After taking Sylvie in, Herbert sent his men to Dartan to find out more things about her. He then found out that Sylvie's mother had passed away when Sylvie was sixteen, so she had been forced to go to a children's home.
Sylvie had lost her parents before she turned an adult. She was all alone, and she could barely take care of herself, let alone think about other things.
“I'm sorry that you had such a tough childhood.” The suspicions that Herbert had turned into heartaches.
He pulled Sylvie into his arms and brushed her chestnut-colored long hair. “I didn't get to watch your mom grow up, but I'll definitely take good care of you.”
All of a sudden, Cooper laughed. “Old Mr. Zeigler, if you have questions in your heart, why don't you voice them out loud?”
“I have none,” Herbert determinedly uttered as he returned the phone to Cooper. “My daughter has passed away many years now. Mr. Sutton, there's no need for you to dig further into this matter anymore.”
Cooper raised the phone and glanced at its screen. “It's true that this woman in the photo is Ms. Clasen's mother, but... she's not your daughter.”
Everyone's eyes widened.
Unlike them, Herbert's expression never changed. He even coldly said, “I lost Juliana when she was about seven to eight years old. It's normal for a girl to change her looks when she grows up.”
“Ms. Juliana is your daughter. No matter how she changes, she'll still look similar to you or her brothers like Commander Zeigler.” As Cooper spoke, his eyes flitted toward the middle-aged man on the other table.
That man was Herbert's eldest son, and he was the commander of Baykeep's military, Phineus Zeigler.
Phineus was in his fifties, and he was a tall man. His high-ranking position only made him seem even more solemn than ever.
At the same time, he was also the one who resembled Herbert the most.
Although Phineus never spoke to Cooper, he had been watching and listening to everything Genevieve and Cooper had said until then.
Phineus was looking at Cooper as he uttered, “Mr. Sutton, can I take a look at the photos?”
“Of course.” Cooper handed him the phone.
I knew it! I knew that Genevieve and Cooper aren't here just to give Old Mr. Zeigler a present. All I can do is wish that Phineus won't remember what happened in the past and what his sister looks like.
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