Chapter 448
Julie's POV
The revelation dropped like a massive boulder into a pool of stunned silence.
I took a step back in absolute shock, my hand reaching out to press against the cold back of an armchair for balance. My lips parted to force out a trembling, incredulous whisper. "How are you not Mirdreth?!"
Violet tilted her head, her fingers lightly smoothing the crease of her designer trousers with an unsettling chill. She drew a slow, composed breath before meeting my eyes. "Yes... I am not Mirdreth. I am Violet."
At that exact second, shattered fragments of an old memory rushed back into my mind the day Marcus told me about my mother's long-lost twin sister who disappeared years ago. My eyes vibrated with confusion, my gaze darting frantically across her face as I stammered, "You're... Aunt Violet?!"
