Chapter 195\u00a0<\/p>\n
Naturally, Adeline remembered that day vividly. The car accident had taken the most important man in her life. Afterward, she had never considered marrying again. At the mere mention of it, grief flickered in her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you bringing this up?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope pressed, \u201cYou must remember, don\u2019t you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course I remember.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen do you remember the police officer and the little girl who saved you and Caleb that day?\u201d Penelope asked again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In Adeline\u2019s memory, the little girl had been bright and sunny, like a well-tended sunflower. She radiated warmth and charm. If circumstances had been less chaotic, Adeline might even have suggested a childhood betrothal between Caleb and that girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A family of police officers-modest, perhaps, but upright and respectable. And the girl herself was so sweet and endearing. Paired with Caleb, she could have been the perfect match.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline frowned at Penelope. \u201cWhat exactly are you getting at? What does this have to do with Caleb?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCaleb has been searching for that little girl who saved you both. He thought I was her,\u201d Penelope said, her voice tinged with bitterness. \u201cThat\u2019s why he treated me so well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline let out a short, derisive laugh, her eyes sharp with contempt. \u201cSo that\u2019s it. I wondered how Caleb could have been so taken with you. It turns out it wasn\u2019t you at all!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It felt vile, impersonating someone else like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t steal anything!\u201d Penelope snapped. \u201cIf I had been the one to stumble on that accident, I would have saved you too! I just didn\u2019t have Sydney\u2019s luck!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had no policeman father, no fortuitous encounter with a wealthy family\u2019s crash. That kind of setup was pure fiction, a heroine\u2019s fate. If it had been her, she would have rushed in at the sight of a luxury car, eager for the grand reward from the rich.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney had simply been luckier than her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline\u2019s expression stiffened. After a pause, she asked, \u201cSydney? Are you saying the little girl who saved us back then was Sydney?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right.\u201d Penelope read the realization in her eyes. \u201cSydney is that girl.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cImpossible!\u201d Adeline\u2019s gaze sharpened. \u201cYou\u2019re lying. What are you really after, trying to manipulate me like this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether I\u2019m lying or not, you can find out yourself,\u201d Penelope said with unhurried certainty. \u201cBut Caleb is already looking into it. You\u2019d better act fast.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline studied her. Penelope didn\u2019t look like she was lying, and that uncertainty made Adeline falter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, when she had been rushed from the crash site to the hospital, the doctors had said that if she had arrived even a moment later, she wouldn\u2019t have survived. That little girl had truly saved her life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018But if it\u2019s Sydney\u2026\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope caught the flicker of doubt in her expression and struck while the iron was hot. \u201cYou\u2019re not seriously thinking of being kind to Sydney because of that, are you? She\u2019s always been at odds with you. Once Caleb finds out she was that little girl, he\u2019ll only ever listen to her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline\u2019s eyes narrowed. \u201cWhat exactly are you proposing?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope did not hesitate. \u201cHelp me connect with the Sterling estate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier today, she had already pieced it together. If Sydney really was that orphanage girl, then the Sterling family who had taken her in was likely the same family that had adopted her back then-and they hated Sydney\u00a0<\/p>\n
too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018The enemy of my enemy can be my ally. Sydney, you\u2019ve driven me into this corner. Don\u2019t blame me for what comes next,\u2019 Penelope thought darkly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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