Chapter 803: Chapter 803: That Girl Back Then Was Serena Sterling
Caroline Sloan knew that Serena Sterling’s purpose this time was not only to uncover the past events but also to reveal the truth of Hayden Crawford’s assassination back then!
Caroline remembered the prophecy left by the ancestors of Alani when they perished, predicting that a girl from Alani in a hundred years would be unmatched in the world.
What an incredible Serena Sterling!
Hayden Crawford suddenly narrowed his deep, slender eyes, looking at Serena Sterling in shock. How did she know, how did she know these things?
The injuries he received back then, he hadn’t told anyone about. The stab wounds, how many inches deep, whether they were life-threatening, even he wasn’t so sure. Caroline observed the whole time but couldn’t tell anything unless... it was the girl who healed him back then.
And now Serena Sterling was narrating his injuries in great detail, causing waves of shock to surge in Hayden Crawford’s heart.
She...
Serena Sterling didn’t look at Hayden, her bright eyes remained on Caroline’s face. "Lillian dear, why aren’t you speaking? Did I say something wrong, or should I address you as... the Merfolk Clan princess?"
Caroline’s pupils shrank; she realized she had been exposed and immediately retreated.
But Serena was faster; she raised her hand and swiftly inserted a silver needle into Caroline’s acupoint with her slender white fingers.
Caroline couldn’t escape, took the needle, and soon her face began to morph, revealing her true appearance.
The real princess of the Merfolk Clan was already over thirty, but she possessed a charm that kept her youthful, looking as enchanting as ever, with a face extraordinarily captivating.
The Merfolk Clan princess couldn’t adapt to being exposed to sunlight. She quickly covered her face, "Ah, my face!"
Since being heavily struck by the ancestors of Alani a hundred years ago, the Merfolk Clan had been lurking in hiding. Now Serena forcibly exposed the Merfolk Clan princess to the sunlight.
Watching the Merfolk Clan princess shatter Caroline’s pitiable disguise and swiftly change her face, Corvus’ expression drastically changed, "Men, seize her!"
Several black-clad bodyguards quickly stepped forward and captured the Merfolk Clan princess.
"Merfolk Clan princess, you’re over thirty, yet you impersonate a mere 20-year-old girl, calling my master ’big brother’ at every turn. My goosebumps are all over the floor!" said Corvus.
Corvus truly broke a cold sweat for his master; fortunately, his master was wise and discerning, otherwise, being fooled by a woman in her thirties like this would be a joke for others to laugh at for a year.
The Merfolk Clan princess struggled, "Let me go! Quickly let me go!"
At this moment, Serena stepped forward, gently raised her slender hand to the Merfolk Clan princess’s neck, and with a forceful tug, directly removed the jade pendant.
"Serena, that jade pendant is mine! Give it back to me now!"
Serena looked at the jade pendant in her palm, noticing a "Crawford" character on it, nodding as it matched the pendant from her memory!
When Hayden Crawford left back then, he personally handed it to her, and she had kept it in her drawer after returning, but it had soon disappeared.
Now she realized it was first taken by Yasmine and then ended up in the hands of this Merfolk Clan princess.
Serena looked at the Merfolk Clan princess, her red lips curling with amusement, "Is this pendant truly yours?"
Although Serena asked, it was evident she wasn’t giving the Merfolk Clan princess a chance to speak. She played with the pendant in her slender white hand, blinking her bright eyes, "I heard Yasmine died recently in prison, cursing me in her last moments, mysteriously and eerily laughing. Merfolk princess, the last person Yasmine saw... was you, wasn’t it?"
This time, Caroline accepted her loss; even Yasmine’s situation had been predicted by Serena.
Serena’s intelligence and meticulousness were evident.
"That’s right, I was the last person Yasmine saw, and I told her I would kill you for her, so she willingly gave me the pendant and left those words to mislead Hayden!"
Serena nodded, meaning yes, good, continue.
Merfolk Clan princess, "...Serena, there’s a blood feud between the Merfolk Clan and Alani, a shame we can’t forget. So we appeared before any of you did, and we’re the first to find Isabelle Willow!"
"But at that time, Isabelle was already intended for Mrs. Crawford, with Jude Crawford around, we didn’t dare act rashly. So, I became Caroline Sloan, and after Hayden was born, I didn’t plan to let him live, conspiring with Zelda Willow and attempting to assassinate him twice."
"Everything was going according to plan. We could have killed Hayden in those attempts, but each time, Hayden encountered someone – you, Serena!"
Hayden knew those assassinations were suspicious, so from the moment Caroline appeared, he kept her close to investigate the truth behind the assassination.
Now, the truth was uncovered by Serena herself; all of it was because of the Merfolk Clan.
But hearing the Merfolk Clan princess’s last words, Hayden’s handsome face suddenly changed dramatically. He took two quick steps forward, forcefully closing in on the Merfolk Clan princess, "What did you just say, say it again!"
The Merfolk Clan princess burst into laughter, "Hayden, hasn’t Serena told you yet?"
Hayden pursed his thin lips; he had actually figured it out but couldn’t believe it!
How could it be?
"Hayden, I ordered two assassinations against you. The later one was on the train, and that’s when you met Serena."
Hayden nodded, his handsome brows and eyes softened with the gentle traces of nostalgia. The train meeting was the beginning of this substitute marriage story.
Back then, Serena was only 19, wearing a veil, yet daring to cast her bright eyes at him, rebuking him willfully, "I’m the bride marrying into Orchid Court!"
Hayden turned back, his gaze landing on Serena.
Now, Serena stood gracefully, watching him, with a stream of tender spring water pooled in her eyes, coupled with twinkling laughter.
She was smiling at him.
Hayden felt something soft fill his chest, remarkably warm.
"Hayden, hasn’t Serena told you that during my first assassination on you, when you fell in the icy snow, the girl who truly saved you was actually her, Serena Sterling!"
Once the Merfolk Clan princess finished her words, Hayden’s pupils dilated; even though he had guessed it earlier, hearing the answer left him stunned.