All Chapters of Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable: Chapter 681 - Chapter 690

This time, it was not just Sydney. Even Julian showed a flicker of surprise.Sydney pressed her lips together and continued, "I just went to the police station. Penelope said something similar."Julian understood at once. "It's too much of a coincidence. That's why you want to get to the bottom of it, right?"Sydney nodded. "Yeah." If it had only been Jeremiah, she might have talked herself out of it. But now two people who did not even know each other had said the same thing.No matter how much she trusted the Huttons, she still had to ask herself:What if?Her adoptive parents had saved her life and raised her. She could never repay that debt. She could not let their deaths be glossed over because of her own private feelings.Besides, the Huttons were not only Florence and her offspring. There were others in it as well.Julian squeezed her palm, offering silent support. "From everything I've seen over the years, the Huttons would never be careless in anything involving drug

After a brief hesitation, Theodore said, his tone evasive, "What aunt of Megan's? I have no idea what you're talking about."Diana fell silent. She drew a steady breath, as if forcing her emotions back under control. "If you don't know, then my mother probably does.""Diana!"The line set Theodore off at once. His breathing grew heavy. He sounded as though he wanted to curse her out but did not dare, so he swallowed his anger instead. "Do you have to tear this family apart before you're satisfied? This is ancient history. Why drag it up now?"'So he panicked…' Over the years, Diana had seen plenty of people grow more furious as they felt more exposed. She had never imagined Theodore would be one of them.As far as she could remember, his marriage to Florence had been stable. The only thing they ever truly clashed over was Megan.Like Florence, Diana once believed Theodore favored Megan out of pity for a child who had grown up without parents.That belief changed last year.At a

On the way there, Diana hesitated. In the end, she did not call Joshua directly.She called Albus first.If this truly involved Theodore, and the other party was Joshua, then she had to inform her grandfather first, no matter what. Otherwise, he might think she was trying to rebel.The moment Albus heard the situation, he flew into a rage. "You're telling me that idiot may be tied to the murder of anti-drug officers?"The "idiot" in question was clearly not Raymond."At the moment, that's what it looks like." Diana kept her tone steady and factual. "I already called him. His response was unclear."His anger did not surprise her.Albus had spent a lifetime building a reputation for absolute integrity. Now it seemed everything he had built might collapse in his later years. If Theodore was truly involved, Albus would never be able to erase that stain.Diana wanted nothing more than to turn Theodore in herself. Most likely, Albus would do the same. However, that decision could not

That made Joshua jolt. He stared at her in disbelief. "What did you just say?"He and Albus went back years. When Vee disappeared, Albus had even asked him to help search for her. They had looked everywhere, only for the child to have been right under their noses the whole time.Even Diana felt the cruelty of it. "You heard me right. The little girl Officer Wilson and his wife brought back from Southeast Lavia was the Vee our family has been searching for."Joshua nearly smacked his thigh. "That's on me. It truly never crossed my mind back then. Otherwise, I would have met the girl at least once."He had seen Vee's photo before. If he had seen her in person, he would have recognized her.But the situation at the time had been urgent. On top of that, the child had been brought back from Southeast Lavia, so everyone had focused only on keeping her safe. No one had considered that possibility.Diana fell silent for a moment and did not continue down that line. She could not bring he

Sydney was already uneasy. If he told her now that the Huttons might be tied to what had happened back then, it would only make her feel worse.It was better to wait until everything was settled.With Raymond pressing on one side and Diana unlikely to delay on the other, the Huttons would move quickly. By tonight at the latest, there should be an answer.Sydney knew nothing about the forces at work behind it. Julian seemed perfectly normal, so she suspected nothing. "Alright."She lowered her eyes. Plenty of documents still covered the desk. With his hand steadying her, she rose. "Then get back to work. I'm going to play with Yoyo and get some sun."Not long ago, she had discovered by accident that Yoyo had been so careful with her because Yoyo already knew she was pregnant.That day, Polly reached out to touch her stomach. Yoyo lifted its head, shoved Polly's hand away, and barked a sharp warning.Polly scolded it for being ungrateful, which was fair enough. She took good care