Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 374

Chapter 374: Chapter 374 A Family She Never Knew

Rose’s eyes flickered with surprise, but she quickly composed herself.

“What?”

Alicia looked at her as though she were gathering every ounce of courage she had.

“Professor Bennett, you probably know a little about the Taylor family by now. You remember how Samantha was almost mistaken for one of us?”

Rose nodded faintly.

“I was fooled back then,” Alicia continued. “I got close to her because I genuinely believed she was part of our family. I thought I’d finally found someone I could call my sister. Finding out it was all a lie... it hurt.”

She pressed her lips together.

“But there’s something else.”

Alicia hesitated before continuing.

“A while ago, I saw the jade pendant Grandma was carrying at the antique shop. I already had my suspicions then.”

Her eyes filled with cautious hope.

“I don’t think it was a coincidence. Maybe... maybe it really was fate giving us another chance.”

Rose’s expression remained unreadable.

“I really hope you’ll come home, Sister.”

Alicia’s voice softened.

“If you’re willing, could you meet Grandma? If we’re wrong, at least we’ll know for sure. But if we’re right...” Her voice trembled slightly. “Then our family could finally be together again.”

She looked at Rose nervously, almost afraid of the answer.

Rose already knew what she wanted to say.

She had deliberately avoided this subject because she hadn’t known how to face it.

Then the kidnapping had happened.

And Derick had chosen Victoria—even after knowing there was a possibility she might be his daughter.

Rose understood, at least intellectually.

They had been together for twenty years. No matter what the truth was, twenty years of history couldn’t simply disappear overnight.

Still, knowing that hadn’t made it any easier to accept.

And now Alicia had suddenly put the question directly in front of her.

“Aren’t you worried this could be another misunderstanding?” Rose asked.

Alicia shook her head.

“I don’t think everything in life is a misunderstanding.”

She gave Rose a small, sincere smile.

“I liked you from the moment I met you. I don’t know why. Maybe there’s a reason for that. Whatever the truth is, we can sit down and talk about it. We can figure out what’s real and what isn’t.”

She paused. “At least then, none of us will have to wonder what might have happened.”

Her expression softened. “Grandma has spent so many years hoping my sister would come home. I don’t want to disappoint her. And I don’t want my sister to spend the rest of her life feeling like she has nowhere to belong.”

The moment Alicia mentioned Grace, something shifted in Rose’s eyes.

She had never forgotten how kind Dr. Grace had been to her.

Grace had defended her more than once, even when doing so meant going against Margaret.

Rose couldn’t simply dismiss that kind of sincerity.

If Grace really was her grandmother...

She didn’t think she could turn her away.

Rose drew a slow breath.

“All right. I understand.”

Alicia’s eyes widened.

“I’ll think about it and get in touch with Dr. Grace.”

“Really?”

Alicia immediately brightened.

Then she pulled out her phone.

Rose noticed the call already connected.

The contact name on the screen read Grandma.

Rose stared.

The call had apparently been running for several minutes.

Grace had heard everything.

“Dr. Grace?”

A soft, emotional voice came through the phone.

“My dear...”

Grace sounded as though she were trying very hard not to cry.

“I wanted to talk to you myself, but I never imagined you and Alicia would run into each other first.”

She took a shaky breath.

“I know this is a lot to take in. You don’t have to decide everything right away.”

There was a brief pause.

“But I would like to meet your grandfather first.”

Grace’s voice became even gentler.

“Would that be all right with you?”

Rose knew there was no avoiding the conversation anymore.

Whatever happened next, the truth was finally going to come out into the open.

She exhaled slowly.

“All right.”

Her voice was quiet but firm.

“Pick a time. I’ll take you there.”

“Oh... all right. All right!”

Grace sounded so relieved that Rose could almost picture her standing up in excitement.

“I can be ready anytime.”

Even after everything she had experienced in life, Grace still sounded nervous.

Rose could hear it.

That nervousness made her own heart feel strangely heavy.

Grace was overwhelmed with happiness.

So much that, even her affection for Alicia had deepened.

“Alicia, I owe you one.”

Alicia scratched the back of her head, looking embarrassed.

“This is what I wanted anyway. We’re family.”

Rose lowered her eyes.

Family.

The word lingered in her mind.

What would that mean for her from now on?

She had no answer.

For the first time in a long while, her future felt completely blank.

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