Chapter 793
“Let’s see what happens with the paternity test,” Anthony said authoritatively.
Anne’s expression darkened at his tone.
“Ms. Vallois, I’ll go back now.”
“I’ll contact you once the results are out,” Anne consoled her, “you look exhausted. You didn’t sleep well?”
“The dog I kept went missing and I’ve been searching for it…I think it’s gone.”
Anne scowled. “How long has it been missing?”
“About a week.”
‘There’s no way to track it down, then,’ Anne thought, ‘it’s likely lost forever.”
She understood that some people kept pets to keep them company through lonely times, so Ashlynn had to be devastated to have lost her dog.
“Maybe someone picked it up from the streets. It’s cute, after all. Maybe it will show up someday. Don’t be too worried.”
Ashlynn nodded and turned to leave, when Anne invited, “Ashlynn, why don’t you stay at my apartment for the next few days?”
“Um…” Ashlynn wanted to accept her offer as she was terrified by Corentin’s presence in the city, but she did not wish to trouble Anne.
“Hang on.” Anne took a pair of spare keys from the drawers and handed them to her. “Just take a taxi there. It can be easily spotted.”
Ashlynn stared at the keys in her hand with tears in her eyes. “…Won’t I be a bother?”
“And what if this Salvatore is related to Corentin?” Anthony asked. “There’s only one logical explanation to this: these two are related by blood.”
Shocked, Anne came to a realization. “So you are saying that Salvatore didn’t just randomly decide to replace Corentin, but he is a member of the Lloyd Family right from the start? Where’s the real Corentin, then?”
“Ashlynn had talked to Cory about this and he chased her out. Looks like your family holds a lot of secrets,” he propped his head on one hand and stared at her intently.
“My family? I want nothing to do with them,” Anne said. If the Lloyd Family refused to admit that Nigel was one of them, she had nothing to do with the family as well. She had not addressed Cory as her grandfather the last time they met either. “Honestly, though, if Salvatore hid Corentin away, could Cory not notice that at all? Is it that easy to replace his son?”
“He might be aware, or maybe not,” Anthony said.
Anne scowled. “What are you saying?”
“If both Salvatore and Corentin are members of the Lloyd Family, why tell one of them to replace the other?”
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