Jonathan continued after a short pause.“After I returned home, I went abroad. I came back to P city when I was 22. She must have been 17 then. I searched for her, but we hadn’t shared any personal details. We were just kids and had not thought of it. So, I did not know where to find her exactly.”“Lydia Aprice came to me saying it was her. She had pictures, travel records, hotel records, and more photos.”Liliana was stunned at that revelation. She had no idea that Lydia had started playing tricks at a young age.But she could not have done it at all by herself. Lester must have helped her.She realized she needed to investigate it further.Jonathan had no idea what the news meant to Liliana. He continued.“I instinctively thought it was not Lydia Aprice and sent Vincent to investigate. All search results led back to Lydia. Even so, I thought it was not her. The eyes, the vibe, everything seemed wrong with her. However, we could not find anything, so it was just there.”Jonathan sigh

Vincent had been searching for Mrs. Smith for two weeks, but the trail had hit a dead-end outside their wedding house.Finally, they switched to priority 2, looking at the finances.They looked into the debit card Jonathan had left for her, the household expenses of their wedding home, and the state of all the properties which were the bride price.Jonathan’s remorse crossed all bounds on seeing the results.The woman he had accused of being a gold digger was paying all the expenses, including the staff salaries on their wedding house all these years. The debit card had money coming in on the 1st of every month for the last seven years, and there was no debit transaction. The properties that had been given to her were flourishing and had expanded, but she had never taken a penny from it for herself, reinvesting it instead.He did not know what to think anymore.He had someone check the finances of the Aprice Group. Her name did not come up anywhere. She was not taking anything from th

Jonathan read and re-read the letter. However, the more he read it, the more he felt the Liliana he was working with was his wife.If she was, then were the twins his? Is that why she had come to his office seven years ago?He shook off his thoughts once again. Even if Lil was his wife, since she did not say anything, he could not corner her just like that. It was his fault, after all.He was the one who wronged her first. He never gave their marriage a fighting chance. She should not have to sacrifice her dignity and wait for him to change his mind while suffering from all the schemes and injustice.He looked at the divorce agreement and was startled to see the compensation.Why was HE receiving so much compensation from her?Wasn’t it always the more affluent party who gave the compensation? Did this mean that she was more prosperous than him? How could that be possible?Anyhow, he was not going to sign it. So, it did not matter.There were many things between them that he wanted to

“Wow!” Mariana was the first to break the silence, “Is this a set with ... you know what I mean?”“Uhm!” Liliana casually agreed.Jennifer was left gaping at her.“My lovely Lil, you also have matching jewelry. Isn’t this already too magnificent?” She said tremblingly, “I guarantee if you drape yourself in some sheets and wear it - you would still outshine everyone!” “Silly girl! It is not something I can wear casually.” Liliana was amused at her reaction.James asked, “Is this a family heirloom?”Liliana nodded.“What does this mean to you?” Jonathan asked.Liliana looked at him and took off her necklace as she recounted, “This was my mother’s necklace that went missing a few months before she passed away. My people had it and did not let it be stolen and safeguarded for years. My mother did not see it again before she passed away.”She caressed the necklace slowly and said, “I remember she had been searching for it a few days before…well…I guess she had some inkling that she would

Jonathan frowned at James’s suggestion.He would have happily done anything for Liliana a few weeks before. But after finding out that he was married, he wanted to keep a distance.At the same time, he did not want to reject the idea in front of everyone.Liliana bit the inside of her mouth to hide her smile.She sipped the juice and composed herself before she answered, “Let’s think about that later. Let’s go over other details. I don’t want any slips.”They discussed the plan in detail, and everyone left after an hour. Jonathan stayed back to talk to Liliana.“Worried your wife will misunderstand?” Liliana asked him before he could even say anything.“Yes,” He frankly admitted.Liliana clicked her tongue as she nodded thoughtfully, “I would have thought you would be more interested in taking revenge on Vivian Stone.”She looked at him and cocked her head, “I can’t tell you the details, but how about this? Humor me this time, and I promise your wife won’t misunderstand, and you will