6 PM.
Violette drove back to Silverleaf Ridge.
The villa's gate was wide open, and a
red BMW was parked in the yard.
Violette recognized the car – it was Odette's.
What on earth brought Odette here all of a sudden?
"Violette!" Odette saw Violette coming back and immediately rushed out, "I saw your two kids! Why didn't you tell me you adopted two children?"
Violette hesitated to get out of the car upon hearing Odette's question.
She realized that anything about her, if known by Elijah, would become public knowledge.
And whatever Odette knew about her, she would report straight to Elijah.
All because Odette was dating Ramsey, but s
he couldn't just cut ties with her because of that.
"Why didn't you tell me!" Odette walked over to Violette and pulled her out of the car, "It's just adopting two kids, not like they're your biological children with Elijah. Why hide it?"
Violette was speechless.
"But come to think of it, the two kids you adopted look so much like you and Elijah! Did you adopt them because they're good-looking?" Odette asked.
Violette: "…Yeah! Ian didn't look like Elijah when he was little, or else I definitely wouldn't have adopted him."
Odette: "Oh! How strange! They're not father and son, yet they look so alike."
"Maybe they won't look alike when they grow up. Children's faces change as they grow," Violette said nervously.
Odette: "Alright! I'll buy some tomorrow. Rita, you're so pretty, just like your mom when she was little!"
Rita showed a proud expression: "I'm my mom's daughter, of course I look like her!"
Odette was dumbfounded.
Violette quickly took the flustered Odette to the bedroom.
"Violette! Are these two kids yours? I've been wondering why they look so much like you and Elijah! They're your children with Elijah, aren't they?" Odette saw Violette's mouth move a bit and immediately said, "Don't try to deceive me! If you lie to me, I'll go straight to Elijah and tell him these two kids are his biological children!"
She should've known that this secret wouldn't stay hidden for long.
Only if she didn't run into any old acquaintances would the truth remain concealed.
But the world was too small; how could she not bump into familiar faces upon returning?
It was all too late now.
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