Twin Cupids at Work Daddy Come Home novel Chapter 655

“Madeline… you…” Claire’s voice trembled as she spoke the name she never thought she’d have to say again.

The room went so silent, her words echoed. All eyes turned as people pieced it together. Some might have hesitated at the sight of the woman with bandages wrapped around her eyes, but Claire’s slip made it obvious. The real Madeline was standing right there.

Julian didn’t let go of Madeline’s hand, guiding her through the crowd. People moved aside, giving them space. Every step she took felt like a small victory.

“She’s really Madeline. The true Ms. Ballard.”

“But look at her eyes. Was she hurt?”

“I think so. Did you hear Mrs.Ballard earlier? She said her daughter was kidnapped. She must have just been rescued, but her eyes...”

Julian led Madeline up onto the stage. She couldn’t see, but there was something steady about her. She moved like she’d never known fear, like every eye in the room just made her stand taller.

Claire stumbled backwards, shaking her head. “No. This isn’t possible. It can't be you…”

Madeline tilted her head toward Claire, her voice steady. “Surprised to see me alive?”

Claire went deadly pale.“No way. That place was hidden. How did you find it so fast… This can’t be happening. No, no, no…”

Her eyes darted around, desperate for answers that wouldn’t come.

She finally managed to breathe and look at Shelly with wide, searching eyes. “It was you. You went through my phone, didn’t you? When I blacked out… You did something. No, it wasn’t just me passing out. You drugged me, didn’t you?”

Everything clicked together in her mind.

She’d wondered how she could have gotten so tired she just collapsed, but she’d been distracted with too many other things and let it go.

After that night, Carter never responded to her messages again. Now she understood. He must have been caught, or worse. No wonder no one would pick up.

The mention of Madeline’s eyes only made something darken in Shelly’s gaze.

Claire’s knees gave out, and she collapsed to the floor, her whole body shaking. “It wasn’t supposed to go like this. Everything was planned. Why did it end up like this? It’s not fair. It’s not fair…”

Madeline quietly pressed her lips together, then replied, “Not fair? Do you even know what fairness means? You stole my identity, left me to die in the mountains, and poisoned my mother. Is that what you think is fair?”

She let out a cold, soft laugh. “Honestly, for you, maybe that’s exactly what fairness looks like.”

Claire’s voice was nothing but resentful. “Isn’t it? After all I went through, don’t I deserve this?”

Madeline shook her head, almost amused by the idea. “You really think you deserve it?”

She saw it now. Claire was Drew’s daughter for sure, able to convince herself she had a right to steal anything, justifying it with the belief that, deep down, it all belonged to her from the start. No matter what she did… she was never the thief in her own eyes.