Chapter 565
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 565<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0565<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0expected\u00a0Cherise\u00a0to bombard\u00a0him\u00a0with\u00a0so\u00a0many\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0sex\u00a0how\u00a0to my\u00a0of\u00a0an\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0thin\u00a0layer\u00a0of\u00a0sweat\u00a0quickly\u00a0formed\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0forehead,<\/p>\n
His\u00a0hands\u00a0clenched\u00a0tightly\u00a0together,\u00a0Secrets\u00a0conddwt\u00a0day\u00a0famed\u00a0forever\u2013water\u00a0or\u00a0beer,\u00a0the\u00a0rate\u00a0wo\u00a0were\u00a0one.\u00a0Be\u00a0to\u00a0lay\u00a0everything\u00a0bare\u00a0all\u00a0at\u00a0once\u00a0required\u00a0a\u00a0great\u00a0deal\u00a0of\u00a0mental\u00a0prepara<\/p>\n
Seeing\u00a0him\u00a0still\u00a0hesitating,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0shot\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0glare.\u00a0\u2018If\u00a0yo\u00a0dont\u00a0talk,\u00a0dont\u00a0even\u00a0few\u00a0wing\u00a0for\u00a0is\u00a0Benore\u00a0University\u00a0again\u2013let\u00a0alone\u00a0attending\u00a0my\u00a0class\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0talk!\u201d\u00a0Hank\u00a0blurted\u00a0out\u00a0immediately.\u00a0The\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0being\u00a0banned\u00a0from\u00a0Betrico\u00a0Useversy\u00a0and\u00a0mong\u00a0Cortet\u2019s\u00a0Cances\u00a0was\u00a0more\u00a0unbearable\u00a0than\u00a0death\u00a0itself.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0this\u00a0point,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0choice\u00a0but\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0clean\u00a0under\u00a0Cherie\u2019s\u00a0pressure,<\/p>\n
After\u00a0taking\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0to\u00a0steady\u00a0himself,\u00a0Hank\u00a0slowly\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0probably\u00a0dready\u00a0power\u2019s\u2013Casey\u00a0fer.\u00a0My\u00a0biological\u00a0mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Upon\u00a0hearing\u00a0this\u00a0answer,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0showed\u00a0no\u00a0reaction,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0exactly\u00a0what\u00a0the\u00a0had\u00a0expected.\u00a0The\u00a0ugly\u00a0eggste\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0calm,\u00a0\u201cGo\u00a0on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0nodded\u00a0and\u00a0continued.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s in\u00a0Astamia.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0in\u00a0Astamia\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0years<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0still\u00a0a\u00a0toddler,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0gone\u00a0to\u00a0Astantia.\u00a0She\u00a0said\u00a0the\u00a0owes\u00a0you\u00a0The\u00a0perva\u00a0te\u00a0feels\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0guilt\u00a0toward\u00a0in\u00a0this life\u00a0is\u00a0you,\u00a0followed\u00a0by\u00a0her\u00a0mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u00a0she\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0back.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0sick.\u00a0Back\u00a0then,\u00a0Mandy\u2019s\u00a0people\u00a0shot\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0head.\u00a0Though\u00a0the\u00a0survived,\u00a0the\u00a0injury\u00a0damaged\u00a0her\u00a0nervous\u00a0system,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0she\u00a0suffers\u00a0from\u00a0chronic\u00a0hypersomnia.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0that\u00a0same\u00a0year,\u00a0while\u00a0still\u00a0bedridden,\u00a0she\u00a0gave\u00a0birth\u00a0to\u00a0me.\u00a0If\u00a0not\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0medical\u00a0equipment\u00a0keeping\u00a0her\u00a0sable,\u00a0she\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0survived.<\/p>\n
\u201cForget\u00a0coming\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Clusia\u2013if\u00a0she\u00a0were\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0taken\u00a0off\u00a0the\u00a0machines,\u00a0she\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0last\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes.\u00a0Seeing\u00a0you\u00a0again\u00a0was\u00a0never\u00a0even\u00a0an\u00a0option.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0Hank\u00a0spoke,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0grew\u00a0more\u00a0emotional.\u00a0Every\u00a0word\u00a0felt like\u00a0a\u00a0dagger\u00a0stabbing\u00a0into\u00a0Cherise\u2019s\u00a0heart,\u00a0the\u00a0pain\u00a0so\u00a0sharp\u00a0and\u00a0overwhelming\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0hardly\u00a0believe\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHypersomnia?\u00a0Has\u00a0she\u00a0ever\u00a0woken\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0years?\u201d\u00a0Cherise\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0hide\u00a0anything.\u00a0\u201cOf\u00a0course,\u00a0but\u00a0only\u00a0a\u00a0handful\u00a0of\u00a0times.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0practically\u00a0a\u00a0living\u00a0corpse\u00a0now.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery\u00a0time\u00a0she\u00a0wakes\u00a0up,\u00a0she\u00a0talks\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0about\u00a0you.\u00a0But\u00a0not\u00a0much,\u00a0because\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0ever\u00a0knows\u00a0when\u00a0she\u2019ll\u00a0wake\u00a0up\u00a0or\u00a0how\u00a0long\u00a0she\u2019ll\u00a0stay\u00a0conscious.