Chapter 558
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 558<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0558<\/p>\n
Lydia\u00a0kept\u00a0an\u00a0inexplicable\u00a0faint\u00a0smile\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0watched\u00a0Hank.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0he\u00a0finished\u00a0speaking,\u00a0she\u00a0stood\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0applauded\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cHank\u00a0Reese,\u00a0is\u00a0it?\u00a0You\u00a0really\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0put\u00a0on\u00a0an\u00a0act\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
With\u00a0that,\u00a0she\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0photos\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0pocket\u00a0and\u00a0waved\u00a0them\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0Hank.\u00a0\u201cA\u00a0boy\u00a0who\u00a0can\u00a0enter\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0residence\u00a0freely\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0possibly\u00a0be\u00a0an\u00a0ordinary\u00a0person,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0flicker\u00a0of\u00a0surprise\u00a0flashed\u00a0through\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0eyes.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0speak\u00a0when\u00a0Lydia\u00a0cut himoff.\u00a0\u201cNo\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0argue,\u00a0and\u00a0no\u00a0more\u00a0excuses.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0like\u00a0my\u00a0foolish\u00a0aunt,\u00a0whose\u00a0head\u00a0is\u00a0filled\u00a0only\u00a0with\u00a0romance\u00a0and\u00a0completely\u00a0lacks\u00a0logical\u00a0thinking<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0saw\u00a0everything\u2013the\u00a0way\u00a0you\u00a0moved\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0residence\u00a0that\u00a0day,\u00a0how\u00a0you\u00a0shook\u00a0off\u00a0my\u00a0aunt\u2019s\u00a0car,\u00a0and\u00a0even\u00a0how\u00a0you\u00a0changed\u00a0disguises\u00a0before\u00a0riding\u00a0your\u00a0bicycle\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0that\u00a0orphanage.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0in\u00a0these\u00a0photos.\u00a0Take\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0look.\u00a0I\u00a0must\u00a0say,\u00a0you\u00a0look\u00a0quite\u00a0handsome\u00a0without\u00a0your\u00a0glasses.\u00a0And\u00a0you\u00a0bear\u00a0a\u00a0striking\u00a0resemblance\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0certain\u00a0big\u00a0shot.\u00a0Now,\u00a0how\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0refute\u00a0that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Since\u00a0Lydia\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0put\u00a0it\u00a0that\u00a0way,\u00a0Hank\u00a0decided\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0any point\u00a0in\u00a0hiding the\u00a0truth.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0adjusted\u00a0his\u00a0glasses\u00a0slightly,\u00a0then\u00a0smiled\u00a0and\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0expect\u00a0the\u00a0Walton\u00a0family\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0smart\u00a0and\u00a0calculating\u00a0young\u00a0woman\u00a0like\u00a0you.\u00a0Since\u00a0you\u00a0already\u00a0know\u00a0who\u00a0I\u00a0am,\u00a0I\u00a0see\u00a0no\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0pretending.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0right.\u00a0When\u00a0you\u00a0used\u00a0sulfuric\u00a0acid\u00a0against\u00a0Jean\u00a0last\u00a0time,\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0just\u00a0stand\u00a0by\u00a0and\u00a0watch.\u00a0After\u00a0all,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0my\u00a0classmate,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0stepped\u00a0in\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lydia\u00a0shook\u00a0her\u00a0head\u00a0and\u00a0swiftly\u00a0reached\u00a0out,\u00a0gripping\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0throat\u00a0tightly.\u00a0\u201cCut\u00a0the\u00a0lies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0is\u00a0your\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett family,\u00a0why\u00a0you\u00a0can enter\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0residence\u00a0freely,\u00a0why\u00a0you\u00a0disguised\u00a0yourself,\u00a0and\u00a0whether\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0some\u00a0unspeakable\u00a0familial connection\u00a0to\u00a0that\u00a0man.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0realized\u00a0Lydia\u00a0possessed\u00a0such\u00a0strength.\u00a0His\u00a0face\u00a0turned\u00a0red\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0struggled\u00a0to\u00a0breathe.<\/p>\n
