CHAPTER083 OLIVIASPOV Alright,Mrs.Westwood,shallwe?thewomansaid,placinganeatstackofpapersonthetabledirectlyinfrontofJulianandme.
Iblinked,confusioncreasingmybrow.Howdidyouknowmylastname?Inevertoldyouthat.
Evento myownears,myvoicesoundeduncertain.Iwasntbeingconfrontational-justgenuinelysurprised.Fromthewayherlipscurvedslightly,Icouldtellshehadbeenexpectingthatquestion.
Well,she beganwithasmall,almostamusedshrug,everyoneknowsthefamouswifeofAdrianWestwood.Then,withaslightpauseandaraisedeyebrow,sheadded,OrshouldIsayexwife? Hertonehadshiftedeversoslightlymorecuriousnow,thoughstillpolite.Foralmoment,aheavysilencesettled overtheroom.IcouldfeelJuliansgazeflickertowardme,probablywonderinghowIwouldrespondtothat… Well…soontobeexwife,Isaidfinally,myvoicedroppingalittle.Sayingitoutloudstillfeltodd,likemytonguehadyettogetusedtothewords.
Mmm,Isee,shereplied,hertoneneutralasshenodded,butIdidntmisstheflickerofjudgmentormaybejustcuriositythatcrossedherfacebeforeshereturnedherattentiontoJulian.
Andletsnotleaveoutyou,Mr.Blake,shesaid,straighteningherback.Though|mustadmit,therumorsfloatingaroundaboutyouandMrs.Westwoodhaventexactlybeen…Appropriate.Sheadjustedherglassesandgaveusbothafirmlook.Butthatsnotwhywerehere.Letsgetdowntobusiness,shallwe? Ohboy.Herecamethepart Idbeendreadingthetruth.
IheardJulianclearhisthroatandshiftinhischair,clearlygearingupfortheawkwardconfessionwewereabouttomake.Heglancedatmeagain,andImethiseyesbeforesubtlynoddingandgesturingwithmyhead.NowaywasIdoingthetalkinghestartedthismess.

Hesighedandfinallyspoke,Well,uhmm …Mrs.? YoucancallmeMrs.Lambert,she interjected.
Okay,Mrs.Lambert,Juliancontinued,stilltryingtosoundcomposed.Therewasasmallmisunderstandingwiththiswholething Sheraisedaneyebrow.
Successfullyunlocked! Yes,well,yousee,Ijumpedin,decidingtohelp himoutsortof.Werejustfriends.AndwhereIcomefrom,friendsdontusuallyadoptchildrentogether.So,hemight 1/3 CHAPTER083 have…madeamistakewhenhesaidwewereheretoadopt.IgaveJulianaquickside glance.Yes,Iabsolutelypinnedtheblameonhim.Hewasthe onewhoblurteditoutatthegatewithoutanywarning.
Mrs.Lambertblinkedslowly.Idontunderstand.Whatexactlyareyoutryingtosay? Wedidntcomeheretoadopt.Juliansaid,thistimemorefirmly.
Silence.
Mrs.Lambertremovedherglassesandsetthemdownonthedesk,foldingher handsinfrontofher.Herlipswereathinlinenow,andthecalmlookonherfacebegantogivewaytovisibleirritation.
Soletmegetthisstraight…shebegan,hertonedroppingafewdegreescolder.Yourtoldthematthegateyouwereheretoadopt.Ipersonallyescortedyouinside,offeredyouseats,andwenttofetchthenecessarypaperwork.Atanypointliterallyanypoint.-youcouldvecorrectedthemisunderstanding.Butinstead,youletmewastemytimepreparingdocumentsforaprocessyouhad nointentionofcompleting.

