Chapter 461
Rhett continued, “Chad even built an empty house where the original house had burned down to preserve your ashes and honor your memory.”
The Killians did purchase the land where Catherine’s house had burned down. Although they built a new house, no one lived there.
But whatever they said could merely be a trap to lure them back here. After all, the Killians couldn’t be trusted completely.
If they were truly that kind, why was Lucius accused of killing Greg and imprisoned for it? Why did Daphne die in a car accident?
Moreover, how did Bernard end up being poisoned so severely? What about Aurora’s medicine being swapped, almost causing her to miscarry?
Hera said nothing, causing the atmosphere in the banquet hall to turn tense. Afraid she would bring up Greg again and spoil Chad’s mood, Karen quickly tried to smooth things over.
“Oh, these are all in the past, so we shouldn’t bring them up. Since Mrs. Jones and Hera are doing fine now, let’s not talk about such gloomy things like ashes.”
She then winked at Chad, asking, “Chad, didn’t you have something to discuss with Hera?”
Chad cleared his throat. “Hera, I’ve heard about your true identity. Congratulations on reuniting with your birth parents.
“But you’re still family to us after all these years, and you’re Aury’s benefactor as well. To show our gratitude, I’d like to adopt you and restore your status as a member of the Killian family again. What do you think?
Hearing that made Rhett’s heart skip a beat. Meanwhile, Catherine was clearly uncomfortable and tugged at Hera’s hand, hoping that she would not agree.
Meanwhile, Giselle, who had hurried to the banquet hall entrance, was in shock upon hearing these words. After returning to the Killians, they hired many private tutors for her to focus on picking up many skills. Whether it was etiquette, academics, instruments, or arts, Giselle was making much better progress than she ever could with the Everetts. Even the other young ladies of Norburgh could not compare to her.
If Giselle hadn’t been switched at birth and had grown up in the Killian residence instead, with such rapid progress, she would have been the academic prodigy at Cavenridge International Academy and the most outstanding young lady in Jedburgh.
Giselle had been enduring in silence, spending so much time developing herself just so she could appear before Hera one day and humiliate her completely as revenge. She also wanted Hera to know that she was a true member of the Killian family.
After finishing her piano lesson half an hour ago, the maid informed her that Chad had invited Hera for a meal. Thus, Giselle immediately hurried over to show off to her.
As she arrived at the entrance, she never expected to hear Chad talking about reinstating Hera’s status in the family. If that happened, who would Giselle even be?
At that moment, Hera’s voice drifted from the banquet hall. “What do I get in return if I agree?”
“No!”
“No!”
Two voices echoed at the entrance to the banquet hall. Everyone looked over and saw Bernard striding in. Behind him was Giselle, dressed in a Chanel haute couture dress and wearing as much jewelry as she could.