ears old and married. She had been emplo

niel called

f Daniel's car when he was immediately call

s the one you handed me earlier," D

d gather everything Daniel wanted, yet the report only contained the limited information he

y other thing available is her auction performance over the last few years.

ned when he

thorough, it still failed to giv

Amelia resembled Emilia very closel

o link between the two women. He wasn't sure i

about it contin

ad insisted he come all the way to Klicta to bring Amelia back. He was

toward the floor-to-ceiling window, watching a

e went

asked, "Grandpa, who e

ny replied instead of a

ave," Dan

those three years, you truly didn't care about Emilia at all. Otherwise, how could yo

t together in shoc

lways wearing a white veil and refusing to reveal her face, though she had g

, his expressio

d been correct the entire time, a

his grandfather had insisted h

or five years-she had changed her name and hidden herself here. She must have recognized him

surged inside him. He sneered inwardly, thin

g Emilia back

efore ending the call and

idea what had

t Daniel's presence had su

l once before-when Daniel learned five years ago that

te when she saw him walking out. She was about to c

bed Archie. "Whe

chie answered hastily as

time since she had seen Daniel in such a h

and immediately called t

," the manager gre

e auction house?

u require someone to appraise an

efore he could f

because she feared being exposed and

go?" Archie asked fr

o find out Amelia's addres

ion, Archie didn't dare ask more questions a

Emilia wouldn't manag

estaurant so they could have something to eat. As they sat there, Mad

After questioning Emilia for a while, he merely

ns had come from Daniel's clear susp

uble, she still worried that Daniel might piece th

d, the manager called and asked, "Amel

tted her brows. "No, I d

ouse. I told him you weren't here, and he sounded quite ups

hat, alarm shot thr

ve noticed something; otherwise, he

thing else?" sh

g up angrily. Amelia, he's a very influential man, s

elling me that," Emilia rep

ession darken, Madison

ome plane tickets? Any destination will do. I have to return h

her in disbelief

on, "Daniel has probably realize

Madison's face. "What sh

n't know about them

he truth about her children, so Daniel wouldn't be

, and Olivia, go with Madison for now.

truly worried her was that he might trace her

o exactly that. And she could never allow him t

ed, the children quietly follo

"Mommy, b

" Emilia

to switch on the lights, she rushed straight upstairs to her bedro

airs area of the apartment, she

here in the dark. The air carried the

jolted v

m the darkness, a lo

ognized it

ng Daniel sitting on the sofa. She had rushe

ant, her mind em

unded, and bright lig

he sofa with commanding presence, a cigarette held between his long fingers. He slowly exhaled a stream of smoke while

tiffened i

ruly been exposed. Not only had he found h

y calm, determined not to

were upstairs. Emilia had no idea whether Daniel had gone upstai

meeting. So should I call you Emilia,