Chapter 23

Previously, at Keaton's house, after Lily fell asleep, Claire immediately left her and went downstairs. She saw Keaton, his wife, Anna, and Alex waiting for her.

"Claire," called Anna, Keaton's wife. "We would like to ask for your permission to adopt Lily as our child."

Although Claire wanted to keep Lily, she couldn't bear to take her sister away after seeing the happiness of the little girl at Keaton's house. She had to let go of Lily. She knew that with the Keaton family, Lily would have a better future. However, Claire still cried. Perhaps because the tightness and worries within her had disappeared.

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What Alex hid from Claire about Lily was that he had actually instructed Keaton to track Lily's whereabouts since the first day Claire arrived. He saw that Claire didn't bring her sister, so Alex became worried and assigned Keaton.

The detective gathered information from the surroundings for several days and found the place where Lily was being sold. That night, he visited the lar