Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 613

Chapter 613: The Real Father

The studio had a good location, though it looked a little old.

It wasn’t in the heart of the city’s prime district—it sat inside a building that had been put up more than twenty years ago. But why would Hannah, back when she was still the Hill Family’s precious heiress, set her sights on this place?

Selina’s thoughts stirred. Maybe... she should look into the investors behind this building.

Back at Sapphire Valley Villa, Logan stepped out to greet her. "You’re back?"

Selina nodded. "I probed Hannah a little. She should be second-guessing now, thinking I’ve already uncovered something."

Logan paused for a couple of seconds, then chuckled. "Mrs. Reid... that’s a risk-free gamble with all the profit on your side."

In truth, Selina hadn’t discovered anything concrete. Today’s visit had been nothing more than a bluff. But if Hannah panicked and slipped up, she’d expose herself.

"Any leads from the orphanage?" Selina asked.

Logan’s gaze narrowed. "It’s been too long. There’s not much left to dig up. The only thing that kept coming up was the surface details—like how Hannah did use some tricks back then to catch Matt’s attention and get brought into the Hill Family."

"But just as Hannah said herself—she was twelve. A child trying to secure a better life with a few small schemes isn’t exactly beyond belief. If that’s all we’ve got, no one would think she plotted against the Hill Family, let alone convict her of anything."

Logan added calmly, "I sent people to track down the orphanage staff from that time. Word is, before Hannah was taken in by the Hills, she had dealings with a butler from another wealthy family. But in the end, she wasn’t chosen."

Selina tilted her head. "A wealthy family’s butler..."

Could Hannah’s scheming path to becoming Matt’s adopted daughter have something to do with that butler too?

...

Meanwhile, on Hannah’s side.

The more she turned over Selina’s words in her mind, the deeper her fear grew.

The past absolutely could not be exposed. If it ever came to light, it wouldn’t just be a matter of the death penalty—her name would be nailed to the pillar of shame for centuries to come.

She’d destroyed the evidence back then. But... there were still things she’d kept!

No—she had to find a way to check on them!

...

Two days later, the Hill Family held their ancestral rites.

The Hill legacy had finally returned to its rightful heirs, and the impostors who had usurped it for so long were driven out.

Jeff and Helen stood at the front, gazing at the memorial tablets, their eyes wet with tears.

Helen’s soft gaze fell on her daughter’s tablet. Then she turned to Jeff and said, "Put up a monument for your brother-in-law as well."

Jeff nodded, then looked at Selina. "Selina, I haven’t properly introduced you to your father yet." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Selina had never known who her biological father was. She only knew he had once been her mother’s fiancé. But if they already had her, then why hadn’t they married? Why had their relationship stayed hidden? Why...?

All her questions found an answer as Jeff finally spoke.

"Selina, your father’s name was Curtis Brooks."

Curtis Brooks... That name sounded familiar.

Wait—Curtis Brooks?!

She had seen that name in her textbooks!

Curtis Brooks, the renowned pharmaceutical researcher, a leading member of the Academy of Sciences, the man who developed multiple life-saving drugs still used in hospitals today. Countless treatments had their roots in his discoveries.

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