Chapter 564
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 564<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0564<\/p>\n
Morris\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0driving\u00a0Hank\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Charity\u00a0Orphanage\u00a0to\u00a0retrieve\u00a0his\u00a0belongings.<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0sat\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0backseat.\u00a0Sitting\u00a0beside\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0back\u00a0was\u00a0Cherise.<\/p>\n
No\u00a0one\u00a0spoke\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0car\u2013it\u00a0was\u00a0eerily\u00a0quiet.\u00a0The\u00a0atmosphere\u00a0made\u00a0Hank\u00a0glance\u00a0at\u00a0Cherise,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0sitting\u00a0next\u00a0to\u00a0him\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0crossed,\u00a0staring\u00a0expressionlessly\u00a0straight\u00a0ahead.<\/p>\n
Morris\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0silent,\u00a0focusing\u00a0solely\u00a0on\u00a0driving.\u00a0However,\u00a0his\u00a0fingers\u00a0drummed\u00a0lightly\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0steering\u00a0wheel,\u00a0tapping\u00a0at\u00a0an\u00a0irregular\u00a0rhythm.<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0shrank\u00a0his\u00a0neck\u00a0slightly,\u00a0feeling\u00a0that\u00a0something\u00a0was\u00a0off.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes,\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0mustered\u00a0the\u00a0courage\u00a0to\u00a0speak.\u00a0\u201cWell,\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Leach?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hearing\u00a0him\u00a0call\u00a0her,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0turned\u00a0her\u00a0head and\u00a0fixed\u00a0her\u00a0gaze\u00a0on\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0is\u00a0it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0response\u00a0only\u00a0deepened\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0unease.\u00a0Boldly,\u00a0he\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cUh\u2026Ms.\u00a0Leach,\u00a0why\u00a0does\u00a0it\u00a0feel\u00a0like\u00a0the\u00a0atmosphere\u00a0is\u00a0kinda\u00a0weird?<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0it\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0of\u00a0you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0third\u00a0person\u00a0in\u00a0your\u00a0space?\u00a0Should\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0get\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0ride\u00a0my\u00a0bike\u00a0to\u00a0Charity\u00a0Orphanage\u00a0instead?\u00a0Playing\u00a0the\u00a0third\u00a0wheel\u00a0like\u00a0this\u00a0feels\u00a0way\u00a0too weird.\u201d<\/p>\n
At\u00a0his\u00a0words,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0light\u00a0chuckle,\u00a0seemingly\u00a0relaxed.\u00a0\u201cHuh,\u00a0that\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0necessary.\u201d\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0brief\u00a0pause,\u00a0she\u00a0added,\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0sure\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0nothing\u00a0you\u2019d\u00a0like\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0heart?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0Hank\u00a0yelped\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0unexpected\u00a0question.<\/p>\n
Then\u00a0he\u00a0quickly\u00a0added,\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Leach,\u00a0Morris\u00a0is\u00a0driving\u00a0up\u00a0front.\u00a0Isn\u2019t\u00a0it\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0inappropriate\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0something\u00a0like\u00a0that\u00a0now?\u00a0I\u00a0do\u00a0have\u00a0plenty\u00a0of\u00a0heartfelt\u00a0things\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0love\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0you,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0afraid\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0offend\u00a0Morris.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0he\u00a0finished\u00a0speaking,\u00a0he\u00a0even\u00a0chuckled\u00a0shyly\u00a0twice.<\/p>\n
From\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0seat,\u00a0Morris honked\u00a0twice\u00a0in\u00a0response.\u00a0The\u00a0loud\u00a0blaring\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0horn\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0clear\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0not pleased\u00a0with\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0remark.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust\u00a0a\u00a0joke!\u00a0Morris,\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0heart.\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0talk\u00a0too\u00a0much.\u201d\u00a0Hank\u00a0immediately\u00a0shrank\u00a0his\u00a0neck\u00a0again,\u00a0his\u00a0survival\u00a0instincts\u00a0kicking\u00a0in.\u00a0\u201cFocus\u00a0on\u00a0driving!\u00a0Honking\u00a0like\u00a0that\u00a0at\u00a0night\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0disturbs\u00a0the\u00a0neighbors\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0distracts\u00a0you,\u00a0you\u00a0know?\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0saying\u00a0that,\u00a0he turned\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Cherise.\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Leach,\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0say\u00a0my\u00a0IQ is\u00a0pretty\u00a0decent\u2013I\u00a0could\u00a0barely\u00a0pass as\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0Einstein.\u00a0But\u00a0my\u00a0emotional\u00a0intelligence?\u00a0Not\u00a0so\u00a0much.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0mean.\u00a0Could\u00a0you\u00a0give\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0hint?\u201d<\/p>\n
