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Chapter 1184
Chapter 1184
Normally, even if you hit it off online, the first face-to-face meet-up was unlikely to be all buddy-buddy,
like you were long-lost pals or something.
"Did William have a buddy named Susanna back in Goldstone?" Leopold queried.
"Huh?" Aurelia hadn't given it much thought, but his question set off her internal alarm bells.
"What's up?" she asked.
"Oh, nothing. Just heard William mentioned his friend Susanna, and I thought I'd ask." Leopold
shrugged nonchalantly, clearly fishing for a reaction from Aurelia.
She sensed it. William talking to Leopold about his friends? Not likely.
"I've never heard of a kid named Susanna in our neighborhood. Maybe they met online." She played it
coy to see how Leopold would react.
His gaze darkened slightly. Was he overthinking this?
He was, after all, a man with a keen eye for detail. At the pizza place, he'd picked up on something off.
Unusual thoughts began to swirl in his head.
If Susanna mistook Kane for William, then...
Munching on an apple, Aurelia stood up. "I'm gonna check on the kids."
No sooner had she stepped out than William pulled her into his room. "Mom, we ran into Susanna at
the pizza joint today. Her folks brought her to Elysium for a trip."
Aurelia's heart skipped a beat. So that was why Leopold brought it up. Was he suspicious, testing her?
"You didn't give us away, did you?"
William blinked innocently, "I don't think so. She mistook Kane for me, and he just went with it and said
she's an online friend."
Patting his head, Aurelia said, "Leopold knows your real name is William. If he asks, just say Keith is
your username."
"Got it." William nodded. "Kane said his online alias just happens to be William, like my real name." He
paused, then added, "Mom, can we invite Susanna and her parents over for a gathering at the villa
tomorrow?"
"Sure." Aurelia nodded. Leopold had a business meeting all day tomorrow and wouldn't be home.
The next day, William took off his mask and was himself again. He and Aurelia left the house together.
Kane put on the mask, becoming William for the day. Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.
As Skyler and Nina woke up and headed to the dining room for breakfast, they noticed "William" alone
and asked, "Where's Kane? Where did he go?"
Kane replied lazily, "He went out with Mom. They're meeting up with Susanna's family for lunch."
"Huh?" Skyler scratched his head. "Why didn't they invite us to the get-together?"
He loved parties and get-togethers.
Kane said, "Susanna is Kane's online buddy, not ours. We barely know her."
"But didn't you go over with Kane to say hi yesterday? I thought you knew her well, too."
Skyler pulled a face, "Isn't your real name William? How come Kane also goes by William?"
As they chatted, Leopold walked in, having caught snippets of the kids' conversation. Updated at
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Aurelia up early, taking Kane out, all to meet up with Susanna's family.
An online friend, that close?
Wasn't that odd, given her usual caution?
He quickly texted his security team, telling them to step up their vigilance.