Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 533: The Storm Approaches

She mumbled something.

Afterwards, she heard a lazy, magnetic chuckle, "Heh..."

Upon hearing that voice, Selena Kensington came to her senses.

She opened her eyes with a smile.

"Why did you come back so quickly?"

Her voice was still a bit hoarse, but the soft tone in her words couldn’t be concealed.

"You said there was something."

Sterling Norwood only said these four words.

But Selena already understood.

Because she said there was something, he rushed back as soon as possible.

The corners of her mouth slowly turned up.

With a delighted and relaxed arc.

Sterling sat down beside the bed, and Selena began telling her about today’s events.

"I went to check the records in The Empire Archives, and sure enough, there were records of Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw."

Selena said.

Thinking about the contents of the records, Selena felt a bit heavy-hearted.

"They were once researchers at The Imperial Academy of Sciences. After being sent to The D-Nation, they died in an experimental explosion."

"But the records say they were only twenty-five years old when they died, and they only had one daughter named Nancy Kensington."

After finishing, Selena looked at Sterling.

"Isn’t it strange? If Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw died at twenty-five, then how do you explain my father and that family photo?"

Selena recalled that family photo, and although Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw looked young in it, they definitely weren’t as young as twenty-five.

Sterling furrowed his brows slightly upon hearing Selena’s words.

Indeed, this was contradictory.

Selena continued, "I just guessed, could it be that in that explosion, the ones who died weren’t really Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw?"

Sterling nodded slightly, "It’s possible."

"Then who took the real Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw? Where did they live for so long, and why were they suddenly hunted afterward?..."

Selena blurted out all the questions in her mind.

Her emotions were somewhat agitated, making her appear a bit disordered.

Sterling patiently listened to her, then gently patted her back.

He softly reassured her, "Take it slow..."

"Don’t worry, no matter how big the mystery is now, we’ll figure it out eventually."

After saying this, he drew Selena into his arms.

He continued to gently pat her back, his tone soft, almost coaxingly, "Sleep a bit more, I’ll call you for dinner later."

"... Okay."

Selena mumbled in his embrace.

Then, Sterling gently laid Selena back down on the bed.

He covered her with a blanket, "Sleep now."

He smiled a bit.

Selena grabbed his sleeve, "Where are you going?"

Sterling didn’t pull her hand away but answered, "Grandfather’s calling me."

Upon hearing Sterling’s words, Selena released her grasp.

"Then go, I’ll sleep a bit more."

Selena obediently said.

Her obedient demeanor stirred something in Sterling’s heart.

He bent down and left a kiss on her forehead.

"Sleep well, sweetie."

"..."

Selena felt a bit embarrassed by the nickname, she pushed Sterling, "Go on!"

Sterling left the bedroom with a smile.

*

After stepping out of the bedroom, Sterling slowly collected the gentle smile on his face.

He headed towards the attic on the right side of the main residence to find the old Lord Norwood.

"Grandfather."

Sterling stood by the door and called out to the old Lord Norwood inside.

The old Lord Norwood was watching TV in the attic, and upon hearing Sterling’s voice, he slowly turned around.

"How is Selie doing?"

The old man asked.

Sterling went inside and sat down on the sofa next to the old Lord Norwood.

"Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw were indeed people from The Imperial Academy of Sciences, but the records say they died in an experimental explosion at twenty-five."

"Back then, there was no Connor Kensington."

This was the discrepancy with the records in The Empire Archives.

They all knew that Connor Kensington was the child of Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw.

But when Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw were twenty-five, they only had a young daughter, with no son.

"You mean, the ones who actually died in that experimental explosion weren’t Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw?"

Sterling nodded.

"I suspect that the explosion was deliberately orchestrated, and those people took Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw, either imprisoning them or coercing them to finish experiments."

"Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw specialized in the field of blood research."

After saying this, Sterling looked up at the old Lord Norwood.

Decades ago, weren’t those people researching how to integrate the bloodline of Fell Beasts’ descendants into ordinary humans, enabling them to wield bloodline abilities?

And Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw were experts in blood research.

The old Lord Norwood furrowed his brows slightly, "So, those people haven’t given up after fleeing Aethelgard!"

"Wait... Could it be that their foundation was always outside the realms from the start?!"

The old man exclaimed in surprise.

Those people first appeared in Aethelgard, so the old man always thought their main power was in Aethelgard or within The Empire.

But if those people only fled outside the realm because of a warrant from The Empire and the Norwood Family, it would be impossible for them to establish a network of power in a short time. They couldn’t possibly become strong enough to swap two researchers without anyone noticing.

Especially considering this was a joint experiment between researchers from The D-Nation and The Empire, the level of confidentiality and security was not something an ordinary lab could compare with.

Yet in such circumstances, those people still managed to create an explosion.

And they switched Winston Kensington and Rachel Shaw.

Such ability could only result from laying low outside the realms for a long time.

Sterling didn’t speak, but his expression turned a few degrees colder.

The old Lord Norwood sighed lightly, "It seems the people behind this are more troublesome than we thought."

The forces outside are complex, unlike The Empire.

In The Empire, the Norwood Family stood unrivaled.

But outside, the rule of the strong prevails, coupled with a lack of strict governance like The Empire.

Gunfire is a common occurrence.

The outside realms are mainly divided into The Northern Realm and The Southern Domain.

On the surface, the Hill Family leads The Northern Realm, while the Colombo Family leads The Southern Domain.

But who knows how many enemies are lurking in the shadows.

If those people did indeed establish their roots outside from the beginning, it makes them even harder to find.

Sterling stood up, his gaze cold and fierce.

"No matter how long they lurk, bugs are always just bugs."

So, they can never stand in the sunlight.

Nor enjoy the illumination of the light.

Sterling left these words behind, then exited the attic where the old Lord Norwood was.

The old man watched Sterling’s departing back and sighed heavily once more.