Cherise\u00a0smirked\u00a0playfully\u00a0and\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0beating\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0bush.\u00a0I\u00a0prefer\u00a0being\u00a0straightforward.\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0explain to\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hearing\u00a0her\u00a0say\u00a0that,\u00a0Hank\u00a0suddenly\u00a0felt a\u00a0little\u00a0uneasy.\u00a0\u201cGo\u00a0ahead.<\/p>\n
Cherise\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0signal\u00a0jammer\u00a0yourself?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0deny\u00a0it.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0know?\u00a0Back\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0villa\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0woods,\u00a0I\u00a0used\u00a0my\u00a0homemade\u00a0signal\u00a0jammer\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0control\u00a0of\u00a0that\u00a0woman\u2019s\u00a0surveillance\u00a0feed.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0how\u00a0I\u00a0managed\u00a0to\u00a0escape.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seeing\u00a0his\u00a0reaction,\u00a0Cherise\u2019s smile\u00a0deepened.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0wrong?\u00a0Cat\u00a0got\u00a0your\u00a0tongue?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0moment\u00a0he\u00a0heard\u00a0this,\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0widened\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0stared\u00a0straight\u00a0ahead,\u00a0his\u00a0mind\u00a0going\u00a0completely\u00a0blank.\u00a0When\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0snapped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0it,\u00a0he\u00a0sneaked\u00a0a\u00a0glance\u00a0at\u00a0Cherise\u00a0beside\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cWell,\u00a0that-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0want\u00a0the\u00a0truth!\u201d\u00a0Cherise\u00a0cut\u00a0him\u00a0off\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0finish,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0sharp\u00a0with\u00a0impatience.\u00a0There\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0cold\u00a0edge\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0that\u00a0sent\u00a0a\u00a0shiver\u00a0down his\u00a0spine.<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0knew\u00a0he\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0hide\u00a0anything\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0anymore.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0brief\u00a0internal\u00a0struggle,\u00a0he\u00a0slowly\u00a0opened\u00a0his\u00a0mouth.\u00a0\u201cThat\u00a0letter\u2026I\u00a0did\u00a0ask\u00a0Abby\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0orphanage\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0Jean\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0pass\u00a0it\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0you\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0find\u00a0any\u00a0flaws,\u00a0I\u00a0really\u00a0did\u00a0use\u00a0a\u00a0signal\u00a0jammer.\u201d\u00a0As\u00a0he\u00a0spoke,\u00a0he\u00a0lowered\u00a0his\u00a0head,\u00a0feeling\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0sense\u00a0of\u00a0guilt\u2013like\u00a0a\u00a0student\u00a0caught\u00a0red\u2013handed\u00a0by\u00a0their\u00a0teacher.<\/p>\n
Cherise\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0cold\u00a0Good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then,\u00a0she\u00a0continued,\u00a0\u201cKeep\u00a0talking.\u00a0What\u2019s\u00a0your\u00a0connection\u00a0to\u00a0Claire?\u00a0Why\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0her\u00a0handwritten\u00a0letter?\u00a0Why\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0wait\u00a0until\u00a0my\u00a0wedding\u00a0day\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0me?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u00a0is\u00a0she\u00a0now?\u00a0Is\u00a0she\u00a0alive\u00a0or\u00a0dead?\u00a0If\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0alive,\u00a0why\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0she\u00a0come\u00a0looking\u00a0for\u00a0me\u00a0all these\u00a0years?\u00a0And\u00a0when\u00a0my\u00a0grandmother\u00a0passed\u00a0away,\u00a0why\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0she\u00a0show\u00a0up?\u00a0My\u00a0grandmother\u00a0was\u00a0her\u00a0mother!\u201d<\/p>\n
By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0Cherise\u00a0finished\u00a0speaking,\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0distinct\u00a0tremor\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0voice,\u00a0thick\u00a0with\u00a0bitterness\u00a0and\u00a0emotion.<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0then,\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0steady\u00a0stop\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0entrance\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0orphanage.\u00a0After\u00a0shifting\u00a0the\u00a0gear\u00a0into\u00a0park,\u00a0Morris\u00a0immediately\u00a0turned\u00a0around,\u00a0his\u00a0face\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0concern.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Cherise,\u00a0who\u00a0seemed\u00a0composed\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0surface but\u00a0was\u00a0clearly\u00a0holding\u00a0back\u00a0her\u00a0emotions.\u00a0In\u00a0a\u00a0soft\u00a0voice,\u00a0he\u00a0called\u00a0out,\u00a0\u201cCherise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-587","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/587","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=587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}