President’s Sweet Wife novel Chapter 268

Natalia jolted. She’d never thought that far. She just felt instinctively that having a chance to get back to one’s real family was always a good thing.

Hearing Archie say this, though, she started thinking that maybe the Kawn family was a dragon’s den, not to be easily intruded upon.

And it might not be a good thing for the child to return.

She suddenly recalled Selena again.

Back then, it was said that Selena had only been adopted by Mrs. Kawn to make up for that child’s disappearance.

The Kawn family had always treated her as one of their own and raised her properly. It could be said that, if the old man hadn’t gotten sick this time, they wouldn’t have remembered to keep looking for the child.

And if that child really returned, where would that leave Selena?

Considering Selena’s personality, she couldn’t possibly not care.

Thinking of that, Natalia sighed.

Archie watched her set there, all dazed and sighing.

He couldn’t help but laugh and pat her head, soothing, “Don’t worry. If a clue comes up, I’ll definitely tell them. I’m just reminding you not to be too optimistic about this. That child’s been missing for over twenty years now. Other than the first couple years where they devoted everything into searching for her, the Kawn family haven’t really moved these past dozen or so years. Up until now, when the old man’s health is failing, they restarted their search. I don’t need to explain the intricacies behind it all, since I’m sure you get it. It’s hard to say if it’ll be fortune or misfortune for this child to go back to the Kawn family as well.”

Natalia nodded.

Of course she understood that, having produced no results after the search, the family had tired themselves out and given up.

Now that the old man was sick, looking back, he felt he owed this child something.

Everyone didn’t want to let the old man go with regret in his heart, so they were giving it their all to find the child.

In other words, this child was just a tool for them to get into the old man’s good books.

After all, who knows how much conflicts of interest over his inheritance surrounded the old man’s death.

With the old man dead and the tool now stripped of its purpose, nobody could tell how they were going to deal with the child.

Thinking of that, she felt a surge of sorrow.

Seeing her low mood, Archie felt that wasn’t the best topic to linger on, so he stopped and changed the subject.

As the two chatted, they drove home.

Knowing that they were coming back, Mrs. Dottie had prepared a rich afternoon tea.

Having eaten, Archie didn’t head to the office in the afternoon and stayed at home with Natalia.

Anne’s body had gone through checkup and was apparently fine, even better than before.

All in all, she was getting better.

Natalia relaxed after hearing that.

In the evening, the police sent word, saying that they’d found out what happened five years ago.

Even though Clara hadn’t confessed yet, Aleena had broken under interrogation.

The pictures of the brakes that Natalia had submitted, alongside the testimony of the repair shop worker back then, had had a great effect as well.

The truth was close to what Natalia had guessed. Back then, Kiera had caught Philip and Aleena in flagrante delicto, and realized they had an eighteen-year-old daughter.

In her anger, she wanted the Hawkins stock back, so she brought up divorce with Philip.