Chapter 204


    Ian was nothing short of a business prodigy, with an uncanny knack for pinpointing a person''s


    Achilles'' heel. Ryker, goaded by Ian''s words, felt thest of his hesitation vanish. "Let''s get that


    contract signed. Mark my words, I''ll surpass you one day."


    Upon hearing this, Ian''s hidden sense of satisfaction gradually surfaced in his eyes. He motioned for


    someone to bring the contract to Ryker.


    After everything was settled, the event coordinator turned to Ryker with a grin, "Mr. Ryker, we''ve got


    a major game happening here tomorrow. There are still some loose ends to tie up, so I''m afraid


    you''re in for a long night."


    A chill ran down Ryker''s spine as he shot Ian a frosty re. "You did this on purpose, just to get


    close to ra."


    Ian tilted his chin up, a smirk ying at the corners of his mouth. "Tomorrow''s game is a national


    event. If you don''t want to lose to me, you''d better get prepping. As for ra, I''ll make sure she gets


    home safe."


    Ryker clenched his fists, seething. When it came to cunning, he was no match for Ian. "If you so


    much as think about taking advantage of her, I won''t let you off the hook." He spat.


    And so, Ian drove ra home. It had been ages since he''d been this close to her, and her subtle


    floral fragrance alone was enough to set his blood on fire.


    He nced at ra, who sat quietly in the passenger seat, gazing absently at the retreating city


    lights. Her face was the picture of serene grace, with the hint of a smile ying upon her lips.


    Ian''s heart skipped a beat, and he gripped the steering wheel tighter. He hadn''t felt this content in a


    long time. Without ra, life seemed nd.


    But this moment of blisssted less than ten minutes before Ian''s phone rang at the most


    inopportune time. Edwin''s deep, gravelly voice emanated from the phone. "Ian, the person you''re


    betrothed to isn''t Heidi."


    Ian mmed on the brakes. It took him a few seconds to regain hisposure. "What do you


    mean?"


    "Heidi isn''t my mother''s child. The girl you were engaged to was switched at birth. Heidi is my


    father''s love child with another woman."


    Edwin''s voice was choked with emotion. It had taken him weeks to unravel this truth. He had


    thought the paternity test with their father would prove that Heidi wasn''t the Campbell heiress, but to


    his shock, the reports confirmed they were indeed father and daughter.


    Fortunately, he had kept his mother''s maternity dress, stained with her blood, as a memento. Using


    her blood, he had conducted a DNA test with Heidi, which led to this staggering revtion.


    Heidi was his father''s illegitimate daughter. That woman, seeking to elevate her own child to the


    Campbell fortune, had not hesitated to murder his mother and abduct his sister.


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    Ian was stunned by the news. After a pause, he asked, "Is there any word on where the sister might


    be?"


    Edwin let out a sorrowful sigh. "The doctor mentioned she has a birthmark shaped like a petal on


    her shoulder de, identical to one my mother had. That''s all I know."


    At these words, Ian''s gaze sharply turned to ra sitting beside him.