Chapter 568
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 568<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0568<\/p>\n
Jagger\u00a0stood\u00a0up,\u00a0clasped\u00a0his\u00a0hands\u00a0behind\u00a0his\u00a0back,\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0steps forward,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes flashing\u00a0with\u00a0cold\u00a0menace.\u00a0\u201cThat\u00a0Dorian\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0major\u00a0obstacle.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0worry.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0end,\u00a0the\u00a0leadership\u00a0transition\u00a0is\u00a0all\u00a0about\u00a0supporters.\u00a0As\u00a0long\u00a0as\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0the\u00a0numbers\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0side,\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0see\u00a0a\u00a0problem.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0start\u00a0applying\u00a0some\u00a0pressure\u00a0in\u00a0advance.<\/p>\n
Tristan\u00a0shook\u00a0his\u00a0head.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0enough.\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0scandals\u00a0to\u00a0use\u00a0against\u00a0him,\u00a0real\u00a0power\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0hands,\u00a0unwavering\u00a0supporters,\u00a0and\u00a0public\u00a0approval.\u00a0Only\u00a0then can\u00a0I\u00a0completely\u00a0defeat\u00a0him.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0still\u00a0some\u00a0time\u00a0left.\u00a0We\u2019ll\u00a0deploy\u00a0our\u00a0strategy\u00a0step\u00a0by\u00a0step.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jagger\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0way.\u00a0But\u00a0you\u00a0must\u00a0remember,\u00a0the\u00a0Walton\u00a0family\u2019s\u00a0position\u00a0in\u00a0Clusia\u00a0has\u00a0never\u00a0wavered-\u00a0neither\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0past\u00a0nor\u00a0now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morris\u00a0and\u00a0Cherise\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0arrived\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0private\u00a0parking\u00a0area\u00a0of\u00a0Betrico\u00a0International\u00a0Airport.\u00a0Hank\u00a0arrived\u00a0much\u00a0later\u00a0-by\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0he\u00a0got\u00a0there,\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0were\u00a0already\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0plane.<\/p>\n
\u201cHank,\u00a0what\u00a0the\u00a0hell\u00a0took\u00a0you\u00a0so\u00a0long?\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a020\u00a0minutes\u00a0late.\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Chivers\u00a0just\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0drive\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0pick\u00a0you\u00a0up,\u00a0Leo\u00a0grumbled\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0spotted\u00a0Hank\u00a0approaching.<\/p>\n
Hank\u00a0was\u00a0drenched\u00a0in\u00a0sweat.\u00a0\u201cMy\u00a0bike\u00a0chain\u00a0came\u00a0off\u00a0halfway\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0ride.\u00a0I\u00a0spent\u00a0ages\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0fix\u00a0it\u00a0but\u00a0couldn\u2019t,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0ended\u00a0up\u00a0taking\u00a0a\u00a0cab.\u00a0Sorry for\u00a0keeping\u00a0you\u00a0all\u00a0waiting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leo\u00a0was\u00a0momentarily\u00a0stunned\u00a0but\u00a0quickly\u00a0remembered\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0boy\u00a0was\u00a0Cherise\u2019s\u00a0half\u2013brother\u00a0and\u00a0Arthur\u2019s\u00a0son.\u00a0He\u00a0decided\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0anything\u00a0further.<\/p>\n
However,\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0Hank\u00a0stepped\u00a0onto\u00a0the\u00a0plane,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0met\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0glare\u00a0from\u00a0Cherise.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0were\u00a0ridiculously\u00a0late.\u00a0This\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0time\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0tolerate\u00a0it.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0it\u00a0happen\u00a0again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feeling\u00a0extremely\u00a0embarrassed,\u00a0Hank\u00a0quickly\u00a0nodded\u00a0in\u00a0agreement.\u00a0It\u00a0seemed\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0consider\u00a0giving\u00a0up\u00a0his\u00a0hobby\u00a0of\u00a0cycling.<\/p>\n
