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When Andrew and Madelyn returned to the Miller residence, Athenaâs face glowed with affection as she looked at the latter, clearly showing how much she adored her.
âHow could I have been so blind despite being so sharp my whole life?â Athena lamented.
âShe swapped all the jewelsâan entire box of them!â
Madelyn was clueless about what had happened at the Garcia residence after she left. She only knew that Ryan had taken Samuel to retrieve the items. She had wondered why he needed Samuel, a jewelry appraisal expert, to accompany him.
But now, hearing Athenaâs words, Madelyn was shocked.
Elena had done something so shameless and disgraceful. This scandal had ruined her image entirely in the Miller familyâs eyes, making all her previous efforts worthless.
âShe swapped everything?â Madelyn asked in disbelief.
âYes,â Athena replied.
âCan you believe how deep her schemes go? She knew planned to take them back and made such elaborate preparations.
âItâs a good thing Mr. Sanchez Senior went along. Otherwise, they would have fled abroad by now.â
The more Athena talked, the angrier she became. She thought about how much she had doted on Elena over the years as she felt sorry for the latter for losing her mother at a young age.
Despite Ameliaâs poor parenting, Elena had grown up to be graceful and gentle, which was admirable. But recent events made it clear that one couldnât just ignore a personâs true nature.
âAlright, Grandma Athena. Donât be angry. Letâs eat, shall we? Iâm starving,â Madelyn said, trying to lighten the mood.
She genuinely didnât want to hear about Elena anymore, and more importantly, she was hungry. It was already almost 7:00 pm.
When Athena heard that Madelyn was hungry, she quickly had Grace arrange the meal. They were all hungry at that hour.
But seeing Madelyn, Athena couldnât help but complain about Elena. She had almost suffered a huge loss this time and needed to vent.
Grace kept serving Madelyn her favorite dishes during the meal and asked, âCan your not return to the Garcia family anymore?â
Grace was blunt. After all, the Garcia family hadnât treated Madelyn well. She couldnât understand why Madelyn insisted on returning to the Garcias when the Millers treated her so well.
âDonât worry, Mom. I wonât go back anymore,â Madelyn reassured her.
âReally?â
Grace looked at Madelyn in disbelief. Hearing Madelyns firm tone, she was worried about being disappointed again.
Madelyn nodded.
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âPracticallyâ meant âcompletelyâ.
Grace looked at Madelyn and then at Andrew. Andrew pulled the residency documentation out of his bag
and handed it to Grace.
She opened it and found two papers insideâa court ruling document and a family dissolution agreement signed by Madelyn and Caleb.
âWhat? How did it come to this?â
Grace was shocked. They had only been out of touch for a few days, yet it seemed that Madelyn and the Garcia family had been secretly at war, and they knew nothing about it.
Andrew said, âEven without these documents, she was never really part of the Garcia family.â
Andrew didnât intend to hide anything from his family He wanted Grace and Athena to know that there was no need to feel awkward around Amelia and the others or to keep Madelynâs connection to them in mind.
Grace and Athena were even more confused.
âWhat do you mean?â Athena asked.
Andrew glanced at Madelyn, who seemed unfazed. So, he recounted the entire story of Madelyn and the Garcia family.
The more Grace and Athena listened, the more shocked they became. They had no idea things were so complicated.
When Andrew finished speaking, Grace murmured, âSo, the Maddie we brought home all those years ago. was never the daughter Caleb and Amelia lost?â
Andrew nodded.