Chapter 544
Chapter 544
The resemblance was striking–almost uncanny. Cameron looked so much like Lance.
And yet, the energy she carried was completely different.
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Levi’s heart pounded in his chest. He gripped the edge of the bench tightly, the only thing keeping him from standing up. Every instinct told him to go to Cameron, to reach out–but he forced himself to stay seated.
Like Jacqueline, he made himself look away after only a few seconds.
They were supposed to act casual, like neighbors chatting on a morning stroll. But for once in their lives, neither of them could think of a single word to
say.
They were too overwhelmed.
Cameron walked toward them, steady and composed. She glanced at the couple on the bench–just a polite, détached look–then shifted her gaze. forward and kept walking.
She passed by them without a second thought and exited Noble Vista.
Elijah was waiting outside to drive her to the company.
To her, Lance’s sudden appearance hadn’t changed anything. Her life continued on as usual.
She had things to do. People to meet. Commitments to keep.
The moment she passed them, both Levi and Jacqueline turned their heads almost in unison to watch her walk away.
They couldn’t stop staring, drinking in every detail of her silhouette as if afraid she might vanish if they looked away.
“My baby… my son…” Jacqueline whispered, her voice breaking as tears streamed down her face.
Levi pulled her gently into his arms, holding her close as they watched Cameron disappear into the morning light.
Lance, who had been waiting at a distance, hurried over.
Seeing Jacqueline sobbing like that twisted something in his chest.
“Mom, please don’t cry,” he said softly. “The important thing is that Cameron’s alive.”
Jacqueline nodded through her tears. “I’m not crying because I’m sad… I’m just so happy.”
‘My son is alive. He’s healthy, grown. Nothing else matters.
Levi continued staring in the direction Cameron had gone. “Lance,” he asked, “you’re saying Cameron doesn’t want to come back to us? Why?”
Just hearing that question confirmed for Lance that Levi had accepted it–Cameron really was his son.
Lance answered calmly, “I spoke with a therapist. Cameron’s adoptive parents treated him terribly. It left him… numb to the idea of family. Disappointed.
Disconnected.”
He didn’t need to finish the senterice. Both Levy and Jacqueline understood what that meant,
Levi’s expression darkened. “They stole him and abused him? Where are they now?”
Lance gave a slight smirk. “Don’t worry, Dad. Your brilliant son already made sure they landed in jail.”
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For a second, pride flickered across Levi’s face.
“That’s my boy,” it seemed to say.
Jacqueline wiped her eyes. “What do we do now? Can I see him? Just… just to say hi?”
The idea of her child being so close, yet still a stranger, broke her heart.
Levi said, “Lance, give him a heads–up. I want him to come home. I want to bring him back to Yates Manor.”
Lance stopped him. “Dad, Mom, I get it. I do. But if you push right now, he’ll only pull further away.”
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