A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 552

Tanya listened in utter confusion.

If one didn't know better, they'd think Elissa was the Wilkinson sibling.

Jesse breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. Once we find Vera, Maya and the others will be the ones getting a hard time."

Eavesdropping openly, Tanya felt even more bewildered.

Wasn't Marcia Carson the long-lost daughter they had gone to such great lengths to find?

If she had a sister-in-law like that, forget the Wilkinsons rejecting her—Tanya wouldn't want to marry into that family anyway.

The post-marital drama would be endless.

Oblivious to Tanya's presence, Rex chimed in with a hint of desperation, "Then please hurry up and find her. Otherwise, Marcia is going to ruin my reputation with her fake identity."

Hearing this, it all clicked for Tanya.

The Impostor was a fraud!

There was truly nothing that woman wouldn't dare do.

Preying on the Wilkinson family's desperation to replace their lost daughter was completely despicable.

"You don't need to tell me that," Jesse replied through the speakers.

Marcia had ruined more than just Rex's reputation.

Jesse's business partners often gossiped about it behind his back. Luckily, Jesse was usually too intimidating for anyone to mock him to his face.

Sigh.

If only Elissa were Vera.

He could show her off everywhere. Look, this is my sister.

Hanging up the phone, Jesse looked at Laurel Wilkinson, who was flipping through documents in the study. "Laurel, do you think we could just get Elissa to do a DNA test?"

"And then what?"

Laurel wasn't entirely indifferent. She paused her work and met his gaze. "If she is, then everyone is happy."

"But if she isn't? How would Elissa interact with us after that? Thanks to Marcia's antics, she's already keeping her distance from our family."

Subconsciously, Laurel had already begun treating Elissa like a younger sister. Because of that affection, she didn't dare push for a test.

With Elissa's sensitive nature, a negative result would only make her feel awkward around the Wilkinsons.

Thinking it over, Jesse realized he was being impulsive.

Some things didn't need to be brought into the light so bluntly.

Laurel saw right through his thoughts but didn't plan to stop him. She merely advised, "She's a doctor. She's sharper about these things than most. Don't make it too obvious."

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Meanwhile, the black G-Wagon pulled into the underground parking garage of Vistapeak Gardens. Rex smoothly backed into a spot.

He finally glanced at the woman beside him, who was clearly bursting with questions. "What do you want to ask?"

Tanya didn't care if it was polite or not. "Marcia really isn't your sister?"

But if she said that, Rex would probably ask about their past relationship, about the nights they spent tangled together.

Tanya wouldn't know what to say.

Because Elissa had been her anchor.

During her darkest days, Elissa had pulled her through, step by step.

The time she spent with Rex was magical, but fleeting.

Like a dream.

And she was never much of an idealist.

Arriving at the apartment, Tanya saw it was still early. Figuring she wouldn't interrupt the reunited couple, she called Elissa.

She couldn't hold it in!

Marcia was a fraud.

Remembering Marcia's smug face at the mall, Tanya was desperate to share the news.

Elissa was having dinner with Janice Garrett and picked up quickly.

Likely happy because Rowan Murphy had returned early, she asked with a smile, "Miss me already?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Tanya replied dismissively before dropping the bombshell. "Let me tell you, Marcia is out of her mind. She isn't the Wilkinson family's lost daughter at all!"