Chapter 1796

No item required such meticulous care. Hesper took a deep breath and realized no one was pursuing her. Nevertheless, she remained cautious as she systematically entered every room. The villa had a limited number of rooms, making the search relatively straightforward. Hesper opened a few doors to find empty rooms, but when she opened another one, she came to a halt. Before her was a baby's room, impeccably arranged and filled with brand-new belongings. Dolls adorned the room, and neatly stacked baby clothes filled the wardrobe. Hesper's heart warmed at the sight, but it left her wondering for whom these items were intended. Charles didn't have children, and his lover had passed away years ago. It seemed improbable that these items were merely coincidental. Did Charles have a child? And if so, who was caring for the child? The house seemed to be increasingly suggestive of harboring a secret lover, a fact that nobody would have dared to voice due to Charles's wife having no known rel