Dear Ex-wife, Marry Me novel Chapter 1412

His fingers stalled on the keyboard, momentarily at a loss for words.

Fitch's fingertips paused on the address bar, "But some aspects of Maja's past seem off, not matching her own memories. And according to the neighbors, she and Lillian would often leave the house when her stepfather, Neil, was busy at work and couldn't attend to family matters. I suspect that parts of Maja's childhood memories have been altered or perhaps there's a year or two missing that she herself hasn't realized."

This could explain why Maja never sensed anything amiss about Lillian. Whenever Maja thought of her, the most vivid memory was of Lillian's protection and love, but the finer details eluded her.

She couldn't recall how exactly she interacted with her grandparents, only that they disapproved of her because she was a granddaughter.

Nor could she remember how her uncle had supported her mother, only a vague recollection of staying at her uncle's place during her junior year of high school.

Ian's face turned stone cold.

"Fitch?" called Ian.

"Yeah?"

"I'm certain that Maja is the lost daughter of the Sanders family, and Lillian is indeed her biological mother, not adoptive. That lunatic has seen Lillian's face, although it was a complex situation with too many people involved. I couldn't dig deeper. The lunatic only got a glimpse, but if you show Maja a photo of Arlene, she'll realize she's the spitting image of Lillian. Moreover, a paternity test with Augus wouldn't hurt."

Breathing a sigh of relief after laying out his findings, Fitch loosened his tie. God knows how hard it was to unearth these clues, filtering through hundreds of thousands of records just to find that mental institution alone. Thankfully, his team excelled at data analysis.

Ian was wearing headphones, and so was Beck, seated behind him. Both headsets allowed them to hear Fitch’s voice.

Beck had been stunned into silence from the start, and by the end, it felt like a lightning bolt had struck his brain.

The affection he felt for Maja now made sense.

Maja was his biological sister!