After some hesitation, Grayson nodded. “Yes.”


    “So, what are you implying?” I couldn’t imagine where this was going. It was unfortunate that such a


    bright and lovely little girl had met such a tragic fate.


    When Grayson sent me the photo, I returned to my seat and looked at it through my phone. I felt


    conflicted and muttered, “Why is everything soplicated? Why did they start calling her Annalise?”


    I continued, murmuring. “Grayson, who do you think the current Ste is? Why have they both


    appeared in the orphanage in the mountains?”


    These questions were confusing, and I couldn’t understand them.


    “That’s why I’m continuing to investigate. There are too many mysteries here, and I feel like there’s a


    missing link,” Grayson exined.


    I looked at him. “What do you think is wrong?”


    “For example, after Rory’s death. They confirmed his identity through official DNA testing. There


    shouldn’t be any mistakes. So why would Ste boldly appear by Celine’s side and even be adopted as


    her


    goddaughter?”


    I agreed. “It’s unlikely As couldn’t recognize the real Ste.”


    Grayson snapped his fingers and nodded. ‘Exactly. The young Ste and the adult Ste couldn’t


    change their appearance so significantly. As should have realized this long ago. Why did he ept


    the current


    Ste as Rory’s daughter?”


    Grayson continued, “Also, why did Annalise die? Don’t you think her death is a crucial point?”


    His words made me think. Annalise was not only a turning point, but it seemed there was much more to


    it I remembered As saying that Annalise wasn’t who he was looking for. He also said she was


    nothing


    to him.


    I wondered why he said that and what he was genuinely searching for. After all, during childhood, he


    was


    protective of the real Ste, who was also Annalise.


    I felt a severe headache immediately after. The pain was so bad that I even dropped my phone on the


    desk. Grayson hurried over and asked with concern, “Chlo, are you okay?”


    I quickly waved, struggling to speak. “It’s… nothing. My head just hurts.”


    I’ll get you some water. Maybe you didn’t sleep wellst night.” Grayson looked worried.


    waved repeatedly. “It’s fine, you… didn’t you say you found some information about Rory? I want to see


    it.


    For some reason, I was curious about this person and wanted to know more about him. Still, Grayson


    looked at me with concern. “Chloe, you don’t look well. You should rest for a while.”


    “I’m fine. I want to see that information,” I insisted.


    “Okay, I’ll get it for you,” Grayson agreed under my persistence. He didn’t dy and went to retrieve the


    documents for me.


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    I rubbed my throbbing temples. I thought I slept wellst night, but this had happened too frequently


    lately. I considered seeing a doctor and getting a check–up soon. I had never experienced such


    consistent pain before.


    I called for Carol to bring me a ss of water and go to the pharmacy downstairs to get some


    painkillers. The pain even caused my vision to darken. I closed my eyes and leaned into my chair to


    ease the


    difort.


    Soon, Grayson brought a stack of documents to me. While handing them to me, he said, “Chloe, take


    your time to read through these. Keep them safe. These are all the information I’vepiled about


    Rory and


    Lucille.”


    I held these documents as if they were treasures.


    Grayson continued, “I never expected Rory to have such a background. His wife, Lucille, came from


    the Av family, an influential family in Yare. The Avs had a solid foundation there.”


    “The Av family from Yare?” I repeated.


    Suddenly, I remembered Hana was also from Yare.