Out Of The Shadows Tilda’s Brilliant Second Life novel Chapter 535

Out of the Shadows: Tilla’s Brillant Second Life

Chapter 535 Surprised

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If anyone had stepped into the room at that moment, they would have sworn without hesitation that Kyla was the Jensons‘ true daughter, the one lost nearly two decades ago.

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Tilda, sitting in her place, would have looked like the spare, the unwanted girl taken in to fill a void until the real one returned.

And now that the cherished child had come back, the stand–in no longer seemed to belong.

The thought burned so deeply that Tilda’s nose stung and her chest swelled with emotions she could hardly hold in.

Dane and the others caught sight of her brimming eyes, and alarm raced across their faces.

“Tilda, what’s wrong? Did we push too far? I’m sorry. Please don’t cry.”

There was nothing more unbearable than a woman’s tears.

And hers, most of all, because she had become their greatest treasure.

Rain jabbed a finger toward the others, his voice sharp.

“This is on you three. She said she was full, but you wouldn’t stop piling food onto her plate. Now look, she’s upset.”

Mystro and Liam shot back in unison. “Don’t even start blaming us. You were handing her food too. We all did it, so we’re all guilty. We should all apologize.”

Sitting closest, Dane leaned forward and gently brushed her hair back, his touch tender and full of worry.

“Don’t be afraid. Those aren’t sad tears. You’re crying because you’re happy, aren’t you? You’re glad to be here with all of us and Rain, together at one table. This is the kind of joy you never thought you’d get to feel.”

Her voice grew soft, almost fragile. “For so long, I thought this kind of happiness would never belong to me.

“But it’s here now, real and warm. I think God must be watching over me after all.”

Once, she had cursed life for being so cruel.

Other children had parents and simple, loving homes.

Her birth parents, along with her seven older brothers, had left her with nothing but coldness

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and scars.

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But hate no longer weighed on her heart. She had finally found her rainbow after the storm.

The road to this moment had been long, bitter, and full of pain, one she had walked at the cost of her very life.

And yet, in the end, fate had shown her mercy.

It had given her a second chance.

It had stripped away the lies and taught her what family truly meant.

It had led her straight to the people who would love her as their own.

The brothers exchanged glances, their expressions soft and full of feeling.

“We feel the same, one of them said. “Meeting you, Tilda, is the best thing that’s ever happened

to us.”

Rain nodded hard, his voice breaking. “Yeah, Tilda, I almost lost myself for good, but you saved me. Meeting you is the greatest gift God ever gave me.”

Dane reached out again, his fingertip brushing away the tears from her checks.

Tilda drew in a deep breath, her lips curving into a smile through the shimmer in her eyes. “Alright. Tonight is a holiday. We shouldn’t drown in emotions. Let’s raise a glass instead.”

She opened the bottle of ’82 Lafite she had been saving and poured a measure for each of

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She laughed that the show was so dull, saying even the worst streaming service had better scripts.

Rain yawned so wide his eyes watered, stubbornly fighting sleep only because everyone else was still awake.

By the time the closing song ended and the clock struck midnight, the night had already slipped into memory.

Her phone buzzed.

One by one, messages arrived right on time. Una. Andy. Jude.

Each sent her the same greeting, “Happy holidays.”

She answered each in turn with a quiet reply, “Happy holidays.”

When she came to Jude, she typed, “How was your dinner? Hopefully it wasn’t too unpleasant.”

His answer came. “It was fine. Except Uncle Ryan’s family was a complete disaster. They didn’t even show up.

Tilda texted, “Daphne is dead. Preston’s in the hospital. Rebecca fainted. And Ryan still didn’t

appear.”

Jude replied, “Things went so wrong he had to handle the Sunlight Plaza mess before Grandpa exploded. He’s terrified of losing his position. To him, power and money will always matter more than anything else. Losing a wife means nothing.”

Tilda’s reply cut sharp. “Your family really is cold. Something so awful happened, and your

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grandfather and the others still sat down to dinner like nothing was wrong.”

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