Chapter 53

Anna shook her head, as she still found it impossible to believe. "It's real. I wouldn't lie to you. Mr. Hayden even said he's memorized everything in the entire study, not just these books," Stephanie said. Her remarks were utterly shocking. She had never dared to mention this to the rest of the Sterling family. Back then, Hayden had been ostracized and constantly criticized by the Sterlings. No matter what he did, it was deemed wrong. Hayden had started spending time in the study, buried in books to cope with it. No one cared where he was or what he was doing except for Stephanie, who knew Hayden would face more ridicule if she told anyone. The study was his only refuge and would be taken from him. Anna swallowed hard, the sound echoing in the silence. She could barely wrap her mind around it. "You're telling me he memorized all these books? Is that even humanly possible? Can someone like that exist?" Anna's voice was filled with disbelief as it was beyond anything she cou