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Hervoicewasgrowingsharper,theedgeslinedwithgrowingfrustration.
Doyouhaveanyideahowbusywearehere?Everysecondcounts,everyform,everyfamilyvisit.Wedonthavetheluxuryofentertainingliesor…games.
Theguiltwasalreadybubblinginmychest,andJuliansexpressiontoldmehewasfeelingittoo.
Wedidnt doanyofthosebecausewecamehereforadifferentreason.Wewanted tofindoutsomething.Isaid,tryingmybesttostaycomposedevenastensionslowlyfilledtheroom.
Somethingelse?Herbrowsfurrowed.Soyoutrickedusintolettingyouinjust becauseyouwantedtofindoutsomethingelse?DoyourealizeImsupposedtobearingforthechildrenright now?she snapped,hervoicerisinganoctaveasshebeganstumpingherindexfingertothedeskrepeatedly.Thesoundechoedthrough thesmalloffice ImsorryIdidthatIreallyam,Isaidquickly,myhandsplacedfirmlyonthetableasifbracingmyself.Butthisisalsoveryimportant.Tome.MorethanIcanexplain.
Mrs.Lambertglaredatme,clearlyunimpressedwithmyapology.Herhandmovedtowardthetelephonebesideher ,liftingitwithpurposeanddialinganumberswiftly,eachbuttonpressdeliberateandfinal Panicspikedinmychest.Shewasreallygoingtokickusout Please…Isaidsuddenly,and the wordsthatcamenextpouredoutofmewithoutforethought,bornofsheerdesperation.Ireallyneedyourhelp.I was anorphanhere.IonlyrecentlydiscoveredIwasadopted,andIcameherehopingIcouldfindoutsomethinganythingaboutmybiologicalparents Themomentthosewordsleftmy
mouth,everythingchanged.

CHAPTER083 Mrs.Lambertfrozemiddial.Herhandhovered intheair,motionless,andforasecondIwasntsuresheevenheardme.Then,slowly,almostcautiously,sheplacedthereceiverbackonitshookandturnedhereyestowardme.Thesternexpressionshehadwornmomentsearlierdisappeared,replacedbysomethingsofter…somethingalmostvulnerable.
Youwereanorphanhere?sherepeated,hertonesignificantlygentlernow.
Η Yes,Iwas,Irepliedwithaquietnod.AndthatstherealreasonIcameheretoday.IknowIwentaboutitthewrongway,butIdidntknowhowelsetodoit.Ijust….IneededtocomehereandtrytopiecetogetherwhereIcamefrom.WhoIam.Therewasabeatofsilenceasshelookedatme.Thensheclearedherthroatsoftlyandpickedupherglassesfromthe deskwithcarefulhands.Well…maybeIcanhelp,shesaid,hervoicealmostdistantasifshewasrememberingsomethingfaraway.Juliangavemealookshocked,eyebrowsraisedandlipsslightlypartedbutIwasjustasstunnedashewas.Ihadntexpec
tedhertolisten,muchlessofferhelp.Youcan?Iaskedslowly.But…why? Sheletoutasmallsighandlookedatbothofus,hereyescloudedwithmemories.BecauseIwasalsoanorphanhere.Igrewupinthisplace.ButbeforeIcoulduncoveranythingaboutmyownparents,itbecametoolate.Theyweregone.Theanswersdisappearedwiththem.Andeventhoughwhatyoudidtodaywasdishonestanddisrespectful,Iwouldntwishthatsameregretonyou.
Herwordshit merightinthechest,stirringsomethingdeepinside.Igaveherasoft,sinceresmile,myheartswellingalittlewitha hopeIhadntexpectedtofeeltoday.Itwasrareespeciallyinthistowntofindsomeonewhocouldlookpastthesurfaceandseethepainunderneath.
Imsorrytohearthat,Isaidgently.Butthankyou.Really.Thankyou.
IsaidI couldhelp,shecorrected,hertoneshiftingbacktobusiness.NotthatIcantfindthemforyou.Thatpartsstillonyou.Butifyouweretrulyanorphanhere,thenyourfileshouldstillexistsomewhereinourarchives.Now,followme.Shesaid.
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