Chapter 503
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The voice carried amanding presence, as if it had harnessed the most formidable forces under the
heavens, its booming quality impossible to ignore.
Heads turned toward the source of the sound, and Immediately, their eyes locked onto an elderly man
in his early sixties. His hair, peppered with white, framed a face marked by sharp, knife–like eyebrows
and deep, etched wrinkles that spoke of a life not lightly lived.
Clutched in his hand was an opened leather–bound folder, its contents a mystery. Trailing behind him
was Zoe.
Marguerite blinked in surprise.
Was that Hackett Fitzgerald, Robert’s father?
She hadn’t seen Hackett at thepany, but she remembered when Powell had fallen ill, he hade
to the Winston estate with Penelope, giving Marguerite the chance to meet him briefly.
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But why was Robert’s father here with Zoe? Did they know each other?
Marguerite nced towards Frederick, noticing that his expression mirrored her own, a mix of shock
and confusion.
He stepped forward, maintaining a respectful demeanor in the face of the elder’s imposing air, yet
without a hint of subservience.
His presence seemed to rival even that of Hackett.
“Hackett, what brings you here?” Frederick asked.
Hackett’s eyes softened as they met Frederick’s, the intensity of his mood giving way to something that
suggested negotiation.
“Frederick, you can’t treat Yuna like this.”
Marguerite was puzzled.
Since when did Hackett Fitzgerald have a say in Yuna’s affairs?
“Hackett, while I’m unaware of the nature of your rtionship with Yuna, this is, after all, a private
matter for the Winston family. I’d appreciate it if you’d allow me to handle it,” Frederick stated firmly.
Hackett sighed, “Frederick, this isn’t just your family matter, it’s mine as well!”
Frederick’s brow furrowed in confusion.
“What do you mean by that, Hackett?”
Hackett’s gaze unintentionally drifted towards Marguerite, his eyes filled with aplex mix of regret
and resignation. After a long pause, he dropped a bombshell.
“Frederick, Yuna… she is my daughter, the one I lost twenty–five years ago!”
In that instant, Marguerite stood frozen, unable to process the revtion.
Her mind whirled, “What was happening? Yuna was the long–lost heiress of the Fitzgerald family? How
could that be? Weren’t they twins?”
And Yuna, shocked and confused on the ground, turned her gaze towards Zoe, only to see her mother
giving her subtle cues. She quickly caught on.
The Fitzgerald Group must have found something about her and Marguerite!
But since they looked identical, there was no way to tell who the missing child was, her or Marguerite!
Although Yuna didn’t know how her mother had managed to deceive Hackett, she didn’t have the
luxury to dwell on it.
Right now, Hackett seemed to be her only chance at salvation!
With this in mind. Yuna feignedplete bewilderment, looking at Zoe with an urgent expression,
“Mom! What’s going on? Aren’t I your daughter? How could this, how could this…”
Tears of disbelief began to fall from Yuna’s eyes. Seeing this, Zoe pushed through the crowd and fell to
her knees before Hackett.
all my fault, all my fault! Twenty five years ago, Ablett and I were drowning in debt from gambling, and
we couldn’t borrow money
wn when yourdy gave birth to a girl, we saw that the baby was wearing a bracelet worth a fortune We
thought to steal the bracelet
bracelet had a lock we couldn’t blesk, and in desperation, we ended up taking the baby slong with us!
Tremoved the bracelet, we intended to return the baby to the mansion, but then we identally
learned
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