0about\u00a0this.\u00a0If\u00a0everything\u00a0is\u00a0exactly\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0suspect,\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0my\u00a0mother\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0doing\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0years.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0next\u00a0day,\u00a0Cherise\u2019s\u00a0wedding\u00a0leave\u00a0had\u00a0officially\u00a0ended.\u00a0After\u00a0breakfast,\u00a0she\u00a0prepared\u00a0to\u00a0head\u00a0to\u00a0Betrico\u00a0University\u00a0to\u00a0teach\u00a0her\u00a0class.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0students\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Traditional\u00a0Medicine\u00a0Department\u00a0were\u00a0well\u00a0aware\u00a0that\u00a0Cherise\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0returning\u00a0today.\u00a0Many\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0had\u00a0gotten\u00a0up\u00a0early,\u00a0eager\u00a0to\u00a0arrive\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0classroom\u00a0ahead\u00a0of\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0wait\u00a0for\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0exception.\u00a0After\u00a0saying\u00a0goodbye\u00a0to\u00a0Maeve\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0children\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0orphanage,\u00a0he\u00a0set\u00a0off\u00a0for\u00a0Betrico\u00a0University\u00a0as\u00a0usual,\u00a0riding\u00a0his\u00a0bicycle.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0road\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0orphanage\u00a0to\u00a0Betrico\u00a0University\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0been\u00a0eerily\u00a0quiet\u2013so\u00a0quiet,\u00a0in\u00a0fact,\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0could\u00a0almost\u00a0be\u00a0described\u00a0as\u00a0desolate.<\/p>\n
Perhaps\u00a0Hank\u00a0had\u00a0long\u00a0grown\u00a0accustomed\u00a0to\u00a0such\u00a0silence.\u00a0As\u00a0he\u00a0pedaled,\u00a0he\u00a0even\u00a0hummed\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0tune.\u00a0He\u00a0looked completely\u00a0at\u00a0ease,\u00a0seemingly\u00a0unaware\u00a0that\u00a0Cherise\u00a0and\u00a0Morris\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0uncovered\u00a0many\u00a0truths.<\/p>\n
Like<\/p>\n
most.<\/p>\n
many\u00a0other\u00a0students,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0eager to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0campus quickly\u00a0so\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0Cherise\u2013the\u00a0professor\u00a0he\u00a0admired\u00a0the<\/p>\n
However,\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0very\u00a0next\u00a0second,\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0instincts\u00a0kicked\u00a0in.\u00a0A\u00a0wave\u00a0of\u00a0unease\u00a0washed over\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0sensed\u00a0an\u00a0approaching\u00a0danger.<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0speed\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0there,\u00a0a\u00a0large\u00a0group\u00a0of\u00a0men\u00a0dressed\u00a0in\u00a0black,\u00a0all\u00a0highly\u00a0trained,\u00a0swarmed\u00a0in\u00a0from\u00a0all\u00a0directions.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0could\u00a0fight,\u00a0but\u00a0against\u00a0so\u00a0many\u00a0strong\u00a0and\u00a0well\u2013trained\u00a0individuals,\u00a0escaping\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0easy.<\/p>\n
Still\u00a0sitting\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0bike,\u00a0he\u00a0gripped\u00a0the\u00a0handlebars\u00a0tightly.\u00a0\u201cWho\u00a0are\u00a0you?\u00a0Why\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0here?\u00a0I\u2019m on\u00a0my\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0class\u2013please\u00a0step\u00a0aside.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0move,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0difference\u00a0in\u00a0strength\u00a0was\u00a0overwhelming.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0clear\u00a0that\u00a0these\u00a0men\u00a0were\u00a0highly\u00a0trained.<\/p>\n
Not\u00a0only\u00a0that,\u00a0but\u00a0there\u00a0were\u00a0no\u00a0surveillance cameras\u00a0along\u00a0this\u00a0stretch\u00a0of\u00a0road.\u00a0This\u00a0was\u00a0definitely\u00a0a\u00a0premeditated\u00a0operation.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0realization\u00a0sparked\u00a0a\u00a0hint of\u00a0curiosity\u00a0in\u00a0Hank.\u00a0His\u00a0only\u00a0option\u00a0now\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0follow\u00a0them\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0being\u00a0and\u00a0wait\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0moment\u00a0to\u00a0escape.\u00a0He\u00a0hoped\u00a0Cherise\u00a0would\u00a0notice\u00a0something\u00a0was\u00a0off\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0show\u00a0up\u00a0for\u00a0class.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0leader\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0group\u00a0noticed\u00a0Hank\u00a0lost\u00a0in\u00a0thought\u00a0and said\u00a0coldly,\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0suggest\u00a0you\u00a0cooperate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0wearing\u00a0an\u00a0expression\u00a0of\u00a0fear\u00a0and\u00a0panic.\u00a0\u201cA\u2013alright,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0go\u00a0with\u00a0you.\u00a0Just\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0drag\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0spoke,\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0men\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0taken\u00a0his\u00a0phone,\u00a0backpack,\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0belongings,\u00a0tossing\u00a0them\u00a0onto\u00a0the\u00a0ground.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0leader\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0discarded\u00a0items.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0on\u00a0him?\u00a0Nothing\u00a0else?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u00a0Sir.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0everything,\u201d\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0men\u00a0replied.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0leader\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cGood.\u00a0Leave\u00a0the\u00a0stuff.\u00a0Take\u00a0the\u00a0boy.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0taken\u00a0away,\u00a0Hank\u00a0shouted,\u00a0\u201cHey!\u00a0My\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0backpack!\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0already\u00a0broke\u2013this\u00a0just\u00a0makes\u00a0things\u00a0worse!\u00a0What\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0kidnappers\u00a0take\u00a0people\u00a0but\u00a0not\u00a0their\u00a0stuff?\u00a0And\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0even\u00a0targeting\u00a0a\u00a0kid!\u201d<\/p>\n
Soon,\u00a0the\u00a0area\u00a0was\u00a0completely\u00a0deserted.\u00a0All\u00a0that\u00a0remained\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0old,\u00a0battered\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0well\u2013worn\u00a0backpack,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0mended\u00a0multiple\u00a0times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-579","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}