Serena Sterling’s voice was calm and asured, each word like a knock on the heart, bringing a sense of thrilling suspense.
Seraphina Linden nodded in satisfaction, knowing her daughter could do it.
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Isabelle Willow’s biological mother was once only a palace maid, later killed by Titus Ashworth’s mother. Before her death, Isabelle’s mother secretly handed her over to a close maid, who took Isabelle and fled Westria, eventually reaching the City of Aethelgard.
This maid later beca a top hostess in a bar in the City of Aethelgard and caught the eye of Zelda Willow’s father, who kept her as a mistress.
The maid considered abandoning Isabelle Willow, since having a burden like her would hinder her prospects. However, things soon turned bleak as Zelda’s mother, Mrs. Willow, quickly discovered this mistress and started to suppress and persecute her, even banning her from the City of Aethelgard.
The maid lost her job, had no friends, and Zelda’s father soon tired of her, beginning to abandon her. Desperate, she devised a plan, falsely claiming she was pregnant and giving birth to a daughter, who she claid was Princess Isabelle Willow of the Royal Family of The State of Westria. From then on, Isabelle was labelled as the Willow family’s illegitimate daughter.
But having a daughter like Isabelle did not change her life situation, especially since she was a girl and not a boy; Zelda’s father showed little concern for Isabelle. Misfortunes never co singly, as the maid was also diagnosed with a benign tumor that, while not fatal, required long-term treatnt to prevent it from worsening, aning she needed a lot of money.
When the maid was at her wit’s end, Isabelle grew up slowly. As a little girl, she was always well-behaved and quiet, knowing by the age of two or three to fetch a stool, pour so water, and wipe the maid’s body.
Then, Zelda Willow, the young lady of the Willow family, was diagnosed with an illness that required a close relative to match her marrow and blood type. The maid knew about this and imdiately pushed Isabelle out there.
The hospital test revealed that Isabelle’s marrow was a 100% match with Zelda’s, and they even shared the sa blood type. Thus, Isabelle beca Zelda’s blood donor.
At that ti, Isabelle was still very young but sensible. Each ti she returned from the Willow family, she was covered in injuries, with her tender arms and thighs bearing rough needle marks.
Once, after donating marrow, Isabelle returned pale and trembling. She handed over the money given by the Willows with a smile, saying, "Mom, I brought the money back."
As soon as she finished speaking, little Isabelle fell to the ground with a smile.
This was essentially Isabelle’s entire childhood.
Later, when it was ti to attend elentary school, Zelda, because of her condition, could not be exposed to light. Skipping kindergarten was fine, but skipping elentary, middle, and high school would inevitably lead to rumors, labeling Zelda as an illiterate who couldn’t integrate into the high society of Aethelgard’s elite ladies, thus ruining her chances of a good marriage and her entire life.
So, the Willow family ca up with a solution. As Isabelle and Zelda grew older, they began to look more and more alike. Zelda eventually underwent micro-costic surgery to recreate Isabelle’s face, rendering the two sisters indistinguishable.
According to the Willow family’s requirents, Isabelle officially replaced Zelda, entering elentary school under Zelda’s na and appearing in the public eye.
Who would have expected that Isabelle was a genius girl? Her academic performance was exceptional, skipping grades one after another. Young Isabelle, in her pri, stunned the entire City of Aethelgard with her talent. Later, at eighteen, she established her own jewelry brand, Fly, beca a fashion icon with each new collection highly anticipated, and officially embarked on an extraordinary life.
Eventually, Isabelle t Jude Crawford, the eldest son of the Crawford family in the business world. The Willow sisters experienced a tortuous love story with Jude Crawford.
At the story’s end, Isabelle leaped from a high platform at Jill’s house into a mighty river, disappearing for over twenty years.
The false mother, the maid, having lost her daughter’s financial support, fell back into poverty. Recently, she returned ho to the State of Westria and now lives in a shabby little house.
The maid was critically ill, lying in bed, coughing ceaselessly, waiting for Isabelle.
Isabelle is supposed to co back to see her for the last ti today.
Cough, cough~
At this ti, Axel Ashworth and Kaleb Newman were already lurking around, waiting patiently. Listening to the maid’s aged cough, Kaleb whispered, "King of Nine Peaks, it’s getting late. How co the baby girl from back then, the Grand Princess, hasn’t appeared yet?"
Axel glanced at the night scene, "I have a feeling tonight won’t go smoothly... Let’s wait a bit more."
"Yes."
Just then, an abnormal noise ca from the ear. Several jeeps raced in, and a squad of black-clad bodyguards disembarked. "Hurry inside, surround this little broken house!"
What’s going on?
Axel and Kaleb’s expressions changed. They were here, waiting for the Grand Princess, but who would have thought that while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole waits behind, another group ca to surround them.
"Who are these people? I’ll go out and see." Kaleb was about to step forward.
But Axel grabbed Kaleb, "Chief Newman, Kyle Ashworth has arrived!"
What?
Why did Kyle Ashworth co here?
Sure enough, Kyle Ashworth ca storming in, commanding, "Quick, kick open this little door. I need to catch Kaleb, alive too!"
Kyle Ashworth ca because he had received secret intel, claiming that Kaleb was hiding here, hence he imdiately led his n over.
With a bang, the small house’s door was kicked open. Kyle Ashworth walked in but did not see Kaleb, only a critically ill old woman lying on the bed, leaving him deeply disappointed, "Who are you; where’s Kaleb? No matter, take this old woman back!"
"Who... who are you people? Cough, cough, where is my daughter... cough, cough..." The elderly maid struggled in fear.
What daughter?
Kyle Ashworth suspected this old woman might have an infectious disease due to her persistent coughing, disdainfully covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, impatiently urging, "Take her away! Bring her to the royal family for Father to decide!"
"Yes, Prince Kyle."
Two black-clad bodyguards took the elderly maid away, and Kyle Ashworth, having achieved nothing, also got into a car and left, heading straight to the royal family.
After they all left, Axel and Kaleb reappeared, their expressions sowhat grim. They didn’t expect that tonight they wouldn’t catch the Grand Princess, and the person was taken away by Kyle Ashworth!
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