As Julie spoke, tears streamed down her face. "I''m not good with words, making you think I was threatening you. Ms. Walker, that wasn''t my intention. I''m begging you.


    "I''m just terrified that Kenton and his family will find me. That''s why I panicked. I don''t know what to do or how to express myself properly. Ms. Walker, you can ask me anything you want to know."


    Her voice choked up as she spoke. She didn''t want to cry, but she couldn''t stop the sobs from escaping.


    Natalie didn''tfort her or say a thing. She just ced a box of tissues in front of Julie.


    Julie took a tissue, wiping her tears as she continued crying. It went on for a while until she finished about half a box of tissues. Finally, she calmed herself down.


    Seeing that she had calmed down, Natalie said, "You said you didn''t harm Mrs. Holden, and that you were forced by Lucy and Cassie. Do you have any evidence?"


    Julie froze for a moment before shaking her head. "I... I don''t have any evidence. Over 20 years ago, Lucy brought me to Holden Residence to assist with childbirth.


    "All of our phones were confiscated, but we were each given a walkie-talkie formunication. Allmunications would be done through the walkie-talkies.


    "I was Lucy''s assistant, so I spent the most time by her side. But the tasks she assigned me were trivial. Anything important was kept from me.


    "But one time, I identally bumped into Cassie meeting with Grace. I don''t know what they talked about, but not long after, Diana went intobor.


    "From what I know, her due date wasn''t supposed to be that soon. Later on, I secretly followed Kenton and discovered that during that period, he had been frequently visiting a hospital.


    "I didn''t think much of it, butter, I found out that when Diana gave birth, an influential woman from Dithoria also delivered a baby girl at the hospital."


    Natalie just sat there and listened quietly. After Julie was done talking, Natalie got up and poured her a ss of water.


    "So, do you now know who that noblewoman from Dithoria was?"


    Julie took the ss of water and drank several sips. Then, she answered, "Yes. She was your biological mother, Mrs. Walker.


    "Selena was taken away by Kenton. Since Victor wasn''t Grace''s biological son, Grace didn''t have any affection for this granddaughter of hers. In fact, she deeply resented Diana because Victor went against her wishes and married Diana."


    "Once Kenton took Selena away, he didn''t treat her well. Instead, he sold her off. The first family that Selena was sold to couldn''t have children. At first, they treated her fairly well.


    "But when Selena turned three, the wife got pregnant unexpectedly. Later, she gave birth to a son. Now that they had their own child, their love and attention for Selena gradually faded."


    Julie paused for a moment before continuing, "Perhaps it was something in her nature, Selena began resenting her parents for favoring her younger brother. One day, while they were busy, she tried to strangle her younger brother.


    "But as she was doing that, the wife walked in on the scene. In a rage, she almost beat Selena to death. The husband then took Selena back to Kenton, demanding a refund.


    "Seeing how Selena was already three years old, Kenton agreed to only return a quarter of the money. If they didn''t ept it, he wouldn''t refund anything at all. Furious, that husband brought Selena back home, but soon after, they sold her to someone else.


    "I don''t know where she ended up after that. Later on, I heard Kenton mentioning that Selena was unlucky. She was passed around from one ce to another, so it wasn''t clear if she would even survive to adulthood.


    "One time, I questioned Kenton about his actions. I asked him whether he was afraid of retribution for treating a newborn child like that. He pped me and told me to mind my own business.


    "He said that his sister had everything nned out and that I wouldn''t understand. After that, Kenton threatened me with my sister. If I wanted to protect her, I had to listen to him and follow his every order."


    Julie finished the ss of water and put it on the bedside table. "It was Kenton who arranged for me to work as Lucy''s assistant. After Mrs. Holden had given birth, that incident happened.


    "One day before that, Lucy had already sent us away. Kenton took me away and I had no idea what happened to the others. That was when I first saw Megan.


    "She looked almost identical to


    Grace, so I was certain she must be Grace''s biological daughter. Whend


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    talked to Megan, I managed to collect a strand of her hair. Then, I secretly took a strand of Kenton''s hair to run a DNA test.


    "I wanted to get a hair sample from Grace, but I never got the opportunity."


    Natalie tapped her finger lightly on the table. "Can you get in contact with Megan Langley?"


    Julie shook her head. "No, I can''t. She was Mrs. Holden''s nutritionist. After the incident, she left Holden Residence. After that one time, she disappeared."


    Natalie found it strange. If what Julie said was true, why wouldn''t Grace raise her biological daughter, but raise Victor, who wasn''t rted to her by blood?


    Not only that, Grace kept ties with Cassie and even worked her way up to bing Charles'' godsister. She even ordered Kenton to take Selena away and also swap Emma and Natalie at birth. What was she nning? Unfortunately, Cindy was dead. Otherwise, Natalie could''ve asked what her role was in all of this. Was she working for Cassie or Grace?


    "Ms. Walker, Kenton is a ruthless man. You need to be careful."


    "Can you find him?"


    Julie shook her head. "He''s unpredictable. Even though I''m his wife, he rarely shares anything with me. Our home is at No. 308, Palm Lane in Amberton. You might find some clues there."


    "Alright, I understand."


    Natalie stood up and asked, "Your injuries, did Kenton cause them?"


    Julie shook her head. "He didn''t hit me. Someone else did this."


    "Who was it?"


    Julie shook her head once again. "I have no idea. I was locked up in a dark ce.


    I couldn''t see him. I could only hear his voice, but that wasn''t Kenton''s voice. That I''m certain of."


    "Then how did you escape?" Natalie asked.


    "Someone opened the door for me and gave me a map. After escaping, I followed the directions and ran away. Not long after, I ran into an elderly man. I threw myself at his feet, begging him to save me. After that, I was brought here."


    As Julie spoke, her eyes reddened again. "After arriving here, I realized that other


    than Mr. and Mrs. Zimmer, someone else is watching me in the dark.


    "I can''t tell if they were protecting me or monitoring me, but it was ufortable. But I want to live. want to live so badly. So, I thought about it over and over. In the end, I decided to take a chance and try to meet with you."