Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2286

As soon as Adam introduced himself and told Thalia she would know him, she knew he had known about her existence all along.

Although she had never really created a story with him in this world, the undeniable truth was that she had formed an ill-fated connection with him throughout those 18 years.

She had innocently thought that their chapter had ended after returning to the original world, but who would've thought she would visit the alternate world again?

This time, he had even come to her doorstep.

"Oh, A-Adam, was it? I know you."

He was technically her husband—at least, in another world. And yet, staring into his steady, serious gaze, Thalia couldn't help but feel like she was the "other woman" caught in some surreal confrontation.

Still, faced with his calm persistence, all she could do was double down and keep up the act.

"So, can I help you?"

Her return to the alternate world was purely accidental. Whether it was her, Shannon, or the others, they were all bound to leave eventually.

Therefore, she had no plan of "reconnecting" with Adam in this world.

Thalia's attempt to play dumb was deliberate, and he saw right through it. Now that he was here, though, he wasn't going to let this conversation slide.

His expression was calm but unwavering, his eyes sharp as they fixed on her. "Where have you been these past two years?"

This time, Thalia was truly caught off guard.

He looked exactly how she remembered—every detail matched the man from her world. And because she knew that Adam so well, she knew this version too.

His voice had sounded like a demand, but she could hear the quiet earnestness behind it.

It was just like all those years ago, when she had vanished for months on an overseas expedition to retrieve ancient artifacts.

He had met her return not with anger, but with a solemn, weighted, "Where did you go?"

"Is she your daughter?"

Thalia wanted to laugh. He looked so earnestly dumb at that moment, but instead, she nodded. "Yeah…"

She thought it was better to let him believe she was married.

When she arrived in this world, she was relieved to find out that he had never married.

In the depths of her isolation and loneliness, she had sometimes taken comfort in watching him from afar, just so she could pretend he was her Adam.

However, years passed one after another. She watched as his siblings built happy families, while he remained solitary without a partner.

From his 30s, to 40s, to being 50, he had always been… alone.

At some point, she had started wishing he would find someone instead. Even without her footprints in this very world, he still deserved joy and the chance to be loved.