BuzzNovelIn the darkness, York spoke in a low voice, but every word reached Ivan’s ears with crystal clarity. He threw off
the covers, and the sudden glare from the bedside lamp made both of them squint.
“What are you doing...” York blinked, but before he could finish, Ivan grabbed his hand, cutting off his words in
his throat.
Ivan didn’t say anything-he just shook his head. York understood: he meant for him not to go looking for Illeana.
“Alright, alright, | get it.” Mimicking Alessia’s habit of pinching his neek, York reached out and gave lvan’s cheek
a gentle squeeze. “Don’t be scared, okay? I'll look out for you.”
York always thought he didn’t really need friends, but having someone to watch
over wasn't so bad.
Inside, the mood grew lighter, but out in the living room, tension hung heavy in the air. Alessia quietly set down
her spoon and fork, while Zachary had already
returned to his seat.
“Lessie, do you... do you know something you're not telling us?” Brendan's mouth twisted into a frown, his
expression weary and defeated. He couldn't understand where things had gone so wrong. How had it cto
this?
Karen looked at Alessia too, her gaze full of hope and dread. She wanted to believe this was all just a
misunderstanding-but the possibility that it wasn't terrified her. All these years, she had thought Illeana was just
a little vain, but never truly capable of something like this.
-But Alessia’s silence slowly drained the hope from Karen's eyes. She forced a brittle smile, disbelief written all
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtover her face, and tears began to spill down her cheeks.
“Illeana... Why would she do this? Seventeen years, I've never treated her unfairly. Even when our family started
falling on hard times, I still did everything I could to give her what she wanted. Why... why would she become
like this?”
Karen pressed a trembling hand to her chest, her grief so raw it left Brendan and Zachary at a loss for words.
Of everyone, Zachary had always doted on Ileana the most. Even though Ivan and York's accusations had forced
him to decide to cut ties with her, seventeen years of memories didn’t just vanish overnight. The pain was real,
no matter how hard he
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tried to deny it.
Ever since she was little, Ileana had clung to him-insisting they even go to the sschool, terrified of being
bullied if they ended up in different grades. He'd protected her for years, only to find out the sister he cherished
was the reason his own brother had ended up like this. No one could face that without their heart breaking.
“At this point, it’s only speculation. There's no hard evidence yet.” Alessia rubbed her nose, trying to mask her
discomfort.
Empathy had never ceasily to her, and no matter how tangl relationship with Illeana was, it wasn't really her
concern. She cou their pain, but feeling it herself was another matter.
Mortons’
understand
“Right now, what matters is-when did you first find out Ileana wasn’t your daughter?”
They would never get to the bottom of this unless they knew where to start.
Karen shook her head. Alessia grabbed a tissue and handed it to her.
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