Several\u00a0hours\u00a0later,\u00a0the\u00a0plane\u00a0landed\u00a0smoothly\u00a0at\u00a0Astamia\u00a0International\u00a0Airport.\u00a0The\u00a0ones\u00a0who\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0pick\u00a0them\u00a0up\u00a0were\u00a0elite\u00a0soldiers\u00a0stationed\u00a0in\u00a0Astamia\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Dark\u00a0Web\u00a0Division.\u00a0Seeing\u00a0Morris\u00a0and\u00a0Cherise\u00a0arrive,\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0visibly\u00a0excited.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr.\u00a0Chivers,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0finally\u00a0in\u00a0Astamia!\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0soon,\u00a0I\u00a0would\u2019ve\u00a0thought\u00a0you\u00a0had\u00a0completely\u00a0forgotten\u00a0about\u00a0us,\u201d\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0said\u00a0before\u00a0turning\u00a0to\u00a0Cherise.\u00a0\u201cThis\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Chivers,\u00a0right?\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0Lex\u00a0Sanchez.\u00a0Nice\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lex\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0elite\u00a0fighter\u00a0Morris\u00a0had\u00a0taken\u00a0in\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0child,\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0age\u00a0as\u00a0Cherise.\u00a0Over\u00a0the\u00a0years,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0remained\u00a0stationed\u00a0in\u00a0Astamia,\u00a0awaiting\u00a0orders.\u00a0Seeing\u00a0that\u00a0Lex\u2019s\u00a0character\u00a0was\u00a0similar\u00a0to\u00a0Steven\u00a0and\u00a0Leo\u2019s,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0smiled\u00a0and\u00a0nodded\u00a0in\u00a0greeting.<\/p>\n
Morris\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0Lex.\u00a0\u201cOnce\u00a0we\u00a0finish\u00a0our\u00a0business\u00a0in\u00a0Astamia,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0coming\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Clusia\u00a0with\u00a0me.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lex\u00a0instantly\u00a0brightened\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0hugged\u00a0Leo,\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0just\u00a0stepped\u00a0out.\u00a0\u201cLeo,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0finally\u00a0going\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Clusia\u00a0with\u00a0you\u00a0guys!\u00a0You\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0how\u00a0much\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0missed\u00a0you\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0years.\u00a0So\u00a0many\u00a0nights,\u00a0I\u00a0secretly\u00a0wept\u00a0while\u00a0staring\u00a0at\u00a0your\u00a0photos.\u201d<\/p>\n
*****<\/p>\n
After\u00a0a\u00a0round\u00a0of\u00a0laughter\u00a0and\u00a0playful\u00a0banter,\u00a0they\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0and\u00a0headed\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0small\u00a0hospital\u00a0where\u00a0Claire\u00a0was\u00a0currently\u00a0staying.<\/p>\n
Astamia\u00a0was\u00a0indeed\u00a0not\u00a0as\u00a0war\u2013torn\u00a0as\u00a0one\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0imagined;\u00a0everything\u00a0seemed\u00a0fairly\u00a0normal.\u00a0However,\u00a0the\u00a0lingering\u00a0effects\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0war\u00a0were\u00a0still\u00a0evident.\u00a0Compared\u00a0to\u00a0Clusia,\u00a0this\u00a0place\u00a0was\u00a0noticeably\u00a0less\u00a0developed.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0the\u00a0way,\u00a0Hank\u00a0introduced\u00a0Cherise\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0others\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0small\u00a0hospital\u00a0where\u00a0Claire\u00a0was\u00a0staying.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0hospital\u00a0was\u00a0founded\u00a0by\u00a0my\u00a0mother\u2019s\u00a0dearest\u00a0friend,\u00a0Me\u00a0Lucy\u00a0Hoffman<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0heard\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0shared\u00a0a\u00a0life\u2013and\u2013death\u00a0bond,\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0has\u00a0always\u00a0stayed\u00a0by\u00a0my\u00a0mother\u2019s\u00a0side,\u00a0never\u00a0abandoning\u00a0her<\/p>\n
\u201cAs\u00a0far\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0know,\u00a0Lucy\u00a0is\u00a0also\u00a0from\u00a0Saphira.\u00a0Like\u00a0my\u00a0mother,\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0military\u00a0doctor\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0early\u00a0years,\u00a0specializing\u00a0in\u00a0modern\u00a0medicine\u00a0and\u00a0research.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0raised\u00a0by\u00a0Lucy.<\/p>\n
