Chapter 543
Laurel saw right through it. “She probably doesn’t even want to give you the time of day anyway.”
Rex fell silent.
With more pressing matters on his mind, he ignored the jab and seized the opportunity to ask, “If you know she’s not Vera, why are you still keeping her around?”
Parading around as Marcia’s brother every day was utterly humiliating.
Others might bite their tongues out of respect for the Wilkinson family, but behind closed doors, they were definitely laughing themselves sick.
Especially that jerk Rowan. He would relentlessly mock him straight to his face.
It was always about his beloved sister or congratulating him on finding his sibling.
Laurel couldn’t be bothered to entertain him and looked down to reply to a work email. Jesse mercifully answered his question instead. “We’re keeping her around to find the real Vera, obviously.”
What else would it be for? They weren’t running a charity to raise a grown woman in her twenties.
Rex paused, the realization dawning on him.
The sample was swapped, but the DNA test itself was flawless. That indirectly proved the culprits knew exactly who the real Vera was.
And the real Vera was still alive!
The last shred of doubt in Rex’s mind vanished. “Could Vera be in Cresthaven right now?”
“No.”
Laurel set her phone down, answering him with sharp efficiency. “Mom came to Vistapeak City, and Marcia and Maya followed right on her heels. That means they don’t have anything to worry about back in Cresthaven.”
If Vera were really still in Cresthaven, they most likely wouldn’t have felt secure enough to travel here.
And they had stayed for days without showing any intention of leaving.
Rex’s mind raced. “Does that mean Vera is very likely here in Vistapeak City?!”
They probably didn’t follow Suzanne here just for the sake of it.
They followed her because of Vera.
Rex had a nagging feeling that a crucial puzzle piece was about to slide into place, but it was just out of reach.
“You could say that.”
Laurel offered a rare moment of validation. “So, if you have free time, do something useful. Keep an eye on who they’re meeting with behind our backs.”
“Done.”
Rex agreed without hesitation.
Laurel studied him for a long moment before her tone turned serious. “Are you really dead set on being with that girl?”
Hearing the question, the casual energy faded from Rex’s face.
He lowered his eyelashes briefly before looking back up at Laurel. “I am. Laurel, she didn’t get to choose her parents or her brother…”
He knew the risks, but he also knew Tanya was a rational, clear-headed woman.
Laurel nodded, her words razor-sharp. “You’re right. If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want you as my brother either.”
Rex was utterly speechless.
Right.
He forgot his sister was also terrifyingly rational.
He was still sitting in silence when Laurel suddenly relented. “It wasn’t just me who opposed you and her from the start. Grandpa was even more against it
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Grandpa on your behalf.”
Rex stiffened. “I have to give up medicine?”
“Yes.”
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Looking at her youngest brother, Laurel showed a rare sliver of patience, making the reality brutally clear. “Rex, you’re thirty. You should know you can’t have your cake and eat it too With the ticking time bomb in Tanya’s family, there’s only* one way to get this family to accept her.”
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