CHAPTER 78

Elijah’s POV

I left Sophia’s apartment, feeling an emptiness that seemed to grow with each passing second. I thought we were making progress, but clearly, Daniel still held a place in her heart that I couldn’t touch.

When I reached my car, I heard a ping from my phone. I quickly grabbed it, hoping it was Sophia.

But it was a message from Julia:

Is it true Serena has a child?

My brows furrowed as I read the message. What was Julia talking about? I quickly typed back:

What do you mean?

Within seconds, another message came through. It was a photo of Serena on the street, holding hands with a little girl. Julia’s message followed.

Is the girl in the photo Serena’s daughter?

I stared at the picture, my heart racing. Serena was wearing a black hooded jacket, and in the background, I recognized the familiar sign of Bread Brothers Bakery. My heart skipped a beat as I remembered the conversation we had with Serena earlier, and the surveillance footage we’d seen at the school.

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