Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 280

Chapter 280: Chapter 280 The Taylor Family’s Lost Heiress

Samantha readily took the pendant from the neckline of her dress. Still under the mistaken impression that Grace admired it, she added generously, “If you like it, you’re welcome to keep it for a few days.”

To anyone listening, however, the phrase keep it for a few days sounded less like a loan and more like an outright gift.

Grace paid no attention to her words.

The instant she saw the jade pendant in its entirety, her breathing became ragged.

Her eyes trembled.

It had been more than twenty years since she had last seen that pendant.

She had obtained it only after spending three full months praying before the Buddhas, chanting sutras, observing a vegetarian diet, and asking a revered master to bless it through continuous recitation before it was finally given to her precious granddaughter.

And now...

Grace looked at Samantha once more. Her voice trembled, though she forced herself to suppress the overwhelming feeling of having found something she had long believed lost.

In a stern voice, she asked, “Where did you get this pendant?”

She instinctively rejected the possibility that seemed so obvious before her.

Samantha ran her fingers over the jade before replying slowly, “I’ve had it since I was a child. When I got older, I was afraid I might accidentally damage it, so I kept it at home.”

“Grandma?”

James stepped forward. Although Grace appeared composed on the surface, he could tell she was on the verge of losing control. As he moved to support her, his gaze fell on Samantha.

He noticed the jade pendant as well.

His expression changed instantly, and he stared at Samantha in stunned disbelief.

Ryan didn’t move any closer.

He simply stood beside a nearby banquet table, quietly observing the situation unfold.

Grace, however, remained visibly tense. “That’s impossible. This pendant belongs to my granddaughter. How could it be in your possession?”

As Grace’s words fell, ripples of shock spread through the small gathering.

Rose looked up in surprise.

If the Taylor family’s heirloom was in Samantha’s possession, it opened up countless possibilities—including one that immediately surfaced in everyone’s mind.

Could Samantha be the Taylor family’s missing child?

The possibility struck everyone at once.

Even Trevor’s gaze darkened, and his brow twitched almost imperceptibly.

Alicia was so startled that she unconsciously tightened her grip on Rose’s arm. It wasn’t until Rose looked down at her that she realized what she had done.

She quickly apologized in an embarrassed whisper and gently rubbed the spot she had squeezed.

Rose understood how the Taylor family must be feeling at that moment.

She simply shook her head, choosing not to make an issue of it.

Meanwhile, Ryan stood quietly off to the side, slowly swirling the wine in his glass as he watched them.

His expression remained unreadable.

He neither interrupted nor participated in the conversation, simply observing in silence.

As soon as Grace finished speaking, Samantha’s face lit up with surprise. Clutching the pendant tightly, she exclaimed, “What? How could that be...?”

“My sister’s jade pendant was specially commissioned by our family and custom-made exclusively for her. It’s one of a kind,” James said, his expression unusually complicated as he struggled to suppress the shock and doubt churning inside him. “Yet yours... is exactly the same.”

He simply couldn’t believe it.

That pendant was actually in Samantha’s possession.

He took a slow, deep breath, trying to steady himself.

Just then, Daisy stepped forward from behind, her face filled with guilt and helplessness.

“Dr. Grace, I know you find this impossible to believe. You may even think it’s just a coincidence, but... this jade pendant belongs to the Taylor family.”

Everyone turned to look at her.

Samantha herself appeared utterly bewildered.

“Mom? What are you talking about?”

Daisy took Samantha’s hand, tears welling in her eyes as she looked at Grace.

“Because Sam is... the child Mrs. Taylor took away all those years ago.”

Grace swayed slightly.

Her lips trembled.

James’s expression instantly turned icy. “Mrs. Hill, you’d better take responsibility for what you’re saying. Everyone knows about the problems Samantha and the Hill family are facing right now. If you’re fabricating a story just to get yourselves out of trouble, the consequences will be far beyond what you can bear.”

He continued coldly, “And from what you’re saying, you’ve known the truth all along, yet chose to keep silent until now?”

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