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0birth\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0while\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0coma\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0a\u00a0miracle.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0failed\u00a0her.\u00a0If\u00a0she\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0given\u00a0birth\u00a0to\u00a0me,\u00a0maybe\u00a0her\u00a0condition\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0worsened\u00a0so\u00a0much,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0health\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0better.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0last\u00a0time\u00a0she\u00a0woke\u00a0up\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0days\u00a0before\u00a0your\u00a0wedding\u2013when\u00a0I\u00a0called\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0her\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0getting\u00a0married.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0was\u00a0asleep\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0doctor\u00a0who\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0taking\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0put\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0ear.\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0marrying\u00a0Morris.\u00a0The\u00a0doctor\u00a0said\u00a0she\u00a0woke\u00a0up\u00a0shortly\u00a0after\u00a0I\u00a0hung\u00a0up.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0as\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0woke\u00a0up,\u00a0she\u00a0insisted\u00a0on\u00a0writing\u00a0you\u00a0a\u00a0letter.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0you\u00a0received\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever\u00a0you\u00a0want,\u00a0whatever\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0do,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0support\u00a0you.\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0Astamia\u00a0to\u00a0treat\u00a0your\u00a0mom,\u00a0to\u00a0bring\u00a0her\u00a0back to\u00a0Clusia,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0support\u00a0you.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0my\u00a0wife.\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0the\u00a0Cherise\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0proud\u00a0of,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0your own\u00a0thoughts.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0okay.\u00a0As\u00a0long\u00a0as\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0truly\u00a0want,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0by your\u00a0side.\u00a0Wherever\u00a0you\u00a0go,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0go\u00a0with\u00a0you,\u00a0okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0was\u00a0genuinely\u00a0afraid\u00a0of\u00a0Cherise\u00a0being\u00a0hurt,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0understood\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0thinking.\u00a0He\u00a0kept\u00a0comforting\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
\u201cMorris,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0fine.\u201d\u00a0Cherise\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0her\u00a0thoughts\u00a0finally\u00a0returning\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0present.\u00a0She\u00a0smiled\u00a0and\u00a0let\u00a0him\u00a0hold\u00a0her\u00a0hand\u00a0tightly.<\/p>\n
Morris\u00a0saw\u00a0her\u00a0smile\u00a0and\u00a0laughed\u00a0softly.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0glad\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0okay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank\u2019s\u00a0luggage\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0laptop\u00a0and\u00a0some\u00a0clothes.\u00a0He\u00a0finished\u00a0packing\u00a0quickly\u00a0and\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0car.<\/p>\n
By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0he\u00a0got\u00a0back,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0had\u00a0calmed\u00a0herself\u00a0down.\u00a0She\u00a0looked\u00a0seriously\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0half\u2013brother,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0firm.\u00a0\u201cListen,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0Astamia.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs\u00a0for\u00a0your\u00a0background,\u00a0how\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0born,\u00a0who\u00a0your\u00a0father\u00a0is\u2013it\u2019s\u00a0none\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0business.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care\u00a0about\u00a0that.\u00a0The\u00a0only\u00a0thing\u00a0I\u00a0care\u00a0about\u00a0is\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0surprised\u00a0to\u00a0hear\u00a0Cherise\u2019s\u00a0words.\u00a0\u201cOh,\u00a0okay.\u201d<\/p>\n
In\u00a0fact,\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0reasons\u00a0he\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0Clusia.\u00a0He\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0bring\u00a0this\u00a0half\u2013sister,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0gifted\u00a0doctor,\u00a0to\u00a0Astamia\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0his\u00a0mother.\u00a0Perhaps,\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0help,\u00a0his\u00a0mother might\u00a0be\u00a0saved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-588","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/588","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=588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}