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Chapter 1303 - Chapter 1303 Chapter 1303 Joyce Joness Past

Chapter 1303: Chapter 1303: Joyce Jones’s Past Chapter 1303: Chapter 1303: Joyce Jones’s Past As per tradition, the Reiser family’s charity dinner was structured around an open auction of items donated by the guests. The highest bidder won the item and, in the end, the Reiser family would donate all the proceeds.

Caleb Mamet, holding Xaviera Evans’ hand, noticed her silence and turned to ask her, “Xaviera, what are you thinking about?”

Snapping back to reality, Xaviera glanced at Wayne Reiser in the distance, “I wonder what kind of past did Wayne Reiser and Joyce Jones share?”

She had known Joyce Jones for so many years but he never mentioned his past. Xaviera only knew that he grew up in an orphanage and was later sponsored to attend school, which led to his eventual success.

From his childhood, Joyce Jones was diligent and eager to learn. He had always wanted to thank the person who sponsored his education. One day, he told Xaviera with hopeful and excited eyes, “Xaviera, I’m leaving this place. I’ve found my benefactor and I’m going to meet him.”

Knowing he wanted to repay his benefactor, Xaviera supported him. However, a year later, Joyce was brought back by Albert Sullivan. Joyce Jones, who once had bright eyes, had lost his luster. He was not the same person anymore and seldom smiled again.

Back then, Xaviera asked Albert Sullivan about what had happened. Albert Sullivan, however, didn’t disclose anything. He said that if Joyce wanted to share, he would tell her on his own. If not, they should let him heal his wounds on his own, without forcing him to rip off his scars.

Xaviera never asked again. Later, Joyce seemed to have walked out of his sorrow and worked hard to become a renowned jewellery appraiser. He never again mentioned his benefactor.

Until the Reiser family returned to Libanan, Joyce Jones suddenly came back too. He then sought Albert Sullivan and Xaviera. Hatred flashed in his eyes as he declared he would not run away so easily this time.

Albert Sullivan seemed to have expected it. Xaviera did not understand back then but now she got the part of it. Wayne Reiser was indeed Joyce Jones’ benefactor. However, something must have happened that turned him from a grateful Joyce Jones into an enemy.

Startled, Xaviera looked up and asked, “You said that many children from the orphanage where Joyce was vanished?”

Caleb’s eyes were icy, his voice steady, “Yes, twenty years ago, the management of orphanages was quite lax. When a group of orphans disappeared, nobody paid much attention. Only those who grew up with them would notice. But…”

“If they too disappeared, probably no one would ever find out.”

“The children in the orphanage are helpless. If they are lucky, they might be adopted by a nice family and live a happy life. As for the other children, when they reached a certain age, the Reiser family would give them some money and ask them to leave. In the eyes of the orphanage director, these children had wonderful prospects ahead and they all went their separate ways. However, they all forgot about the orphanage and never returned.”

“But Joyce Jones was different,” Xaviera added, “By your implication, all the children sponsored by the Reiser family disappeared without a trace, only Joyce Jones was left behind. But how could a living person just disappear into thin air?”

Why were the other children who grew up with Joyce disappeared and only Joyce was left?

Caleb’s eyes grew cold, “The children have no families, and their only connection was the orphanage. The director of the orphanage would not think that they were missing, but rather thought that they had gone to seek a better life. With the power of the Reiser family, it’s quite easy to make them completely disappear.”

Xaviera suddenly felt a chill, frowning, “But why would the Reiser family want them to disappear? If so many people disappeared at the same time, even if their plan was flawless, there was still a risk of discovery. Could it be…”

Caleb’s thin lips faintly opened, “Because the Reiser family had a reason to get rid of them, such as those orphans discovering a secret, which Joyce Jones knew nothing about.”

What reason could justify eliminating so many people?

As Caleb watched Wayne Reiser, a man of gentle and kind appearance, standing on the stage, he snorted disdainfully, “Xaviera, do you know what is the secret that the Reiser family least wants to be discovered?”

Xaviera looked up to see Mrs. Reiser and Wayne Reiser, a loving couple on stage. Their faces gleamed with happiness. They were addressing the crowd together. When they left the stage, Wayne Reiser gently helped Mrs. Reiser down, carefully gripping her wrist, his eyes filled with love.

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