The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 434

Chapter 434 Devoted Parent

Chapter 434 Devoted Parent

The more he thought about it, the more Aspen realized he had unconsciously driven closer to the mouth of the alley.

He pulled over and got out of the car.

It was an alley in the old district, and just outside it was a pedestrian street.

Six years ago, this had been one of the busiest and most vibrant areas in all of Zrario,

Bars, corner stores, little shops, lounges… Neon lights and late–night buzz, full of the city’s smoky, lived–in charm.

Now, aside from the buildings looking more worn and the streets a little cramped, not much had changed.

Aspen stepped into the small convenience store right at the entrance of the alley.

The shop was cramped and narrow, but somehow stocked with a bit of everything.

The owner was still the same man from back then–just with more wrinkles on his face and a deeper bend in his back.

It was moments like this that made Aspen truly feel how fast time had flown by.

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Originally, he had planned to buy a pack of cigarettes. But when he brought the pack to the counter and looked up to pay, he noticed a surveillance monitor mounted above. The screen was split into 12 sections, and one of them showed the storefront entrance exactly the mouth of the alley.

Aspen narrowed his eyes

and stared at the monitor for a long moment.

The equipment looked old, like it had been there for years.

“Boss, how long has that security camera been up there?” Aspen pointed at the monitor above the owner’s head and suddenly asked.

“Ten years already. Still works great! Hasn’t broken down once all these years!” the owner said cheerfully as he handed Aspen the cigarettes.

Ten years… Then the footage from six years ago that night–could it have been recorded?

If it had, I could finally see that girl’s face.

“Boss, I want to buy the surveillance footage from six years ago!” Aspen forgot all about the cigarettes, his voice urgent with

excitement.

Fortunately, the owner was the sentimental type and had kept archives of old recordings.

Aspen paid a decent amount and bought the surveillance footage from that day six years ago.

Holding the videotape in his hands, he thought that once he got home and watched it carefully, by tomorrow, he might finally find that girl.

He wasn’t boasting–he had a feeling this tape was a breakthrough. A turning point in his search.

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Chapter 434 Devoted Parent

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Back at Zrario High, in the honors class.

The parent–teacher conference had ended, and students and parents were filing out of the classroom.

Vance and Brie were about to leave as well when Selena called out to him.

“Mr. Wood, Brie, could you stay for a moment? I have something I’d like to discuss privately.”

Brie and Vance exchanged a glance. Then Vance said, “Go find your mom and wait with her in the parking lot. I’ll be there in a minute.”

“Okay, Dad.” Brie nodded and left the classroom first.

“Ms. Parker, what is it?” Vance asked.

“It’s like this,” Selena began. “Brie is very intelligent and academically outstanding. With the Olympiad math competition in Vrastin coming up soon, she has a strong chance of securing a guaranteed admission spot at Vego University.”

“Mm.” In Vance’s mind, Brie getting guaranteed admission to Vego University was practically a done deal.

“However,” Selena’s tone shifted, “I’ve noticed that recently, Brie has seemed distracted. Some time ago, she was also in a relationship with a classmate.”

“What? Brie was dating?” Vance’s eyes widened in shock.

At the Woods, he had explicitly forbidden the three sisters from dating. That was why he had been so furious when he thought Cassia was dating, especially when he believed it was with a teacher from the school.

In his mind, Brie would never disobey him like that.

And yet it turned out Cassia hadn’t been dating at all, while the daughter he had always favored had been?

Vance couldn’t accept it.

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