Chapter 1618: The Secret from Decades Ago

Chapter 1618: Chapter 1618: The Secret from Decades Ago

Everyone dispersed, and Caleb Mamet hurriedly caught up with Mr. Duclos. "Mister, please wait."

Mr. Duclos turned around, "Caleb, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Caleb got straight to the point: "You said that Xaviera and I were destined for each other. What do you mean by that?"

Mr. Duclos widened his eyes in surprise, "Caleb, don’t you know? You both fell into the sea together five years ago, and I saved you. Now that you’re married, of course you’re destined for each other!"

Caleb’s pupils contracted for a moment.

"Back then, Xaviera was forced to jump into the sea, and your situation was similar, but you had been shot. I smelled the blood and saw a patch of blood floating on the sea, which led me to save you. After that, I found her. Although she was weak at the time, she wasn’t injured, so it wasn’t difficult to save her. As for you, your injuries were severe, and there were times when you nearly stopped breathing. Fortunately, heaven helped you, and you eventually survived."

"Later, Xaviera’s grandfather and brother took her away, while you were in a coma for more than ten days before regaining consciousness. At that time, you hadn’t even met her, but now you’re married!"

Caleb hid the emotions in his eyes and whispered, "You still remember the details of what happened five years ago so clearly. Xaviera and I both know about that incident, but we just wanted to ask about the specifics."

"Xaviera was only in her teens back then, but I could tell she was a beauty. You’re handsome, tall, and well-built. How could I forget about saving two such good-looking people at the same time? Anyway, I have to go now, Caleb. You should go find Xaviera!"

As Mr. Duclos left with a smile, Caleb’s eyes filled with an unshakable gloom. He didn’t remember what happened before he lost consciousness, but now that Mr. Duclos had mentioned it, he realized that he had fallen into the sea in Yittaland.

Seeing Caleb’s somber expression, Xaviera quickly asked, "What did you talk about?"

"Mr. Duclos said he saved us both at the same time."

Xaviera paused, taking a long time to react. So the sound of gunshots she heard and the smell of blood she smelled in her dream weren’t illusions. She hadn’t been shot, but the man beside her had – and Caleb said he was that man!

Xaviera shivered, not knowing what Wayne Reiser had done to Caleb, but what she could be certain of was that Wayne knew about her past with the Powell family. These events seemed like a tangled mess, and she couldn’t make sense of them for the moment.

She had thought she was Robert Powell’s daughter, and there were some similarities between her and Jacob Powell’s appearance, but her grandmother said...

"Let’s go find Mrs. Russell. She must know the truth." Caleb took her hand, and the two walked towards the side hall.

At this time, in the side hall.

Frederick Russell spoke with some difficulty, "Mother, do we really need to tell Xaviera about those things? She’s too young to bear all this."

Mrs. Russell hesitated, "If she hadn’t been found by the Powell family, I wouldn’t tell her, but now that her connection to them has been exposed, it’s only a matter of time before the people from the Imperial City find her. It’s better to tell her sooner, so she can be prepared."

"That woman hates Nina and will naturally not let Xaviera go. Our Russell family can’t protect her all the time, and the Imperial City is her real home. Sooner or later, she’ll have to return."

Frederick Russell reluctantly nodded.

Xaviera and Caleb entered the side hall, and Frederick closed the door behind them.

Mrs. Russell’s face was solemn, "Xaviera, what I’m about to say may be difficult for you to accept, but you must know it."

Xaviera furrowed her eyebrows, steadied her emotions, and said, "Please, speak. I’ll be fine."

Mrs. Russell nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said, "Actually, Nina wasn’t my biological daughter."

Boom—!!

Xaviera felt a buzzing in her head, for this was indeed something she hadn’t expected.

A surprised look also flashed across Caleb’s eyes.

It took Xaviera a long time to compose herself. She looked at Frederick and Mrs. Russell, who both looked so similar to her mother. How could they not be related?

"Xaviera, I know what you’re thinking. Although Nina isn’t my daughter, we are still related." Mrs. Russell’s voice grew heavier, "Nina is the daughter of my twin sister, Ruby Russell!"

Letitia Russell took a deep breath, "My sister Ruby and I look exactly the same, so her child naturally looks like me."

Xaviera’s eyes widened. She had never heard of her grandmother having a twin sister before. Since they both came from the wealthy Russell family, why didn’t they know about her?

"Ruby has always been competitive and wanted to compare everything to me. When I married Cory Hughes, she then married the head of the Hughes family in the Imperial City, determined to outdo me," Mrs. Russell said with a bitter smile. "Later, when Cory and I divorced and I took control of the Russell family, she completely severed ties with us."