Dead from a fall?
Impossible.
There was no way her Sabrina could have died in a fall.
“The news must be a lie.” Octavia’s voice trembled as she spoke.
Hester let out a cold, mocking laugh. “Oh, Grandma, how naïve you are. Always so eager to fool yourself.”
Something clicked in Octavia’s mind. Her clouded eyes turned to Hester, suspicion flaring.
“Were you behind this?” she demanded. “The news only just broke, but you predicted something would happen to Sabrina before anyone else. You—”
A chill swept over Octavia as a horrifying possibility dawned on her.
Unbelievable.
How could Hester possibly have the power to bring down a plane?
But remembering how Hester had behaved after leaving the hospital, it suddenly all made sense. She must have started planning the moment she was discharged.
Octavia may have been old, but she wasn’t senile. Looking back at Hester’s recent actions, it was obvious—this was no accident.
Just then, the woman across from her spoke up, voice light and almost cheerful.
“That’s right, I’ve been planning this for a long time. This time it was your precious granddaughter and your eldest son. Next time? Who knows—”
Her gaze flicked playfully to Octavia.
“Maybe next time, it’ll be your darling youngest son, Wallace!”
Octavia felt as if a fist was squeezing her chest; she could barely breathe. Her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
She couldn’t understand—why would Hester do this?
Her voice came out cracked and ancient, each word a gasp for answers.
What did she mean, Sutton blood?
Hester pulled a folded piece of paper from her bag and tossed it at Octavia’s feet. It was a DNA test result—Hester and Sommer’s names were printed at the top.
Back when they’d both been taken to the hospital, Sommer had acted strangely: despite being far more injured, she insisted the doctors treat Hester first.
And the day Hester returned to the Sutton family, Sommer had come to her room and said, “Hester, I’m so happy to see you again. I’ve missed you every single day, just waiting and hoping for your return.”
“This is your home now—always your home. I’ll talk to your grandmother and have you officially listed as my daughter. From now on, you’re my child.”
“In my heart, you’ve always been my daughter.”
Even then, something had felt off to Hester. She’d barely met Sommer before—why would she be so kind?
The more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed.
To confirm her suspicions, she’d quietly collected a strand of Sommer’s hair at the hospital and sent it off for a DNA test.

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