Lucy\u00a0was\u00a0startled\u00a0at\u00a0first,\u00a0then\u00a0broke\u00a0into\u00a0sheer\u00a0delight,\u00a0exclaiming,\u00a0\u201cHank,\u00a0you\u00a0little\u00a0rascal!\u00a0How\u00a0could\u00a0you\u00a0come\u00a0back\u00a0without\u00a0saying\u00a0a\u00a0word?\u00a0You\u00a0nearly\u00a0scared\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0death!\u00a0Good\u00a0thing\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sturdy,\u00a0or\u00a0you\u00a0might\u2019ve given\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0heart\u00a0attack.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0she\u00a0spoke,\u00a0she\u00a0ran\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0Cherise.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0Cherise,\u00a0right?\u00a0I\u00a0held\u00a0you\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0little.\u00a0Do\u00a0you\u00a0remember\u00a0me?\u00a0No,\u00a0you\u00a0probably\u00a0don\u2019t.\u00a0You\u00a0were\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0baby\u00a0back\u00a0then,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0put\u00a0on\u00a0this\u00a0extra\u00a0weight\u00a0yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy\u00a0goodness,\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0grown\u00a0into\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0stunning\u00a0young\u00a0woman.\u00a0Even\u00a0more\u00a0beautiful\u00a0than\u00a0your\u00a0mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seeing\u00a0the\u00a0cheerful\u00a0woman\u00a0before\u00a0her,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0politely\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cHello,\u00a0Lucy.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0Cherise.\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0Astamia\u00a0this time\u00a0specifically\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0my\u00a0mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cHank\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0everything.\u00a0Without\u00a0you,\u00a0they\u00a0wouldn\u2019t have\u00a0been\u00a0able to\u00a0make\u00a0it\u00a0through\u00a0these\u00a0years.\u00a0On\u00a0their\u00a0behalf,\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0thank\u00a0you.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0gentleman\u00a0behind\u00a0me\u00a0is\u00a0my\u00a0husband,\u00a0Morris,\u00a0and\u00a0these\u00a0are\u00a0our\u00a0friends,\u00a0Leo\u00a0and\u00a0Lex.\u00a0We\u00a0came\u00a0unannounced,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0apologize\u00a0for\u00a0that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morris,\u00a0Leo,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0others\u00a0exchanged\u00a0nods\u00a0with Lucy,\u00a0greeting\u00a0her\u00a0briefly.<\/p>\n
Lucy\u00a0took\u00a0Cherise\u2019s\u00a0hand.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0alright.\u00a0You\u2019ve\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0hard\u00a0time\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0years.\u00a0Hank\u00a0has\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0everything\u00a0about\u00a0your\u00a0life\u00a0in\u00a0Clusia.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0once\u00a0a\u00a0villager\u00a0in\u00a0Saphira\u00a0too.\u00a0But\u00a0never\u00a0mind\u00a0that\u2013my\u00a0past\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0important.<\/p>\n
\u201cHurry\u00a0inside,\u00a0your\u00a0mother\u00a0is\u00a0upstairs.\u00a0Life\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0been\u00a0easy\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0either.\u00a0I\u00a0hope\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0understand\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0never\u00a0abandoned\u00a0you\u00a0on\u00a0purpose.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0her\u00a0own\u00a0difficulties.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u00a0enough\u00a0of\u00a0that.\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0for\u00a0yourself\u00a0soon.\u00a0If\u00a0she\u00a0knew\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0here,\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0overjoyed.\u00a0Come\u00a0on,\u00a0Hank,\u00a0lead\u00a0the\u00a0way.\u201d<\/p>\n
At\u00a0her\u00a0words,\u00a0Hank\u00a0and\u00a0Lucy\u00a0walked\u00a0ahead\u00a0to\u00a0guide\u00a0them.\u00a0Cherise\u00a0glanced\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0floor,\u00a0where\u00a0the\u00a0lights\u00a0were\u00a0on.\u00a0She\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath\u00a0to\u00a0steady\u00a0her\u00a0emotions\u00a0before\u00a0allowing\u00a0Morris\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0her\u00a0hand\u00a0and\u00a0lead\u00a0her\u00a0inside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-591","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/591","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=591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}