Chapter 232: She was abandoned.
The meeting room gradually emptied, murmurs fading as the representatives of both the Beaumont and Sphere Groups exited with handshakes and nods of approval. The project had officially begun, and everyone left feeling optimistic.
But Augustine remained in his chair, silent and composed. To him, this deal wasn’t a genuine collaboration. It was a calculated move, a well-laid trap for the Beaumonts. The pieces were in motion now. All he had to do was wait and watch his plan unfold, step by step.
Gustave approached quietly and placed a thin folder on the table in front of him.
Augustine looked up, his eyes sharp with curiosity.
"The report on the Granet family’s missing daughter," Gustave started solemnly.
Augustine opened the file, his eyes immediately falling on the photograph clipped to the first page. It was a picture of a young girl, no more than three or four, smiling at the camera. But it wasn’t just the smile that struck him, it was the uncanny resemblance to Anne. The same delicate features, the same light in her eyes.
Then he noticed the pendant around her neck. He recognized it instantly.
It was the same pendant Anne had given him. He took it out of his pocket and looked at it. This pendant was the undeniable evidence that Anne was the missing daughter of the Granets.
"Her name... is Raya," Gustave added.