The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 156

Although she knew Dante liked Ms. Cheney, seeing it in person was a different matter entirely. Dante wasn't even this enthusiastic with his own grandchildren.

And wasn't Leilani's last name Sloan? Why was Dante calling her Ms. Cheney?

She couldn't help but ask, "Dad, her last name is Sloan. Why do you keep calling her Ms. Cheney?"

Dante finally noticed that Letty had walked in with Leilani. He wondered briefly how they had met but didn't pay much attention to Letty's question. Instead, he chuckled and began introducing Leilani. "Letty, come here, let me introduce you. This is..."

Dante froze. He realized he had always called her Ms. Cheney and didn't actually know her full name.

Both Leilani and the surrounding family members noticed his pause. Leilani looked at Dante with a hint of guilt and quickly explained. "Mr. Langley, my last name is actually Sloan. I'm Leilani Sloan."

She continued, "I didn't mean to keep it from you; I just never had the chance to explain. Paulina Cheney was my mentor, but I'm not her granddaughter. I'm actually from the Sloan family."

"The Sloan family? Hackett Sloan's daughter?" Dante looked shocked.

Dante had previously wondered how Leilani could be so skilled yet so calm and detached at such a young age. Now, hearing her story, he realized it was a resilience born of necessity.

"Regardless of your name, you are my lifesaver!" he declared firmly.

To Dante, the deception didn't matter. Her medical skill was real. If he hadn't been so persistent, she probably wouldn't have maintained contact with him anyway. It would be cruel to expect her to recount her traumatic past to every patient she treated.

Letty, listening from the side, finally understood. It wasn't that she had remembered incorrectly; Dante had simply misunderstood Leilani's identity from the start.