Osvaldo stood up and picked up little Gaia, who was openly peeking at the table, and walked out. Selena watched with wide eyes as Osvaldo returned after about a minute. She lay in his arms and asked with a smile, "Where did you take little Gaia?" Osvaldo ruffled her hair and replied, "I found some books for him to read." This "parent-child relationship" seemed to be going well... With little Gaia taken care of, Selena slept soundly that night.
The next morning, Selena packed her things and went to the Wang family's residence. It was the day she officially returned home, so Madam Samantha got up early to wait for her. When Selena arrived, she saw that her mother had prepared a table full of food she liked and was waiting eagerly.
Selena smiled as she hugged her mother tightly. Madam Samantha gently stroked her daughter's hair. Looking at her mother's tender expression made Selena suddenly remember a question she had long ago - holding onto Madam Samantha's hand; they walked over to the table.
"Mommy," said Selena looking into Madam Samantha's gentle face; suddenly remembering something from long ago: "Do you know anyone from Riddle Group in the capital?"
Madam Samantha paused for a moment, then shook her head. "My mother doesn't know anyone from the Riddle Group in the capital."
Selena furrowed her brow and recounted the story of how she looked like Hattie and Nevaeh.
She touched her own face and asked, "Especially Miss Selena here, who looks almost exactly like me. Mom, do you think it's strange how I look now?"
Madam Samantha's eyes flickered with something indiscernible. "Nevaeh's daughter? Her father is... Callum?"
Selena softly replied with an affirmative sound while closing her eyes comfortably. "If it weren't certain that you only gave birth to me and Selena has her own parents, I would almost suspect that this Miss Selena is my long-lost twin sister..."
Madam Samantha trembled inwardly, afraid that Selena would notice anything unusual. She forced herself not to show any abnormal expression as she said, "Mother really doesn't know anyone from the Riddle Group in the capital but there shouldn't be such a coincidence in this world..."
She thought carefully for a moment before continuing on to say,"Mother's maternal surname is Samantha. Are there any elders surnamed Samantha among the members of the Riddle Group in the capital?"
Selena opened her eyes suddenly.
Daphne was surnamed Samantha and named Irene Samantha!
Thinking about Kiera and Penelope who resembled Nevaeh... Was it really an accident when Nevaeh was kidnapped at five years old?
Countless guesses flashed through Selena's mind as she carefully recounted everything between Daphne, Nevaeh and Kiera.
Finally she said,"Nevaeh was clearly Daphne's biological daughter but Daphne treated Nevaeh abnormally coldly and cruelly - even possibly being responsible for killing Nevaeh..."
Madam Samantha gradually became more serious-looking.
Selena waited quietly for her mother to ponder over things.
She knew that Mother was intelligent; there were many things that Selene didn't know but Mother definitely did.
After much thought, Madam Samantha spoke up. "The Cummings family has a high chance of having twins genetically..."
Madam Samantha's expression was strange as she said this, but Selena was too caught up in the Riddle family's affairs to notice. She looked at Madam Samantha with wide eyes and asked, "Mom, are you saying that Daphne is likely... fake?"
Madam Samantha touched her daughter's hair and replied, "Selena, don't worry for now. After the banquet is over, I will contact our relatives and ask around for you. If Daphne really is from the Cummings family... we'll have our answer soon enough."
Selena pondered this quietly for a moment.
Although her mother had promised to help her find out more about Daphne after the banquet was over, Selena had a feeling that something wasn't right about Daphne.
What kind of mother would love an outsider so much while being cruel enough to harm her own daughter?
"I'm going to make a phone call," Selena said.
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