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Chapter 37 – The Lying Family

Penulis: Olivia GW
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-07 15:10:55

Natalie’s POV

“I’m sorry, what did you just say?”

I didn’t mean to blurt it out so loud, but I couldn’t help it. A relative? Me?

I stared at Brandon, still standing near the door like he hadn’t just dropped a bomb on me.

“A cousin of my ex-wife,” he said again. “He reached out. Said he’s willing to help her accept the house Grandpa York left behind.”

I felt like the air had been punched out of my lungs.

“Okay. Your ex-wife’s cousin,” I repeated, my voice thin.

Brandon looked at me, eyebrows slightly furrowed. “Yeah. Why?”

I gave a tight smile. “Nothing. Just didn’t know she had any cousins.”

I was trying to keep my voice even, but my chest felt heavy. Brandon didn’t know, of course... he couldn’t. That I grew up in an orphanage. That there were no relatives and no family.

At least, that’s what I’d always believed.

I left the hospital not long after that conversation, my head spinning. As soon as I got to my car, my phone rang.

“Dylan?” I answered.

“Hey,” he said, sounding unsure. “Som
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