Chapter 1005

Ever since Eva had asked the butler to deliver her message to Arthur, she had been a complete nervous wreck. She was caught between wild hope that Arthur might finally show her some mercy and unease that her plea would only make him more furious with her.

Wanda, equally on edge, hadn’t left Eva’s side.

But instead of receiving any kind of response from Arthur, Eva and Wanda had been shocked to see a massive construction crew arrive at the gates—a team Milton himself had summoned. Nobody had mentioned any planned renovations or improvements, so what could possibly be happening?

As Eva and Wanda stood there trying to make sense of this bewildering development, they watched the butler efficiently organize twenty of the estate’s most intimidating bodyguards and ten of the most senior household servants. The two groups formed neat, military-style lines on the perfectly manicured lawn, creating an imposing display of organized power that sent chills down both women’s spines.

“Mom, what do you think they’re planning to do?” Wanda asked, her voice shaking with barely controlled anxiety.

Eva was struggling with her own growing sense of dread and panic, and she snapped at her daughter with unusual sharpness, “How on earth would I know?” She whirled around to face her personal maid, who had been hovering nervously nearby. “Go out there right now and find out exactly what’s happening! I want to know every detail!”

“Yes, I’ll go immediately,” the maid replied with a quick curtsy.

But before the maid could take even a single step toward the door, Lilah appeared at the top of the grand marble staircase.

Eva and Wanda couldn’t make out the exact words Lilah spoke to the butler from their position at the windows, but moments later, the entire assembled group marched away with the butler in perfect formation toward the side of the estate. Meanwhile, Lilah and Milton were walking directly toward the main entrance.

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It was crystal clear that Lilah and Milton were coming specifically for Eva and Wanda.

Eva’s heart began pounding so hard against her chest that she could barely breathe. A chaotic mixture of desperate excitement and nerves flooded through her veins.

Ever since Eva’s last frantic attempt to reach Arthur on the third floor, the main staircase had been completely blocked off from access. Milton had even gone to the extreme measure of installing a private external elevator to ensure their complete separation. Although they all technically lived under the same roof at Harmony Estate, it felt more like two entirely separate families who just happened to share the same address. Not once since then had either Arthur or Milton bothered to acknowledge Eva’s existence, much less come to see her. But today was different. Today, Milton was actually coming to her—and he had brought along the sister they had just discovered and welcomed into the family. Eva wondered whether this meant what she desperately hoped it meant. Had Milton finally come to his senses and decided to acknowledge all the years she had devoted to caring for him? Was he bringing his newly found sister to formally accept her as their mother at long last?

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