Chapter 82: Hidden Connections

Lilly's eyes scanned the room, waiting for someone to recognize the faces in the photograph she had uncovered. The woman looked so much like the younger version of her birth mother from her past life that it shook her to her core, but she kept her composure. Ray remained close to her, sensing the gravity of what she had found.

Felix was the first to speak. His brows furrowed, and he leaned in closer to get a better look at the image. “Wait a minute... I know her,” he said slowly, as if trying to recall a distant memory. “That’s aunty Ava, one of my mother’s old friends. They were close before she vanished from the public eye. I haven’t seen her in years.”

Wait? Her birth mother is named Ava, how come Felix knows her name and called her in such an intimate manner. Something is off.

Chloe, who had been silent up until now, glanced at the photo and her eyes widened in disbelief. “That’s Evelyn Altee?” she echoed, shock lacing her voice. “But she’s... bosses, she’s your mother. Miss Ander