Joanna smiled tenderly. “Maxwell, I forgive you. But I''m absolutely starving-let''s go find some lunch."


    "Okay!" Maxwell Griffith led her to the car, and they drove off, leaving Timothy standing there all alone.


    Timothy was so furious he wanted to tear them limb from limb, but they were long gone.


    Inside the estate.


    Queena looked at Madam Griffith and reassured her, "Grandma, neither of them is in any danger."


    Madam Griffith and Natalie both breathed a sigh of relief.


    Madam Griffith looked at Natalie with pity in her eyes. From now on, Natalie would have to face these things alone, but it would also be a chance for her to grow stronger. “Natalie, if I stay here, I might just be a liability. I''ll go abroad to find your grandfather and help you from the shadows. That way, we can work together- one in the open, one in secret-to catch them all in one fell swoop."


    Natalie quickly agreed. “Grandma, the holidays areing up. I''ll take you there."


    Seeing that Natalie''s legs were still injured and there was nothing urgent to attend to before the year''s end, Queena said, "Natalie, you can''t get away right now. I''ll help take Grandma abroad."


    Natalie was deeply moved. Queena was always so good to her. "Queena, thank you so much for your help. I''ll arrange for someone to take you both abroad right away."


    Her grandmother staying here could indeed be a weakness for Sebastian to be exploited.


    She never would have dreamed that behind Joanna stood a man who looked exactly like Sebastian.


    After arranging for Queena and her grandmother to leave the country, it was already afternoon.


    Luna took her back to Sebastian''s vi.


    When they returned, the vi was empty and silent.


    Luna turned on the lights and said, "Natalie, all the digital archives from the hospital was destroyed. I tried to restore it several times, but I couldn''t!"


    "I''ve also looked for Sean, but I still can''t find him."


    Luna was incredibly worried about Sean. She had called him, and while the call went through, no one ever answered.


    Natalie gazed out the window, her emotions a tangled mess. "Luna, they''ll both be okay. Try not to worry too much."


    Sebastian must have arranged everything in advance.


    Luna''s eyes instantly welled with tears. "Natalie, I don''t want anything to happen to Sean."


    Seeing


    cry, Natalie''s own eyes_


    turned She was just as


    Col


    heartbroken, knowing the truth and


    feeling the pain of tallent


    Sebastian''s furious roar echoed in her memory: "Natalie, don''t you dare pretend that you ever loved me."


    So, Sebastian had known all along that the man behind Joanna looked identical to him.


    But how did Sebastian know?


    Sebastian''s voice suddenly echoed in the hollows of her mind, vivid and haunting, Natalie, I''m not dirty t never touched Joanna."


    What Sebastian said was true. He really hadn''t touched Joanna.


    No wonder the photos hadn''t been photoshopped. They were real pictures that Joanna had.


    deliberately taken with that other


    man to provoke her.


    So, did Sebastian know from the beginning that Joanna had ulterior motives?


    Or was it because she had shown him the photos Joanna had sent?


    In her past life, Sebastian had died very early on.


    And the Sebastian who came after had apletely different personality from the man he used to be.


    Thinking back on the timeline, Sebastian had died not long after she did.


    Then, the man behind Joanna had taken Sebastian''s ce so seamlessly that even she hadn''t noticed anything was wrong.


    She had to wonder, did she truly love Sebastian?