Alexander Vance's gaze froze on the last sentence.

That name and phone number made his breath catch.

"My name is Evelyn Ross…"

He suddenly remembered what Evelyn had said at the hospital.

She had also saved a big brother when she was little.

Why hadn't he thought of it sooner?

Perhaps that big brother was him.

Alexander suddenly felt like laughing.

But his eyes uncontrollably reddened.

He finally saw a way out of this desperate situation.

No divorce.

He could finally be with Evelyn.

He took out his phone to make a call.

But he paused while dialing.

He wanted to give Evelyn a surprise.

Though their relationship was understood.

He had never formally proposed.

The photo on their marriage certificate wasn't even her.

He had to go to City Hall this afternoon.

But not for divorce.

To replace their marriage certificate.

He wanted to properly register with Evelyn.

To become lifelong partners.

He exited the dialing screen.

Contacted Thomas Watson directly.

"Help me prepare some things."

After listing what he needed.

Thomas hesitated before speaking.

"Boss, this sounds like a proposal setup."

"Are you trying to leave a lasting impression on Miss Ross even during divorce?"

Alexander only replied with one word.

"Get lost."

"Right away."

"Come back."

Thomas immediately stopped hanging up.

"What else do you need, boss?"

Alexander had calmed down now.

He trusted Evelyn.

He knew she wouldn't joke about such things.

But he also needed to explain the misunderstanding.

How had Sophia Watson deceived them?

Alexander frowned.

His expression turned serious.

"Find out how Sophia fooled us."

When Sophia lost the token initially.

Alexander had indeed doubted its authenticity.

But Sophia detailed her experiences with Little Dumpling.

She even passed a lie detector test.

That lie detector was world-class equipment.

It rarely made mistakes.

Unless someone had special agent training.

Sophia was a mental patient.

How could she have received training?

What exactly happened here?

Thomas was stunned.

"Boss, what do you mean fooled us?"

He suddenly understood.

"You mean…"

"Yes."

Alexander's voice trembled.

"She wasn't the one who saved me back then."

"It was Evelyn."

He had been searching for a solution day and night these past few days.

Never expecting it would be her.

Fortunately, it was her.

Half an hour later.

Thomas reported the investigation results.

"I spoke with the chief physician."

"They performed an EEG on Sophia."

"Found she never actually deceived us."

Alexander laughed coldly.

"Are you saying Sophia was really that person?"

"That Evelyn is lying?"

The chilling coldness made Thomas speak immediately.

"That's not what I meant."

"Several psychiatrists reviewed the entire case."

"They reached a conclusion."

"What?"

"Sophia didn't deceive us."

"She deceived herself."

Alexander was taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

Thomas sighed.

"The doctors said after years of monitoring Sophia's mental state."

"They found she's been abnormal since childhood."

"She passed the lie detector tests because."

"She genuinely believed she wasn't lying."

"She was frequently abused by her parents as a child."

"Was already mentally disturbed when trafficked."

"Sophia was indeed trafficked with you."

"She watched silently among the group of children."

"Saw your interactions with Little Dumpling."

"Witnessed your mutual salvation."

"Saw how Evelyn helped you all."

"Watched you make promises to Evelyn."

"After being rescued and returning home."

"When abused by her parents again."

"She always believed you would come save her."

"Over time, she inserted herself into Evelyn's role."

"Truly believed she was the one who saved you back then."

"Really considered you her only salvation."

"That's why treatment never worked all these years."

Hearing the investigation results.

Alexander was slightly stunned.

His original anger suddenly had nowhere to go.

He thought everything was deception.

Thought he'd been foolishly tricked for five years.

Never expected this situation.

But this explained everything.

Alexander's expression turned cold.

He remembered now.

Among the trafficked children back then.

There was indeed a dirty child.

Her small face hidden beneath hair.

Always secretly watching him and Little Dumpling.

Little Dumpling was different from her.

No matter how bad the environment.

Little Dumpling washed her face clean every day.

They had completely different personalities.

That's why something felt off when they found Sophia.

Hence the lie detector test.

Originally thought her mental abnormality was due to illness.

Now he just wanted to slap himself.

How could he have mistaken the person?

How could he have gotten it wrong?

If he hadn't mistaken her.

If he had found Evelyn sooner.

She wouldn't have suffered so much later.

What was Evelyn doing five years ago?

She left the Ashcroft family to work while studying.

Thinking of those work-study documents.

Alexander's heart ached as he pressed his chest.

Thomas cautiously asked.

"Boss, what should we do about Miss Watson now?"

Facing a mental patient.

Simply abandoning her seemed inhumane.

Alexander remained silent for a long time.

Finally laughed coldly.

"Tell her the truth when she wakes up."

"You'll handle her matters from now on."

"Don't cut off her treatment funds."

"But I won't see her again."

"Understood."

Thomas didn't say more.

This was already the best outcome.

...

Elsewhere.

After easily dealing with the reporters.

Evelyn received another text message.

The person from last night sent a message.

[Evelyn, meet me at The Orchid Tea Room at 11:30.]

Evelyn immediately headed over.

Just sat down at a table.

When someone suddenly appeared before her.

Evelyn looked at her.

Her pupils slightly contracted.

"It's you?"