In\u00a0a\u00a0weak\u00a0voice,\u00a0he\u00a0gasped,\u00a0\u201cAlright,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0tell\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Only\u00a0then\u00a0did\u00a0Lydia\u00a0release\u00a0her\u00a0grip.\u00a0Hank\u00a0immediately\u00a0slumped\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ground\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0deflated\u00a0balloon.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0stole\u00a0a\u00a0glance\u00a0at\u00a0Lydia\u00a0before\u00a0taking a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath\u00a0and saying,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0tell\u00a0you\u00a0everything.\u00a0My\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0family\u00a0is\u2026\u00a0quite\u00a0complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cComplicated\u00a0how?\u201d\u00a0Lydia\u00a0seemed\u00a0intrigued\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0words.\u00a0She\u00a0sat\u00a0down,\u00a0listening\u00a0intently.<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0cleared\u00a0his\u00a0throat.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0know\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0study\u00a0at\u00a0Betrico\u00a0University.\u00a0Jean\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0student\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Traditional\u00a0Medicine\u00a0Department.\u00a0As\u00a0everyone\u00a0knows,\u00a0she\u00a0comes\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0family.\u00a0Her\u00a0uncle\u00a0is\u00a0Arthur\u00a0Jarrett,\u00a0and\u00a0both\u00a0her\u00a0grandparents\u00a0are\u00a0highly\u00a0respected\u00a0in\u00a0Betrico.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough\u00a0Jean\u00a0is\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0family,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0kind\u00a0person.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0younger\u00a0than\u00a0most\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0classmates,\u00a0so\u00a0they\u00a0tend\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0out\u00a0for\u00a0me.\u00a0Jean\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0relationship,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0like\u00a0her\u00a0as\u00a0well.<\/p>\n
Standing\u00a0below,\u00a0Hank\u00a0clenched\u00a0his\u00a0fists\u00a0tightly.\u00a0Only\u00a0after\u00a0Lydia\u2019s\u00a0figure\u00a0had\u00a0completely\u00a0disappeared\u00a0did\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0exhale.\u00a0He\u00a0scanned\u00a0the\u00a0floor\u00a0around\u00a0him,\u00a0then,\u00a0without\u00a0the\u00a0slightest\u00a0panic,\u00a0sat\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0sofa.\u00a0The\u00a0tension\u00a0and\u00a0fear\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0displayed\u00a0earlier\u00a0were\u00a0now\u00a0completely\u00a0gone,\u00a0replaced\u00a0by\u00a0an\u00a0eerie\u00a0calmness\u00a0and\u00a0indifference.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0the\u00a0class\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0end,\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0seat\u00a0remained\u00a0empty.\u00a0Jean\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0but\u00a0feel\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0anxious.<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0the\u00a0dismissal\u00a0bell\u00a0even\u00a0rang,\u00a0she\u00a0abruptly\u00a0stood\u00a0up,\u00a0interrupting\u00a0Cherise.\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Leach,\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0an\u00a0urgent\u00a0matter.\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0step\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0call.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cherise,\u00a0though\u00a0interrupted,\u00a0knew\u00a0exactly\u00a0what\u00a0Jean\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0do.\u00a0Instead\u00a0of\u00a0reprimanding\u00a0her,\u00a0she\u00a0simply\u00a0gave\u00a0a\u00a0slight\u00a0nod.<\/p>\n
With\u00a0Cherise\u2019s\u00a0permission,\u00a0Jean\u00a0quickly\u00a0ran\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0classroom.\u00a0She\u00a0swiftly\u00a0unlocked\u00a0her\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0dialed Hank\u2019s\u00a0number.<\/p>\n
However,\u00a0all\u00a0she\u00a0got\u00a0in\u00a0response\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0monotonous\u00a0beeping\u00a0of\u00a0an unanswered\u00a0call.\u00a0Jean\u00a0called\u00a0him\u00a0several\u00a0more\u00a0times,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0result\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0same.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0little\u00a0brat,\u00a0why\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0answer\u00a0the\u00a0phone?\u00a0Where\u00a0are\u00a0you?\u201d\u00a0Jean\u00a0muttered.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0you\u00a0went\u00a0missing,\u00a0Arthur\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0devastated.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0only\u00a0just\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0son\u00a0late\u00a0in\u00a0life,\u00a0and\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0even\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0enjoy\u00a0it,\u00a0his\u00a0hopes\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0crushed\u00a0again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Already\u00a0feeling\u00a0uneasy, Jean\u00a0grew\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0flustered\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0reach\u00a0Hank.\u00a0Just\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0head\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0classroom,\u00a0her\u00a0phone suddenly\u00a0rang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-581","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/581","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=581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}