Chapter 204: A Forgotten Memory
"Catherine and Charles Montgomery married shortly after Matteo’s mother passed away," Ronan said to Amelia in the deserted hospital hallway. Not even the nurses would venture here― everyone knew to give them space.
"However, Matteo went missing shortly after. He was also very young," Ronan continued, "and as a result, wasn’t allowed to inherit the inheritance left by his mother. She never wrote a will, and because of that, everything she owned went to Charles Montgomery."
"Went missing..." Amelia trailed off, deep in thought. She recalled this. Cherry had mentioned something similar the other day.
"Catherine sent Matteo to the orphanage for a period of time," Ronan said. "She wanted Aiden to be the only Montgomery heir. As such, Matteo stayed away from the Montgomery home for a long time before he was eventually returned."
"Do you know what happened to him at the orphanage?" Amelia asked.
"Hardly," Ronan said. "Matteo doesn’t like to talk about it. I only remember that it was called the All Saints Orphanage... I think? But the place has since closed down. I think... I might be wrong... but I think he was kidnapped."
"Kidnapped?" Amelia’s eyebrows shot to the top of her forehead.
"That was how he returned to the Montgomery household. Someone figured out that he was actually the Montgomery heir and tried to adopt him just to return him. Charles Montgomery tried looking for him for the first few months, after all, and everyone in Solara back then had already seen the reports."
"That’s how he returned home?"