Chapter 547 Saunders Manor.
The intewas ablaze with rumors, and by now, every member of the Saunders family knew what had happened.
At this point, Hilda saw no reason to keep things hidden any longer. She took it upon herself to tell Herschel and Inez Saunders everything about finding her daughter.
"Mom, Dad, Citrine really is my daughter. Here's the DNA test," Hilda said, pulling the document from her bag and handing it to them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe older couple exchanged a stunned glance before reaching out to take the paper from Hilda's hand. Across the room, Monica and Wade stared at Hilda in shock.
Monica's eyes widened. "Aunt Hilda, didn't Citrine refuse to do the test with us? How did you get it?" Hilda's tone was calm. "At the Scales' birthday party, I managed to get one of the glasses Citrine had used from a waiter." As Herschel and Inez read the results, their eyes filled with tears.
Overwhelmed with relief, Inez wept openly. "We've finally found our sweet granddaughter." Herschel stayed silent, but the emotion in his eyes made it clear just how moved he was.
But as they looked at the photo of their granddaughter, a grim realization seemed to hit them. Their expressions suddenly hardened, turning ashen.
Inez's voice trembled with anger. "Dick and his family are monsters. How dare they treat our precious girl so cruelly? Someone ought to break his legs!" Herschel didn't argue. He simply nodded grimly. "I'll find out where he is right now. That bastard won't get away with it tonight." The livestream had been shocking-its popularity immense and every member of the Saunders family had watched the entire broadcast from start to finish.
At first, they'd only been struck by how much the girl resembled Hilda, but the longer they watched, the more they were drawn in by Citrine's strength and her courage in the face of adversity.
She had endured so much, yet on camera she remained resilient, even using her own resources to help. others who'd suffered like she had. Just watching her made their hearts ache.
Now that they knew she was their own flesh and blood, Herschel and Inez felt as if their hearts had been slashed open-aching with a pain they couldn't put into words.
Eyes red, Inez whispered, "That poor child... What kind of life did she have with the Iversons?" She turned to Hilda. "Hilda, when are you going to bring her home?" At this, everyone in the Saunders family looked to Hilda, faces filled with hope as they waited for her answer.
Hilda was silent for a while before letting out a long, weary sigh.
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She looked at them and said, “Let's not bring this up again. Of course I'd ΟΜΠ be happy if Citrine wanted to chome, but if she doesn't, I'll respect her wishes." The light in Inez and Herschel's eyes dimmed instantly. Wade, usually the most easygoing of them all, was the first to speak up, unable to hide his confusion.
"But why? Citrine's a Saunders-she's my sister, your daughter, Aunt Hilda. Why can't we bring her home?"
A bitter look crossed Hilda's face.
How could she not want her daughter t want by her side? She dreamed of it every ΕΠ night. The content is on.
novelenglish.net! Just then, Monica glanced at Hilda,
her voice tentative. "Aunt Hilda, Citrine seems to really resent our family. Tonight, I couldn't hold back and told her everything-you've spent years searching for her I hoped it would ease things between you, but... it completely backfired."