Begging for a Second Chance (Sienna Sloan and Jarred Sterling) novel Chapter 443

"Ever since Celeste passed away, I've been consumed by grief, unable to find peace day or night. My heart was tied in knots.

Then, heaven sent Cora right to my doorstep. Her face and demeanor are strikingly similar to Celeste's.

She's gentle and obedient, and we share a special bond.

I suppose the heavens took pity on me. It was destiny that brought her to my side to comfort me in my old age."

As Eleanor continued to preach about fate and divine intervention on the stage, Helena stood beside her, wiping away tears, looking profoundly moved.

The guests exchanged skeptical glances. Nobody was a fool.

That face, those legs, that comically convenient name change—who would believe this?

Everyone in the room saw right through it.

There was no lookalike. This was clearly the dead returning to life; the vanished Celeste herself!

Yet, no one dared to speak up and expose the truth.

The Sterlings held absolute power in the Capital, their roots running impossibly deep.

No one was willing to risk their own neck to offend a top-tier billionaire family and destroy their own future.

By unspoken agreement, everyone kept their mouths shut, silently watching this absurd masquerade unfold.

Eleanor, well-versed in human nature, had prepared a foolproof narrative to silence the masses.

"We hit it off the moment we met. Today, I am making the executive decision to adopt Star Vaughan as my granddaughter and add her to the Sterling family registry.

From this day forward, she is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Sterlings, and our family will protect her for the rest of her life."

With one sentence, the dust settled.

A brand-new identity on paper, a public adoption ceremony.

With the witness of the highest social circles, Celeste had successfully completed her rebirth and whitewashing.

From now on, the murderous, villainous Celeste ceased to exist. There was only the Sterlings' adopted granddaughter, Cora.

All her past death records, cremation certificates, and missing person traces were nullified.

For the rest of her life, she had a brand-new identity and a fresh start.

She could live openly in the sunlight, sheltered by the entire Sterling empire.

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